2013 hospital national patient safety goals
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The purpose of the National Patient Safety Goals is to improve patient safety . The goals focus on problems in healthcare safety and how to solve them. 2013 Hospital National Patient Safety Goals. NPSG 1: Improve the accuracy of patient identification. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The purpose of the National Patient Safety Goals is to improve patient
safety. The goals focus on problems in healthcare safety and how to solve them
Wrong-patient errors occur in virtually all stages of diagnosis and treatment. The intent for this goal is two-fold: first, to reliably identify the individual as
the person for whom the service or treatment is intended;
second, to match the service or treatment to that individual.
• Use at least two patient identifiers when administering medications, blood, or blood components; when collecting blood samples and other specimens for clinical testing; and when providing treatments or procedures.
• The patient's room number or physical location is not used as an identifier.
Adult and adolescent patients must have
ID Bands placed on the wrist of arm
Infants & Newborn patients must have
ID Bands placed on the
ankle
Check the patient’s name via the wrist band
Confirm the patient’s name and medical record # on the ID band against the order or chart
Ask the patient or patient’s family to state his /her name
Label specimen immediately upon collection at bedside or in presence of patient.
Must be legible and include all the patient’s information.