1 Patient Safety in Hospital during Pandemic Name Institutions Affiliation Course Date Instructor This study source was downloaded by 100000784017911 from CourseHero.com on 09-11-2021 23:56:17 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/68554010/Patient-Safety-in-Hospital-during-Pandemicedited-1editeddocx/ Th is stu dy re so ur ce w as sh ar ed v ia C ou rs eH er o. co m https://www.coursehero.com/file/68554010/Patient-Safety-in-Hospital-during-Pandemicedited-1editeddocx/ 2 Introduction The safety of patients in the discipline of healthcare continues to evolve despite the complexities in healthcare systems and the rise of harm among patients in care facilities. The patient's safety seeks to minimize errors, harm, and risk that may occur to the patient while receiving healthcare services. It is fundamental in the delivery of quality healthcare services that are essential across the world. The coronavirus pandemic affected the safety of patients around the world because it spreads rapidly. It increased the likelihood of patient harm because of the fear that was inflicted on healthcare givers. The paper seeks to explain patient safety during the pandemic. Description of the problem Why does patient harm occur? Patient harm occurs commonly because of human errors. A good example is a wrong prescription, lack of verification before administering drugs, or poor communication between the patient and the healthcare giver (Boserup et al. 2020). During the pandemic patient, harm has been as a result of carelessness among healthcare givers. The virus spreads faster through contact with an infected surface. About the pandemic Coronavirus is the present crisis of health around the world. It is the greatest challenge faced by the countries of the world since the Second World War. The virus has spread across all the continents globally since it emerged in Asia towards the end of last year. Antarctica is the only continent that does not have the virus. The pandemic is more than a mere health crisis (McDermott et al., 2020). It has affected the economies of most countries, causing every This study source was downloaded by 100000784017911 from CourseHero.com on 09-11-2021 23:56:17 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/68554010/Patient-Safety-in-Hospital-during-Pandemicedited-1editeddocx/ Th is stu dy re so ur ce w as sh ar ed v ia C ou rs eH er o. co m https://www.coursehero.com/file/68554010/Patient-Safety-in-Hospital-during-Pandemicedited-1editeddocx/ 3 individual some level of stress. Every day the population is losing income and jobs. What is more devastating is the uncertainty of when there will be normalcy. Countries that relied on tourism have empty beaches and hotels because boarders are locked. Outcomes of patients The burden of patient harm Patients do suffer from injuries, or they end ...

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Patient Safety in Hospital during Pandemic
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Introduction
The safety of patients in the discipline of healthcare
continues to evolve despite the
complexities in healthcare systems and the rise of harm among

3. patients in care facilities. The
patient's safety seeks to minimize errors, harm, and risk
that may occur to the patient while
receiving healthcare services. It is fundamental in the delivery
of quality healthcare services that
are essential across the world. The coronavirus pandemic
affected the safety of patients around
the world because it spreads rapidly. It increased the likelihood
of patient harm because of the
fear that was inflicted on healthcare givers. The paper seeks to
explain patient safety during the
pandemic.
Description of the problem
Why does patient harm occur?
Patient harm occurs commonly because of human errors. A
good example is a wrong
prescription, lack of verification before administering drugs, or
poor communication between the
patient and the healthcare giver (Boserup et al. 2020). During
the pandemic patient, harm has
been as a result of carelessness among healthcare givers. The
virus spreads faster through contact
with an infected surface.

4. About the pandemic
Coronavirus is the present crisis of health around the world. It
is the greatest challenge
faced by the countries of the world since the Second World
War. The virus has spread across all
the continents globally since it emerged in Asia towards the end
of last year. Antarctica is the
only continent that does not have the virus. The pandemic
is more than a mere health crisis
(McDermott et al., 2020). It has affected the economies of
most countries, causing every
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individual some level of stress. Every day the population is
losing income and jobs. What is
more devastating is the uncertainty of when there will be
normalcy. Countries that relied on
tourism have empty beaches and hotels because boarders are

6. locked.
Outcomes of patients
The burden of patient harm
Patients do suffer from injuries, or they end up dying because of
poor health care. The
coronavirus pandemic resulted in numerous healthcare-related
infections within society (Virani
et al., 2020). At least seven out of every ten patients get
infected with the disease. It also resulted
in errors of diagnosis. Most of the healthcare givers had not
known much about the pandemic
because it was new. Hence, some patients were treated for
wrong diseases.
PICOT Question
Population Intervention Comparison Outcomes Time
All patients are
visiting
healthcare
facilities.
Testing for
COVID-19

