Sentinel Event Discussion

Sentinel Event Discussion Name Institution Course and Code Professor Date Sentinel Event Discussion “1. What are some patient safety goals you would like to see in place in your facility?” Registered nurses (RNs) in home healthcare perform significant duties to improve their patients’ well-being. In that light, some patient safety goals that I would like to see in place in my facility include having an effective system to record patients’ data and monitoring the patient’s medications. Since the patient’s privacy and confidentiality must be achieved, the system should conceal sensitive personal information that might lead to an individual identification. “2. Have you ever been involved in a situation that led to a sentinel event? If so, how was it handled?” As an RN, I have never been involved in a situation that resulted in a sentinel event. Specifically, I pay more attention to how patient data is recorded and transferred without forgetting to ensure the correctness of patients’ prescriptions. Another crucial patient safety goal is the prevention of infections by laying down proper hand-cleaning guidelines, as indicated by the Centers for Disease Co...