Case Study, Chapter 14, Medical Errors: An Ongoing Threat to Quality Health CareA nurse manager is reviewing occurrence reports of medical errors over the last six months. The nurse manager knows that medical errors are not the only indicator of quality of care. They are, however, a pervasive problem in the current health care system and one of the greatest threats to quality health care. The nurse manager is putting together a list of possible solutions to decrease the number of occurrences of medication errors.
1. Recognizing that health care errors affect at least one in every 10 patients around the world, the World Health Organization’s World Alliance for Patient Safety and the Collaborating Centre identified priority program areas related to patient safety. What are the patient safety program areas the nurse manager should consider for implementation?
2. Describe the Joint Commission 2017 National Patient Safety Goals for Hospitals.
3. Discuss the Institute of Medicine’s four-pronged approach to reducing medical mistakes
the largest spring in North Cyprus.
The coastline of north Cyprus consists of romantic coves, long golden sandy beaches and rocky coast. The beaches are among the cleanest, most natural and safest compared to others in the Mediterranean. The average water temperature is 24 degree centigrade between the months of May and October.
The plains are vast and beautiful. The Guzelyurt village has a lot of citrus fields which provides goods for exportation and production of fresh squeezed juices almost all year round. There is the Mesaoria plain located in the centre of the island, between the Five Finger Mountains in the north and the Troodos Mountains in the south which produces wheat, barley and oats.
4.4.2. Environment
Environment is said to be a major factor in attracting tourists and visitors to a destination. Luckily for North Cyprus nature has given it such great gifts, one of the major attractions to North Cyprus is its environment. There are a number of National Parks which are populated with different kinds of animals such as turtles, wild donkeys; birds etc. there are also rare flora and beautiful beaches too. You can find miles of deserted sandy beaches, ancient towns, basilicas, ruins and tombs [51].
Varieties of flora can be seen in North Cyprus especially in spring season that is late February through the end of April unlike the variety of wildlife which is low but there are still many interesting species which live in harmony with agriculture since there is no intensive farming practice in North Cyprus[52].
There are several caves in North Cyprus some of which are natural and some are man- made. The Hot Cave (warm water emanates from the cave) located on the southern slopes of the Kyrenia Mountains is a collapsed natural formation. There are more natural caves such as the Guvercinlik cave, Inciril cave – which is said to be the most beautiful of them all and some others located in Famagusta region. Gastro cave is a man – made cave, it has three rooms and there is the ominously named Execution cave located near Kaleburnu[52].
4.4.3. Weather and Climate
North Cyprus appreciates ordinary Mediterranean climate with lengthy, dr