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A run of eight or more consecutive points on one side of the centerline is a recognized run-rule violation signaling non-random, special-cause variation — a sustained shift. Staying within the control limits does not mean the process is in control; the run itself is the signal and warrants investigating what changed.
Calling it common-cause variation misreads a non-random run as ordinary noise. Claiming a point exceeds a limit contradicts the described pattern. Blaming the measurement system invents a problem the chart gives no evidence for.
FMEA prioritizes by risk priority number — severity × occurrence × detectability. Wrong-dose entry scores 5×6×6 = 180, the highest of the four (mislabeled 96, omitted allergy 90, delayed 120), so it is addressed first even though it does not carry the top severity rating.
Mislabeled syringe (RPN 96) has high severity but low occurrence. Omitted allergy check has the single highest severity yet the lowest RPN at 90 — the classic trap of ranking on severity alone. Delayed administration (RPN 120) is second, not first.
The pilot showed a promising signal alongside a specific, fixable design flaw — exactly what PDSA is built for: adapt the change and test the revised version in another small cycle before committing further. Modifying the form and re-piloting preserves the gains while correcting the omission.
Scaling department-wide bakes the known defect into wider practice before it is fixed. Abandoning the checklist discards a change that already reduced callbacks over a correctable flaw. Escalating to leadership offloads a routine iteration the team is equipped to make itself.
Bathroom (40) and bedside (33) are the two tallest bars and account for the bulk of the cumulative percentage, making them the highest-yield focus for the first improvement cycle.
Shower and chair are the trivial many. Hallway alone misses the two largest sources. Spreading evenly ignores the vital few.
A raw count is not comparable across units with different exposure. Expressing infections per 1,000 central-line days normalizes for how much and how long lines are actually in use, producing a rate that lets the two units be compared on equal footing.
A total count rewards the smaller unit simply for having fewer patients. Percentage of beds occupied describes census, not infection risk. Lines placed per month captures device volume but omits infection events and dwell time.
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