National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) Questions And Answers

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National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) Questions And Answers
1. Why Patient Safety?: • Magnitude
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- 4 out of 10 patients harmed
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• Incidence
- 134 million adverse events
x x x


• Medications
- $42 Billion
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2. TJC National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG): • Improve patient safety
x x x x x x x x x


• Reduce risk of medical errors x x x x


3. NPSG Standards: Safety x x


• Medication use x


• Infection control x


• Surgery and anesthesia x x


• Transfusions
• Restraints and seclusion x x


• Staff competence
x


• Fire safety
x


• Medical equipment x


• Emergency management x


• Security
4. Healthcare Settings - x x


NPSGs: • The goals are divided into various healthcare setting programs
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• Some goals overlap into more than one setting
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Programs
• Ambulatory Health Care x x


• Behavioral Health Care x x


• Critical Access Hospital
x x


• Hospital
• Laboratory Services x


• Nursing Care Center x x


• Office-Based Surgery x


5. 2020 Hospital National Patient Safety Goals: 1. Identify patients correctly
x x x x x x x x x


2. Improve staff communication x x



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, National Patient Safety Goals(NPSG)
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3. Use medicines safely
x x


6. Use alarms safely
x x


7. Prevent infection x


15. Identify patient safety risks UP.
x x x x x x


Prevent mistakes in surgery
x x x




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