2013 Hospital National Patient Safety Goals
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Transcript of 2013 Hospital National Patient Safety Goals
The purpose of the National Patient Safety Goals is to improve patient
safety. The goals focus on problems in healthcare safety and how to solve them
Wrong-patient errors occur in virtually all stages of diagnosis and treatment. The intent for this goal is two-fold: first, to reliably identify the individual as
the person for whom the service or treatment is intended;
second, to match the service or treatment to that individual.
• Use at least two patient identifiers when administering medications, blood, or blood components; when collecting blood samples and other specimens for clinical testing; and when providing treatments or procedures.
• The patient's room number or physical location is not used as an identifier.
Adult and adolescent patients must have
ID Bands placed on the wrist of arm
Infants & Newborn patients must have
ID Bands placed on the
ankle
Check the patient’s name via the wrist band
Confirm the patient’s name and medical record # on the ID band against the order or chart
Ask the patient or patient’s family to state his /her name
Label specimen immediately upon collection at bedside or in presence of patient.
Must be legible and include all the patient’s information.