Research the topic of quality and safety in health care in Australia

Research the topic of quality and safety in health care in Australia then identify and analyse scholarly literature that

is relevant to your assignment topic, namely your: chosen standard, a clinical care activity relevant to this standard,

process and outcome data required to monitor outcomesfimprovements relevant to the standard. Follo... Show more"\

1. Research Topic Overview

 Quality and Safety in Healthcare in Australia:Healthcare Quality and Safety in Australia:

 Quality and safety in healthcare is the management of quality of services given to patients, prevention of adverse occurrences and improved patient outcomes. In Australia, this is under various standards and frameworks for instance the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC).

 2. Choose a Standard

 Example Standard: The National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards are:

 Relevance:

 The NSQHS Standards are intended to provide a baseline for safety and quality in healthcare organisations. The issues covered in the paper are clinical governance, patient safety, clinical care and so on.

 3. Here is a definition of a Clinical Care Activity:Here is a definition of a Clinical Care Activity:

 Example Clinical Care Activity: A foundation of the care plan

 Relevance:

 This is because the management of patient and the results of the treatment depend on the level of the adherence to medication. It encompasses the tasks of drug prescription and drug distribution and also the monitoring of the patient on the drug.

 4. Process and Outcome Data

 Process Data:

 Medication Administration Records (MARs): History of the medical care of the patient including drug administration, the drug used, the dose, and the time of administration.

 Prescription Orders: The position involves in the monitoring of medication orders.

 Outcome Data:

 Adverse Drug Events (ADEs): Monitoring and surveillance of = adverse drug events.

 Patient Outcomes: Evaluating the effectiveness of drug in making purposeful alterations in the health status of a patient.

 5. A critical analysis of the literature that is available in peer reviewed scholarly journals.

 1. Scholarly Article Analysis:

 Article 1:

 Title: Systematic review of the literature on Quality and safety of Medication Management in Australian Hospitals.

 Authors: [Author Names]

 Journal: [Journal Name]

 Summary: The purpose of this paper is to review the current status of medication management in Australian hospitals and to determine the issues and their solutions.

 Article 2:

 Title: NSQHS Standards for Medication Safety Implementation Challenges and Strategies in the public health system

 Authors: [Author Names]

 Journal: [Journal Name]

 Summary: This paper is aimed at discussing medication safety, the application of the NSQHS Standards and the possible steps to deal with the challenges of the implementation.

 Article 3:

 Title: ”_Outcomes of medication therapy management: a literature review of the Australian context_

 Authors: [Author Names]

 Journal: [Journal Name]

 Summary: Within this paper the available outcome measures used in Australia to assess the effectiveness of medication management will be critically analyzed.

 2. Synthesize Information:

 Key Findings:

 Quality and Safety: Medication management is one of the areas that are of great significance in the nursing practice since it promotes safety of the patient. Adherence to the NSQHS Standards aids in minimising the occurrence of medication related incidents.

 Challenges: Some of the problems are to ensure that the right medication is given to the patient and to monitor for drug side effects.

 Strategies for Improvement: Appropriate measures like the use of HITs for instance EHR, supervision and staff trainings can enhance medication management.

 3. Recommendations for Monitoring Outcomes and Improvements:The following are some of the recommendations that can be used in monitoring outcomes and improvements:

 Regular Audits: Conduct standard 6 assessments of the medication administration processes and the patients’ outcomes in terms of the NSQHS Standards from time to time.

 Data Collection: Make sure that you get the information from the different cases of medication errors, ADEs, and the feedback of the patients to know the areas that need change.

 Continuous Improvement: A process and outcomes data have to be used to formulate certain measures that can help to improve medication safety and patient care.

 Conclusion

 Thus, after the analysis of the literature and the data concerning the medication management, healthcare professionals can identify the gaps and achieve the quality and safety standards. Both process and outcome data need to be collected and integrated so as to determine the quality of care that is being given in Australian healthcare services