Safety initiatives national patient safety goals by

Safety
Initiatives
National Patient Safety Goals by the Joint
Commission
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Identify patients correctly
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Improve Staf communication
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Use medications safely
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Prevent infections
National Center for Biotechnology
Information (NCBI)
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Appropriate use of prophylaxis to prevent venous
thromboembolism in patients at risk
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Use of pressure-relieving bedding materials to
prevent pressure ulcers
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Patient self-management for warfarin (Coumadin) to
achieve appropriate outpatient anticoagulation and
prevent complications

Healthcare Quality Initiatives
World Health
Organization (WHO)
Competent and Motivated Health-care
Professionals
Efective Communication
Community Engagement
National Quality Forum
(NQF)
Public Reporting
Pay for Performance
Internal Quality Improvement

How To Advance Workplace
Communication
Tools to
improve
sharing of
information
Policies to
support
collaboration
Involve floor
staf in
management
meetings
Improvement
of
management
skills
Teamwork

Conclusion
 Safety can be defined as the communication, collaboration, and
teamwork among health care providers that decreases the
occurrence of medical errors. By following evidence based practices,