7. when they visit
healthcare
Centers and
patient education
No testing and
no patient
education.
Protection of
healthcare
workers and
other patients
from infection
Anytime patients
visit healthcare
centers.
Table 1.0 PICOT Question
Purpose of the paper
Patient safety is an issue of global concern during this
pandemic. The virus spreads very

8. fast, and it is fatal. Hence, healthcare givers need to ensure the
safety of all patients. This paper
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aims to examine the safety of patients and strategies that
seek to reduce harm during the
pandemic.
Levels of Evidence
The main question that people are asking is on patient safety at
this time of the pandemic.
The pandemic placed a huge burden on healthcare centers
because it was new and still unknown
about it (Boserup et al., 2020). It did strike at a time
when there was a lower level of
preparedness to ensure the safety of the patients. As a
result, there were higher death rates
because of the high infection levels within the population. The
best type of evidence to ensure

10. patient safety is from a quantitative study to determine the
level of patient safety during the
pandemic.
Search Strategies
The topic to be examined is on the safety of patients during the
pandemic. Some of the
keywords are coronavirus, safety, and harm. The study will
take about two weeks because it
involves information from both primary and secondary
sources. The primary sources of
information will be patients from selected healthcare facilities
around the state and healthcare
providers. I interviewed them, and they responded to a
questionnaire. The secondary sources of
information will be databases from the CU school library
(Virani et al., 2020). I decided to start
my study early to go through various articles to gather
adequate evidence. From the study,
healthcare givers have adopted strategies that ensure their
safety and that of the patients. The
strategies include compulsory quarantine for patients who
test positive, wearing masks,
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maintaining social distance—hand washing and sanitizing
and disinfecting surfaces.
Conclusion
In conclusion, patient safety is vital because patients
deserve good health. One major
cause of harm is neglect from healthcare givers. The
pandemic enhanced the level of harm
among patients because the virus spreads very fast. The
harm in the case of the pandemic
involved contracting the disease within the care centers. After
searching, I discovered that most
healthcare centers had implemented the strategies from WHO to
ensure patients are safe. Some
of the strategies are wearing masks, sanitizing, and washing
hands. Also, regular disinfection of
surfaces and cleanups has enhanced patient protection.
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of the COVID-19 pandemic on
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NR449 Evidence-Based Practice
RUA: Topic Search Strategy Guidelines
NR449_RUA_Topic_Search_Strategy_Guidelines_Sept20 1
Purpose
The Topic Search Strategy paper is the first of three related
assignments. The purpose of this initial paper is to briefly
describe your search strategies when identifying two articles
that pertain to an evidence-based practice topic of interest.
Course outcomes: This assignment enables the student to meet
the following course outcomes.
CO 1: Examine the sources of knowledge that contribute to
professional nursing practice. (PO 7)
CO 2: Apply research principles to the interpretation of the
content of published research studies. (POs 4 and 8)
Due date: Your faculty member will inform you when this
assignment is due. The Late Assignment Policy applies to
this assignment.

17. Total points possible: 160 points
Preparing the assignment:
Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment.
Speak with your faculty member if you have questions.
1) Students will be placed into groups by the end of the second
week of the session. The groups will work together to
select a practice problem of interest as the focus for the three
RUA assignments in this course. The practice topic of
interest will also be used to complete week 3 and week 5
independent student assignments, as well as a group
PowerPoint presentation in week 7.
a. Individuals will complete this assignment independently for
weeks 3 and 5.
b. Teams must assure that members do not use the same articles
when completing this assignment.
c. Please make sure you do not duplicate articles within your
group.
d. Paper should be 3-4 content pages in length. Title and
reference pages are required but are excluded from 3-4
page length.
2) The paper will include the following sections:
a. Clinical Question (45 points/28%)
• Describe the problem. What is the focus of your group’s
work?
• Explain the significance of the problem in terms of patient
outcomes. What health outcomes result from
your problem? Or what statistics document this is a problem?
You may find support on websites for
government or professional organizations.

