Workarounds and Their Implications
for Patient Safety (Summer 2020)
NR 360 Unit 4 Discussion Topic: Workarounds and Their Implications for
Patient Safety (Summer 2020)
1. What is a workaround? Identify a workaround (specific to technology … in a hospital
setting) that you have … or perhaps … someone else use, and analyze why you feel this
risk-taking behavior was … over behavior that conforms to a safety culture. What are the
risks? Are there benefits? Why or why not?
2. Discuss the current patient safety characteristics used by your current workplace or
clinical site. Identify at least three aspects of your workplace or clinical environment that
need to … changed with regard to patient safety (including confidentiality), and then
suggest strategies for change.
for Patient Safety (Summer 2020)
NR 360 Unit 4 Discussion Topic: Workarounds and Their Implications for
Patient Safety (Summer 2020)
1. What is a workaround? Identify a workaround (specific to technology … in a hospital
setting) that you have … or perhaps … someone else use, and analyze why you feel this
risk-taking behavior was … over behavior that conforms to a safety culture. What are the
risks? Are there benefits? Why or why not?
2. Discuss the current patient safety characteristics used by your current workplace or
clinical site. Identify at least three aspects of your workplace or clinical environment that
need to … changed with regard to patient safety (including confidentiality), and then
suggest strategies for change.
