Identification of the Systemic Problem NURS FPX 6212 Assessment 1 Quality and Safety Gap Analysis Quality and Safety Gap Analysis

NURS FPX 6212 Assessment 1 Quality and Safety Gap Analysis

Quality and Safety Gap Analysis

In practically every healthcare facility, not just in the US but all throughout the world, there are systemic issues. Although some healthcare organizations encounter comparable problems, every healthcare facility deals with a unique systemic challenge (Willems, J., & Ingerfurth, S., 2018). The systemic issue in certain businesses may affect the whole building or a specific department. In terms of systemic issues, Augusta University Medical Center is not an exception. Catheter-associated urinary infections, or CAUTIs, are the present concern that is seen as a widespread issue at AUMC (Augusta University Medical Center). Over the past year, AUMC has dealt with a few CAUTI instances to the point where patients have begun moving based on the severity from one unit to the intermediate/progressive care unit as well as other healthcare facilities. 

Identification of the Systemic Problem

A urinary tube (urinary catheter) that has been implanted to drain urine from the bladder can induce infection of the urinary tract, which is referred to as a CAUTI (Ganley et al., 2022). At AUMC, CAUTIs have been a major issue. The healthcare professional and organization as a whole have also been impacted in addition to the patient. Some patients have been raising concerns about CAUTIs, which can worsen medical problems, extend hospital stays, and raise the price of medical care (Ganley et al., 2022). The problem, however, solely affects patients using improperly maintained urine catheters in the acute setting. In addition to the matters referred by the patients, the hospital has been negatively impacted by the systemic issue due to a decline in the number of patients that come to the institution, lost profits, and a high nurse retention rate (Ganley et al., 2022). As a result, several CAUTI-related topics have been covered, including the need for practice adjustments and how organizational factors impact the patient’s efficiency and reliability of the outcome.