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Enhancing Quality and Safety
Capella University
NURS-FPX4020: Improve Quality Care Patient Safety
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Introduction
Patient teaching is defined as a process that helps patients, and their families learn how to
manage their health and prevent diseases. Patient teaching starts at admission and continues
through and after discharge. It is our duty as Registered Nurses to teach our patients and their
families the proper way to take care of their loved ones. It also gives the patient autonomy over
their health and encourages them to reach out when help is needed. A lack of education can be
detrimental to both patients and families when neither party has the education or skill required to
decrease patient safety risks.
Patient Safety Risk
, Some patients pose a risk for pressure injuries. Pressure injuries occur when a patient has
been in a certain position for too long, leading to weak spots on the body preferably bony areas
such as, coccyx, spine, back of the head, heels, hips, elbows, etc. To reduce those risks, it is
recommended that patients are repositioned every two hours so that pressure is distributed evenly
across the body surface area. ICU patients are often sedated, immobilized and exposed to many
medical devices and equipment needed to provide life-saving treatment, thereby being at risk of
PI development (de Almeida Medeiros et al., 2018). It is important to teach families how to care
for their loved ones that require extra care. Patient education is not just teaching the patient and
family, it’s also doing. It is important to provide teach-back moments to ensure that what was
taught was understood and can be carried out when needed. Patients that are heavily affected by
pressure injuries are ICU patients
Evidence Based Practice Solutions
Enhancing Quality and Safety
Capella University
NURS-FPX4020: Improve Quality Care Patient Safety
2
Introduction
Patient teaching is defined as a process that helps patients, and their families learn how to
manage their health and prevent diseases. Patient teaching starts at admission and continues
through and after discharge. It is our duty as Registered Nurses to teach our patients and their
families the proper way to take care of their loved ones. It also gives the patient autonomy over
their health and encourages them to reach out when help is needed. A lack of education can be
detrimental to both patients and families when neither party has the education or skill required to
decrease patient safety risks.
Patient Safety Risk
, Some patients pose a risk for pressure injuries. Pressure injuries occur when a patient has
been in a certain position for too long, leading to weak spots on the body preferably bony areas
such as, coccyx, spine, back of the head, heels, hips, elbows, etc. To reduce those risks, it is
recommended that patients are repositioned every two hours so that pressure is distributed evenly
across the body surface area. ICU patients are often sedated, immobilized and exposed to many
medical devices and equipment needed to provide life-saving treatment, thereby being at risk of
PI development (de Almeida Medeiros et al., 2018). It is important to teach families how to care
for their loved ones that require extra care. Patient education is not just teaching the patient and
family, it’s also doing. It is important to provide teach-back moments to ensure that what was
taught was understood and can be carried out when needed. Patients that are heavily affected by
pressure injuries are ICU patients
Evidence Based Practice Solutions
