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How many National Patient Safety Goals are there?

15

Goal 1: Improve the accuracy of patient identification.

List ways to implement this performance.

- Check 2 Identifiers.
- Pt ROOM and physical location are NOT identifiers.
- Have 2 people verify blood products before transfusion. 1 person has to be qualified to transfuse blood and the other has to be checked off to be part of the process (another nurse).

Goal 2: Improve the effectiveness of communication among caregivers.

List ways to implement this performance.

- Report critical results of tests and diagnostic procedures in a timely basis.
- Develop written procedures for managing critical results
- Implement the procedures for managing critical results.
- Evaluate the timeliness of reporting the critical results of tests

Goal 3: Improve the safety of using medications.

List ways to implement this performance.

- Label all medications, med containers, and other solutions on and off the sterile field in perioperative and other procedural settings.
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Goal 6: Reduce the harm associated with clinical alarm systems.

List ways to implement this performance.

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Goal 7: Reduce the risk of health-care associated infections.

List ways to implement this performance.

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Goal 15: The hospital identifies safety risk inherent in its patient population.

List ways to implement this performance.

- ID pt's risk for suicide. This applies only to psychiatric hospitals and pt's being treated for emotional or behavioral disorders in general hospitals.

- Conduct a risk assessment that IDs specific pt characteristics and environment features that my increase/decrease the risk for suicide.

- Provide suicide prevention info for pt at risk for suicide when they are leaving the hospital.

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What are the National Patient Safety Goals quizlet?

Terms in this set (7).
Goal 1: identify patients correctly. Use at least two ways to identify patients. ... .
GOAL 2: IMPROVE STAFF COMMUNICATION. ... .
Goal 3: Use medications safely. ... .
Goal 6: Use alarms Safely. ... .
Goal 7: Prevent infection. ... .
Goal 15: Identify patient safety risks. ... .
Universal Protocol: Prevent Mistakes in surgery..

What is the purpose of National Patient Safety Goals?

The purpose of the National Patient Safety Goals is to improve patient safety. The goals focus on problems in health care safety and how to solve them. This is an easy-to-read document. It has been created for the public.

Which of the following is a requirement of the patient safety goal for preventing infection?

Proper hand hygiene reduces the risk of health care-associated infections, which reduces the number of medical errors. Hand hygiene is a term that means cleansing of the hands by either washing with soap and water or by applying an antiseptic agent to the hands, such as an alcohol-based hand rub.

What is an example of a patient safety goal?

Prevent mistakes in surgery For example, medicines in syringes, cups and basins. Do this in the area where medicines and supplies are set up. Take extra care with patients who take medicines to thin their blood. Record and pass along correct information about a patient's medicines.