HLT 317V Week 1 Assignment 1, Identification of Research Topics

Identification of Research Topics Grand Canyon University: HLT-317V DATE Deanna Campbell   Identification of Research Topics In my work field there are several topics that interest me. Childhood obesity, infant kidnapping in hospitals, and failure to label specimens. In this paper I will explain why I selected the topic, explain the articles in which I chose, and explain the significance of the topics in my health care organization. Childhood obesity “Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents in the past 30 years. The percentage of children aged 6–11 years in the United States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 18% in 2012. Similarly, the percentage of adolescents aged 12–19 years who were obese increased from 5% to nearly 21% over the same period (National Center for Health Statistics, 2011).” In 2012, more than one third of children and adolescents were overweight or obese. I selected this topic due to the fact that I love children and I am very interested why so many children today suffer with obesity. I have heard many different reason, while working in a Pediatricians office, why some kids are obese. I wanted to do some research and see exactly why some many kids today suffer with this problem. Infant abduction prevention in hospitals and health care facilities “Between 1993 and 2006, infant abduction rates were on the rise, and those adverse events caught the attention of the Joint Commission (TJC). Although infant abductions were not epidemic, TJC believed that they should be considered absolutely preventable events in the hospital setting. Since 1999, hospitals have enhanced safety and security level within a feasible timeframe using TJC. Today, infant abduction is no longer on the list of sentinel events (TJC, 2015); however, multiple kidnap attempts from hospitals are still happening across the United States, which maintain health care providers’ awareness of infant abduction and adherence to guidelines according to National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) (Baretich, M. 2008).” I am very curious and how something like this could happen in a hospital or even Doctors office. Just the other day a hospital had to lock down a building in which I was in because a child went missing. How do these things happen? A recent article stated “August 23, Bryce Coleman, a 3-day-old infant, was kidnapped from Magee-Women’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. Moore was able to take the baby by entering the mother’s room and telling her the baby needed to be taken for a medical test, authorities said. Police scoured the city for Moore before finding her hiding in the closet of a downtown office building, holding the baby. The child was not harmed (Crimesider Staff, 2014).” It is very important to keep children safe at all times while working in a health care facility. I believe that there are ways in which to prevent things like this from happening. Failure to label specimens “Mislabeled laboratory specimens are a common source of harm to patients, such as repeat phlebotomy; repeat diagnostic procedure, including tissue biopsy; delay in a necessary surgical procedure; and the execution of an unnecessary surgical procedure. Mislabeling has been estimated to occur at a rate of 0.1% of all laboratory and anatomic pathology specimens submitted. Dunn, E. J., & Moga, P. J. 2010).” I selected this article to learn the different ways in order to not mislabel laboratory specimens. The article stated that there were several ways to prevent errors like this from happening. “Application of wireless bar code technology at the bedside to confirm patient identity and affix a bar code label to a specimen immediately after collection. Application of bar code technology to the blood transfusion process. . Use of unique patient identifier for selecting a patient medical record and for labels on all specimens and blood products (full Social Security number is currently the unique patient identifier in the VA). . Automate laboratory forms limited to electronic data entry and eliminate all manual entry for specimen labeling. . Eliminate relabeling clinical laboratory and anatomic pathology specimens with accession numbers after they are received in the laboratory, and move the accession numbering process forward to the original label generated immediately after specimen collection. Continuously available centralized phlebotomy service for hospital inpatients. Eliminate all paper labels in the operating room with all room turnovers before admitting the next patient to the room. Forcing function for 2-pathologist review as required documentation in final pathology report of all anatomic pathology slides with a cancer diagnosis (Dunn, E. J., & Moga, P. J. 2010).” This is important in any health care organization. It is important to understand why and how these events occurred and what could be done to prevent future recurrence of these events in health care settings. References National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 2011: With Special Features on Socioeconomic Status and Health . Hyattsville, MD; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2012. Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Kit BK, Flegal KM. Prevalence of childhood and adult obesity in the United States, . Journal of the American Medical Association 2014;311(8):806-814. Baretich, M. (2008). Joint Commission news & views. The "other" environment of care management plans. Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology, 42(3), 222-224 Catherine E. Shoichet and Mayra Cuevas, (2014). Kidnapped newborn found 'thanks to Facebook. CNN. Retrieved from Crimesider Staff, (2014). Pretend nurse" gets prison for kidnapping Pa. newborn. CBS News. Retrieved from Dunn, E. J., & Moga, P. J. (2010). Patient Misidentification in Laboratory Medicine. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, 134(2), 244-255.