Sample Problem Solving Process
Sample Problem Solving Process
Prepared by:
Neri, Angela
Labrador, Felmark Ross D.
Soriano, Christian Rai C.
Sta. Ana, Anthonette
Velasco, Denver B.
Problem: Protective Isolation structure of Delivery room for pregnant women with suspected/positive COVID-19
Facility: FEU NRMF – Obstetrics Ward
Budget: 7,000
The Structure of Uses and Functions Assemble a meeting Investigate the Has assembled a meeting
Delivery room for Hospital room dividers Raise a formal grievance with the respective viewpoints and with the respective health
pregnant women with placed in various units or on the problem matter as health care personnel perspective of the other care personnel under the
suspected/positive wards are typically used concern for patient’s under the obstetric unit health care personnel obstetric unit and the
COVID-19 lacks to provide privacy and safety towards the and the infection control response regarding the infection control
placement of protective contain spreading or Facilities design committee. proposed solution. To committee?
isolation measures such airborne virus and germs Committee (FDC) of the adequately address other Yes: _____
as a modular dividers or which are typically FEU NRMF hospital. relevant needs and the No: ______
portable partition walls transmitted via contributing issues
implemented respiratory droplets with Confer the significant involved in the lack of Has formulated a formal
coughing and sneezing. importance and the protection measures. grievance summary
Area of delivery room The utilization of these beneficial effects of report including the main
contains a wide-open room dividers helps implementing Hospital Formulate a formal A formal grievance is a points of the health care
space that promotes contain isolating diseases room dividers as a grievance summary written compliant or personnel and the
susceptibility of the viral to proliferate the protective measure that report including the concern that provides expected amount and
infection to spread hospital’s environment is evidently enough in main points of the health opportunities to reach price figure of resources
airborne contact within sterility, specifically improving patient safety care personnel and the out far beyond the consumed?
the patients. serving as protective against COVID-19 procurement process improvement of Yes: _____
shield within the transmission. including the planning, patient’s care. Since it No: ______
There is an absence of patient’s privacy barrier assessment, acquisition, contains a proper
isolation waiting (labor) from keeping contact and disposition of the market assessment and Has sought approval and
area and separate apart on other patients. materials for proposed discerning the guidance on the formal
delivery rooms for Furthermore, it creates a solution. equipment’s positive grievance and proposed
symptomatic and comfortable space for the solution from high
asymptomatic COVID- patient with their visitors potential impact in the authorities including the
19 pregnant patient in the when discussing managerial system of hospital’s Chief
obstetric unit. important matters of preventive infection Executive Officer and
Furthermore, maternal disclosure and aid a control against the virus. head nurse of the OB
cases with high-risk trusting environment unit?
pregnancy apart from between the patient and Yes: _____
normal delivery wasn’t health care team to have Seek approval and The legal procurement No: ______
modified into further an effective guidance on the formal in purchasing a
room precautions in communication. grievance and proposed proposed equipment Has conducted a
comparison to the solution from high requires authorized presentation of the
obstetric unit for Significant benefits to authorities including the approval that involves proposed solution agreed
maternal patients without reducing COVID-19 hospital’s Chief collaborative agreement with the hospital room
COVID-19. transmission Executive Officer and with the dividers discussing its
As increasing rate and head nurse of the OB multidisciplinary group significance from
rapid transmission of the unit. of the hospital infection control
COVID-19 infection institution to manage COVID-19, financial
through different the project’s placement report, sample room
contacts, mainly airborne in the structural design design, structural patient
exposure, accompanied and easily transact the management system in
with continuous primary financial usage of these materials?
emerging variants proves binding contracts, Yes: _____
that protective measures report, and fund No: ______
are the best way to collaterals.
control and suppress the Conduct a presentation Has established
risks of getting infected. of the proposed solution The installation and maintenance control and
Hence, the role of agreed with the in- usage of the resources policies in keeping these
hospital dividers in its charge nurse and head as the solution must be room dividers clean and
different types such as physician of OB unit, clearly discussed sturdy upon ensuring
privacy screen, panels or finance department, through the formulated patient safety.
curtains, evidently helps Prevention control team, procurement process in Afterwards, inform and
in infection control and chief executive. order to have a coherent collaborate in
(Rooney et. al, 2021). Discussing its and transparent implementing policies
significance from systematic purchasing with the hospital
infection control approach. A department of facility
COVID-19, financial presentation would also and equipment
report, sample room help coordinate the level maintenance?
design, structural patient of expectations and Yes: _____
management system in integrate the No: ______
usage of these materials. standardization needs
from selecting the
equipment. Has researched evident
literatures or journals
that focuses on the
Establish maintenance Maintenance of efficiency and
control and policies in cleanliness and sterility effectiveness of hospital
keeping these room is a standard policy for dividers implemented to
dividers clean and all hospitals to observe obstetric and maternal
sturdy upon ensuring that’s why even the units which signify other
patient safety. usage of such room corelated pregnancy
Afterwards, inform and partitions acting as a illness or complication
collaborate in protective shied shall be effects of poor
implementing policies decontaminated every managerial isolation
with the hospital day. Implementing control and preventive
department of facility policies reduces the risk measures?
and equipment of harboring these viral Yes: _____
maintenance. gems that controls No: ______
infection in a low
efficient maintenance
coordinating its
importance to not only
the respective
department but for other
hospital units or area on
adapting.
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