Write a paper using the following guidelines: Review The Joint Commission’s 2024 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs)both the “Download Chapter” and “Easy-to-Read Versions” (both are attached)Review
2024 Nursing Care Center National Patient Safety Goals (Easy-To-Read) Identify patients and residents correctly NPSG.01.01.01 Use at least two ways to identify patients or residents. For example, use the patient’s or resident’s name and date of birth. This is done to make sure that each patient or resident gets the correct medicine and treatment. Use medicines safely NPSG.03.05.01 NPSG.03.06.01 Take extra care with patients and residents who take medicines to thin their blood.Record and pass along correct information about a patient’s or resident’s medicines. Find out what medicines the patient or resident is taking.
Compare those medicines to new medicines given to the patient or resident. Give the patient or resident written information about the medicines they need to take. Tell the patient or resident it is important to bring their up-to-date list of medicines every time they visit a doctor. Prevent infection NPSG.07.01.01 Use the hand cleaning guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the World Health Organization. Set goals for improving hand cleaning. Use the goals to improve hand cleaning. Prevent patients and residents from falling NPSG.09.02.01 Find out which patients and residents are most likely to fall. For example, is the patient or resident taking any medicines that might make them weak, dizzy or sleepy? Take action to prevent falls for these patients and residents. Prevent bed sores NPSG.14.01.01 Find out which patients and residents are most likely to have bed sores.
Take action to prevent bed sores in these patients and residents. From time to time, re-check patients and residents for bed sores. © 2024 The Joint Commission | May be copied and distributed | Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation \ and Improvement
