National Patient Safety Goals

National Patient Safety Goals

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The National Patient Safety Goals

The NPSGs have become significant for patient safety. They are employed by the Joint commission to uphold modifications regarding the wellbeing of patients. Acts like Data protection and the Human rights, both of 1998 have increased examination of nurses regarding their record keeping and access to these files.To meet the goals, Proper Patient Identification has been adopted with an endeavor of developing a culture of improved quality in service delivery (Joint Commission Resources, 2002). It is done by matching a patient to a service/ proposed treatment. The service is habitually carried out in all care locales.Data for Patient Identification are collected in different departments depending on the planned medical procedure. There are different records that are used for every process/ procedurals in the health facility.

Admissions Note

It is a preoperative document that contains a patient’s medical history and patients consent. It also has the medical management plan for the patient during the period of admission. The admitting officer usually collects data of the Admissions Note (Joint Commission Resources, 2008)

Records of the Operating Room

These can be kept separately as notes or in a book. Standardized forms have been adopted to persuade staff to document all the relevant information. Such assessment is always a regular responsibility of one associates of the hospital team who is usually a nurse.

The operative Note

They are the directives for postoperative care that are issued by the operating doctor after a surgical procedure.

The Postoperative Note

They contain notes on the progress of a patient after a surgical procedure. There are management plans and any changes about these (Schilling & Commission Resources, 2009). For instance, a nurse during the routine check-ups should ask the patient on any discomfort or complications that have been developed since the operation. The nurse should also ensure that the postoperative prescriptions that may include injections an oral medicine are issued to the patient.Patient Identification has improved patient safety and medical judgment.

References

Joint Commission Resources, Inc. (2002). From practice to paper: Documentation for laboratories. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources.

Joint Commission Resources, Inc. (2008). Staff education tools for the National Patient Safety Goals: Curriculum guide and CD-ROM. Oakbrook Terrace, Ill: Joint Commission Resources.

Schilling, L., & Joint Commission Resources, Inc. (2009). Implementing and sustaining improvement in health care. Oak Brook, IL: Joint Commission Resources.