Paediatric Homecare Risk Management: An Application of Functional Resonance Analysis Method (FRAM)

Paediatric homecare is an advancing field of healthcare, bringing care direct to patients in their own homes. Risk management integral component services, including incident and risk assessment management. The objective the study was investigate focusing on two aspects: reporting assessments. A Grounded Theory approach used gather key functions these aspects; were then mapped using Functional Resonance Analysis method (FRAM). Nineteen nurses working paediatric services interviewed for study. interviews semi-structured focused risk, quality, complaints, audit, care, interview data transcribed coded Nvivo; converted into utilization FRAM tool. detailed process actual work carried out as viewed by participants information analysed contrasted with organizational policy gain understanding systems assessments, which led development a refined that could have less variability function. Consequently, changes training recommended enhance systems.