Patient Safety Management Problems
198 problems reported across 8+ industries
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Nurse Situational Awareness App
SafePath: Emergency Escalation
Patient Safety Escalation & Rapid Response System
MediGuard Pro
Medication administration safety gaps in nursing workflows
RehabGuard
Remote Rehab Monitoring & Compliance
SafeMedic: Nurse Safety Companion
Medication Safety & Incident Support for New Nurses
TubeGuard Reposition
Feeding pump management during patient repositioning
Patient Safety Management Problems(page 3 of 10)
OrderGuard Care
New LPN is unsure if unsafe practices by RNs (acting without orders) in long-term care are normal or a safety risk, especially after a resident developed aspiration pneumonia following a non-ordered bolus feed.
RehabCoach Pro
Patients post-knee surgery are terrified of movement and fail to follow prescribed rehab protocols due to pain and lack of guidance.
VitalSafe Decision Support
New nurse struggles to distinguish artifact from true hypotension during blood transfusion, leading to clinical uncertainty and fear of missing transfusion reaction.
SafeSyringe Prep
Medical lab technician is uncomfortable with pre-loading multiple syringes with one medication for later use due to potential safety and liability risks.
CliniHear Pro
A nursing student with hearing aids fears that her hearing loss will cause errors in clinicals and wonders if she can succeed in the profession.
PressureGuard Mobility
Nursing home patients with pressure-relieving mattresses are being moved to standard wheelchairs for extended periods, increasing pressure ulcer risk and complicating incontinence care.
SpecimenSecure Verify
A procedure room RN accidentally placed the wrong patient label on a pathology specimen due to mixed-up labels between two patients, requiring manual correction via affidavit and causing significant distress and fear of repetition.
CareSure Compliance
Hospital nursing staff neglect basic hygiene care for nonverbal adults with intellectual disabilities, leading to pressure ulcers, uncleanliness, and unkempt appearance upon discharge.
CarePriority AI
A nurse struggles to prioritize care for 34 patients with multiple diagnoses and unpredictable acute issues due to inadequate medical history documentation and unclear prioritization systems in a skilled nursing facility.
CareLink Inmate Health
Inmate mother with complex ostomy and cancer care needs lacks hygiene and medical continuity in jail, risking infection and inadequate ostomy bag management.
BedGuard Tamper-Proof Alarm System
Hospital bed alarms meant to prevent falls can be easily and silently disabled by patients or visitors, defeating their safety purpose.
SafeDose Guard
A newly qualified nurse is being pressured by a senior colleague to sacrifice patient safety procedures, and lacks a reliable system to verify and document medication administration under duress.
BreakRelief Nurse Coordinator
Nurses are expected to hand off their 5-6 patients to another nurse for breaks, temporarily doubling the covering nurse's patient load to 10-12, which feels unsafe.
SafeDraw Assist
A healthcare worker was injured by a needle stick due to a faulty butterfly needle and lack of safe needle handling procedures during a difficult blood draw on a restless patient.
DischargeGuard Pro
An ER nurse forgot to complete discharge documentation and physically verify an IV was removed, leading to a patient leaving with an IV in place and EMS being called.
NurseLoad Safer Staffing
A new graduate nurse is unsure whether her patient assignment of 12 patients with an LPN is unsafe and feels overwhelmed, leading to rushed assessments and skipped breaks.
IceTrack Pro
Nurses struggle to accurately track and document ice chip intake for NPO patients on strict I&O, risking patient safety and regulatory issues.
NICU DrawAssist
NICU lab tests are frequently rejected due to clotted or hemolyzed samples, leading to stressful recollects and conflict between lab techs and nurses.
RestraintSafe
Nurses in psychiatric facilities experience extreme stress and fear of losing their license due to incomplete documentation of patient restraint reassessments during busy shifts.
NPO Status Alert System
A nurse inadvertently gave juice to a patient who was NPO due to a procedure because the NPO status was not communicated by the primary nurse or posted on the patient's board, and the electronic chart still showed a general diet.