2014 National Patient Safety Goals

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  1. 4. An INR result must be available prior to the initial dose of what medication
  2. 5. This protocol focuses on the safety for all invasive procedures and includes: pre-procedure verification, site marking, and time-out
  3. 6. Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections
  4. 8. Process of reviewing the list of current home medications, deciding what changes are needed, and making changes
  5. 11. Communication about patient when caregivers are changing
  6. 12. Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection
  7. 13. This verification includes assuring the correct person, site, and procedure; relevant documentation is present; consent form is signed; test results are available; and equipment/supplies are available
  8. 14. Psychiatric Emergency Evaluation Program
  9. 15. Eliminate these errors by having a 2 person verification process and confirm correct patient and blood component
  10. 16. The focus of the new 2014 patient safety goal to help prevent alarm fatigue by establishing guidelines regarding alarm signals, settings, and paramaters
  11. 18. Occurs prior to procedure beginning and includes the immediate members of the procedure team; confirms correct data: patient, procedure, site, position, and fire risk assessment
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  1. 1. Name and Date of Birth
  2. 2. This skin assessment should be performed each shift to identify individuals at risk for pressure ulcers
  3. 3. The _______ Assessment should be performed each shift and more often as needed to identify patients at risk for falls and to implement strategies to prevent injury
  4. 6. Fall significantly outside the normal range and may indicate a life-threatening situation
  5. 7. Single most important procedure for preventing and controlling the spread of infection
  6. 8. All ________________ containers or other solutions must be labeled (even on a sterile field)
  7. 9. National Patient Safety Goals
  8. 10. Time an individual has to notify the physician or licensed provider about a critical result
  9. 17. Type of precautions used to prevent the transmission of organisms that are highly drug resistant; include a gown and gloves worn by everyone in room as well as a mask whenever contact with respiratory fluids or secretions is anticipated
  10. 19. Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms