Transcript NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY GOALS

NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY
GOALS
Part 1
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01.01.01 Patient Identification
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Use at least 2 pt. identifiers when
providing care, treatment & services
-Service includes giving blood, meds
-Label all specimens in presence of pt.
What 2 identifiers do you use in the
hospital?
What should you never use as an
identifier?
Improve the Accuracy of
Patient Identification
Goal 1 Continued
Use of Two Patient Identifiers:
-Patient name
-Medical record
-Date of birth
01.03.01 Transfusion Errors
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Eliminate transfusion errors r/t
patient misidentification
-What must be done before a pt. receives
any blood product?
Eliminating transfusion errors:
-verification by 2 people
-matching component to the
order and patient to the
component
02.03.01 Report critical results of
tests & diagnostic procedures on a
timely basis
Improve the Effectiveness of
Communication Among Caregivers
What are critical results(definition)?
 Who should receive the report?
 What is the appropriate timeframe?
 What should be done with the results?
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Goal 3
Improve the Safety of Using
Medications
03.04.01 Labeling Medications
 Label
all medications, medication
containers, and other solutions on
and off the sterile field in
perioperative and other procedural
settings.
Goal 3 Continued
 Labeling
Medications
-name of med
-strength
-date & time
-expiration
03.05.01 Anticoagulation
Therapy
 Reduce
the likelihood of patient
harm associated with the use of
anticoagulant therapy.
GOAL 3 Continued
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Use only unit dose prefilled or premixed
bags when available
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Each facility should have a protocol
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The patient’s baseline coagulation status
should be assessed
Goal 3 Continued
What tests should be performed prior to
a person starting anticoagulation therapy?
 Why should a IV pump be used?
 What patient education should be
reviewed with this patient?
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03.06.01 Communication r/t
Medication
 Maintain
and communicate accurate
patient medication information.
Goal 3 Continued
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Patient’s routine meds
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Meds ordered when hospitalized
Pt. Education
-give information regarding new meds
-Tell primary care giver of any med
changes
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