BY: QUIZA MARIE C. RODRIGUEZ

QUALITY AND
SAFETY OF IN-
HOSPITAL CAR
E FOR ACUTE M
EDICAL PATIEN
TS AT WEEKEN
DS: A
QUALITATIVE
STUDY INTROD
UCTION
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"Weekend effect"-Patients' deaths increase during the weekends in acute care hospitals
Fewer patients are admitted to acute care facilities during the weekends

THE CAUSE
OF THESE
DEATHS
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Not Stabilizing sick patients
Not having "timely and effective management" (BMC Health
Services Research, December 2018)
Error

WHAT THE
HOSPITAL
CAN DO TO
HAVE FEWER
TO NO
DEATHS
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Wash hands before and after patient care (Safety)
Wear gloves (Safety)
Engagement with patients
Doing things in a timely matter

WHAT CAN
THE
HOSPITAL
DO TO
IMPROVE
THEIR STAFF
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Schedule more staff on weekends
Have refreshment courses on quality care
Have refreshment courses on patient safety

CONCLUSION
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Quality care and safety in acute care hospitals is important weekdays and weekends
Errors can lead to the patients' sickness being unstabilized
Timely patient engagement and safety protocol decreases patient deaths
More staff is needed during weekends
Refreshment courses leads to better quality care

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(BMC Health Services Research, December
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