A 35 year old patient presents to your department with feelings that she may commit suicide. The patient absconds shortly after being triaged, prior to medical assessment.
a. List five (5) steps that you would take in an attempt to return the patient to your department.
(Marked out of 5.0)
/5
You are tasked to review this incident and suggest changes to try to prevent similar future occurrences.
b. List five (5) recommendations that you may make to prevent similar future occurrences.
(Marked out of 5.0)
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Your Director also asks you to investigate a high “did not wait” rate.
c. List four (4) factors that are associated with patients who “did not wait”.
(Marked out of 4.0)
/4
d. List four (4) methods to reduce your “did not wait” rate.
(Marked out of 4.0)
/4
Total Score: 0 / 18
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