National Patient Safety Goals. (copied)

prevent infections?

CDC and who hand hygiene. blood thinner infections from central line. post surgical infections. difficult to treat infections. UTI from catheter.

who revises it?

PSAG.

the point of NPSG?

in order to help accredited organizations deal with specific topics on patient safety.

use medicine safely?

label all medicines. use extra caution with blood thinners. take care when recording and communicating patient medicine information.

who makes it up?

panel of nurses, physicians, pharmacists, risk managers, engineers, and other professionals.

improve staff communications?

transmit test results in a timely manner to the appropriate staff member.

identify patients at risk for suicide.

assess patient risk for suicide. provide for safety of patient. provide suicide prevention information to client and family upon discharge.

PSAG determines topics for NPSGs how?

by evaluating which ones will have the maximum impact and usefulness for the minimum cost.

prevent surgical mistakes?

ensure that the correct surgery is performed on the correct patient. mark the intended surgical site. time outs.

correctly identify patients?

identify patients using two or more means. ensure blood transfusion patients get the correct blood.