Risk Management

Before class I expected to learn about situations that may arise that risk management would need to be involved in. I thought that we might talk about how to deal with these situations as they arise and how different organizations have their risk management departments set up.

I actually learned that most issues arise in the emergency department or L&D/MB. There weren't really any examples of much else so there must not be as big of an issue with other departments. I learned that while I still need to be careful, I shouldn't be as worried about lawsuits as I may have been in the past.

I will use this information by utilizing reporting systems to help improve patient care and always being honest about my conduct, even when I am embarrassed or afraid to speak out about something.

My personal feelings- I am very glad that we didn't have to stay for a full 3 hours. I was nervous when the speaker said she had planned 3 hours of material. Also, it was hard to concentrate with all the high-pitched noises that no one did anything about. The material itself was ok but kind of boring. There were parts that were interesting though.