18. • PICOT question in support of the group topic.
• State the purpose of your paper. What will your paper do or
describe? This is similar to a problem
statement. “The purpose of this paper is to . . .”
b. Levels of Evidence (20 points/13%)
• Identify the type of question being asked (therapy, prognosis,
meaning, etc.).
• What is the best type of evidence to answer that question (e.g.,
RCT, cohort study, qualitative study, etc.)?
c. Search Strategy (65 points/41%)
• List search terms and results.
• Databases used (start with the CU library). Link your search
with the PICOT question described above.
• Refinement decisions. As you did your search, what decisions
did you make in refinement to get your
required articles down to a reasonable number for review? Were
any limits used? If so, what?
• Identification of two (2) most relevant articles (primary
sources published within the last 5 years).
d. Format (30 points/18%)
• Correct grammar and spelling.
• Include a title page.
• Use of headings for each section.
▪ Clinical Question, Levels of Evidence, Search Strategy, and
Conclusion
• Adheres to current APA formatting and guidelines.
2

19. NR449 Evidence-Based Practice
RUA: Topic Search Strategy Guidelines
NR449_RUA_Topic_Search_Strategy_Guidelines_Sept20 2
• 3-4 pages in length, excluding title and reference pages.
For writing assistance (APA, formatting, or grammar) visit the
APA Citation and Writing page in the online library.
Please note that your instructor may provide you with additional
assessments in any form to determine that you fully
understand the concepts learned.
https://library.chamberlain.edu/APA
NR449 Evidence-Based Practice
RUA: Topic Search Strategy Guidelines
NR449_RUA_Topic_Search_Strategy_Guidelines_Sept20 3
Grading Rubric Criteria are met when the student’s application
of knowledge demonstrates achievement of the outcomes for
this assignment.
Assignment Section and
Required Criteria
(Points possible/% of total points available)
Highest Level of

20. Performance
High Level of
Performance
Satisfactory
Level of
Performance
Unsatisfactory
Level of
Performance
Section not
present in paper
Clinical Question (45 points/28%) 45 points 40 points 37
points 33 points 0 points
Required criteria
1. Describe the problem. What is the focus of your group’s
work?
2. Explain the significance of the problem in terms of patient
outcomes. What health
outcomes result from your problem? Or what statistics
document this is a problem?
You may find support on websites for government or
professional organizations.
3. PICOT question in support of the group topic.
4. State the purpose of your paper. What will your paper do or
describe? This is similar

21. to a problem statement. “The purpose of this paper is to . . .”
Includes 4
requirements.
Includes 3
requirements.
Includes 2
requirements.
Includes 1
requirement.
No
requirements
for this section
presented.
Levels of Evidence (20 points/13%) 20 points 16 points 10
points 0 points
Required criteria
1. Identify the type of question being asked (therapy, prognosis ,
meaning, etc.).
2. What is the best type of evidence to answer that question
(e.g., RCT, cohort study,
qualitative study, etc.)?
Includes 2
requirements.
Includes 1
requirement.

22. Incomplete or
inaccurate
information
presented.
No requirements for this section
presented.
Search Strategy (65 points/41%) 65 points 58 points 54 points
48 points 0 points
Required criteria
1. List search terms and results.
2. Databases used (start with the CU library). Link your search
with the PICOT question
described above.
3. Refinement decisions. As you did your search, what decisions
did you make in
refinement to get your required articles down to a reasonable
number for review?
Were any limits used? If so, what?
4. Identification of two (2) most relevant articles (primary
sources published within the
last 5 years).
Includes 4
requirements.
Includes 3
requirements.

23. Includes 2
requirements.
Includes 1
requirement.
No
requirements
for this section
presented.
Organization and APA Style (30 points/18%) 30 points 27
points 25 points 15 points 0 points
Required criteria
1. Correct grammar and spelling.
2. Include a title page.
3. Use of headings for each section.
4. Clinical Question, Levels of Evidence, Search Strategy, and
Conclusion
5. Adheres to current APA formatting and guidelines.
6. 3-4 pages in length, excluding title and reference pages.
Includes 6
requirements.
Includes 5
requirements.
Includes 3-4
requirements.
Includes 1-2
requirements.
No

24. requirements
for this section
presented.
Total Points Possible = 160 points