Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals

Goal 6: Reduce patient harm associated with clinical alarm systems. 23bbNPSG. 06.01.

Improve the accuracy of patient identification. Improve staff communication. Improve the safety of medication administration. Reduce patient harm associated with clinical alarm systems. Reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections. Better identify patient safety risks in the hospital.

The purpose of the National Patient Safety Goals is to improve patient safety. The goals focus on problems in health care safety and how to solve them. This is an easy-to-read document. It has been created for the public.

Identify patients correctly. Prevent infection. Improve staff communication. Identify patient safety risks. Prevent mistakes in surgery.

The purpose of the National Patient Safety Goals is to improve patient safety. Use at least two ways to identify patients. Identify patients correctly. Find out which patients are most likely to fall. Prevent infection. Record and pass along correct information about a patient's medicines. Use medicines safely.

Name 3 main ways harm to patients can occur. What is the main goal of patient safety? To reduce potential harm in all areas of healthcare.

Goal One. Identify patients correctly. Goal Two. Improve effective communication. Goal Three. Improve the safety of high-alert medications. Goal Four. Ensure safe surgery. Goal Five. Reduce the risk of health care-associated infections. Goal Six. Reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls.