Patient Safety

4. A proactive risk assessment to review a process for potential failures and implement actions, performed every 12 months. (acronym)
5. The separation of infected persons from others.
8. Elderly, immobile patients are at greater risk of ______.
9. JPSRs are _________, meaning an action that is not inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment.
11. A potentially harmful event or process that is identified before causing harm to a patient. (two words)
14. Two patient ____ are required before providing care, treatment, or services.
15. An electronic report form that allows for submission of unsafe or possibly unsafe action while delivering healthcare. (acronym)
17. Just ________ is an environment where those are not punished for errors outside of their control and reporting concerns is celebrated and accepted by all.

1. Can only be used in true emergent situations. (two words)
2. Who is responsible for patient safety?
3. The most effective way to prevent the spread of infection. (two words)
4. A brief meeting that is held daily to share info about patient or staff concerns.
6. An organization that experiences fewer than anticipated accidents or events of harm, despite operating in highly complex, high-risk environments. (acronym)
7. A _________ point is anything that could be used to attach material for the purpose of strangulation/hanging.
10. _________ improvement is the ultimate goal of the patient safety JPSR response.
12. Number of days that the patient safety team has to collect data and respond to a JPSR entry.
13. Task performed by medical team members before a procedure.
16. A reactive process using interdisciplinary team to look for improvement opportunities. (acronym)