Risk Identification 

There are several ways that you, as the administrator, and your team can identify risks associated with your health care facility or an individual department. These methods include: brainstorming, interviewing members of the department, performing a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis, and/or diagramming. 

First, choose a specific type of health care facility or specific department within a specific facility for whom you will perform a risk identification analysis. For example, choose the nurses’ station in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) or a pediatrician’s office. 

Second, perform a risk identification analysis using one of the methods listed above to determine what environmental factors may present a risk to staff members and/or patients. Be certain to be very detailed in your analysis. Note that to really enhance the learning opportunity with this exercise, you can find a facility in your community and ask them for permission to perform a risk identification analysis in person. You might interview staff members at the facility you choose, or diagram out theh physical location of any elements that could cause risk; along with any risk prevention components already in place. What improvements could you make?

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