Today's Healthcare Environment

Catalog description

This course focuses on existing healthcare organizations and clinical care environments to determine what the current patient safety and quality improvements needs are. The student will develop a comprehensive understanding of the current clinical work environments, the challenges and demands, as well as the external resources and demands. Students will work with an individual healthcare organization learning about accreditation processes (e.g. JCAHO, Magnet, etc.). The student will become familiar with how the accreditation process plays out from start to finish. Lastly, students will discuss and analyze current patient safety issues and solutions learning what is working and why.