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NUR136 Safety

Test 5

TermDefinition
Incident Report tracks quality and risk; done for unexpected events
Sentinel Event Needs to be investigated and a response needs to occur
Communication Promotes safety in health care
NPSG 01 01 01 Pt identification; identifies person being treated; matches service to the pt.
NPSG 02.03.01 provide the responsible licensed caregiver these results within an established time frame so that the patient can be promptly treated
NPSG 0304.01 Prevents errors of medications / solutions being removed from container and put into unlabeled container
NPSG 03 06 01 Medication reconciliation; addresses duplications, omissions, and interactions, and the need to continue current medications
NPSG 03 05 01 anticoagulant medications are more likely than others to cause harm due to complex dosing, insufficient monitoring, and inconsistent patient compliance
NPSG 06 01 01 This NPSG focuses on managing clinical alarm systems that have the most direct relationship to patient safety
NPSG 07.01.01 (HAIs) are a patient safety issue affecting all types of health care organizations. One of the most important ways to address HAIs is by improving the hand hygiene of health care staff
NPSG 15.01.01 Identification of individuals at risk for suicide while under the care of or following discharge from a health care organization
UP 01 01 01 - Available before start of the procedure - Correctly identified, labeled, and matched to the patient’s identifiers- Reviewed/consistent with the pt expectations&with the team’s understanding of the intended pt, procedure, and site
UP 01.03.01 purpose of the time-out is to conduct a final assessment that the correct patient, site, and procedure are identified
UP 01 02 01 One position is that since the licensed independent practitioner is accountable for the procedure, he or she should mark the site.
Healthy Team Traits trust, support, purpose, identity, commitment, respect, positive attitude, excellent communication, diverse talent, creativity, discipline, stability, leadership
Health Team Outcomes Improve health care outcomes, quality improves, higher job satisfaction, lower burnout
Dyncunctional Team Outcomes decline, quality decreased, low job satisfaction, high burnout
Dysfunction Team Traits decrease productivity, role confusion, apathy, lack participation, poor communication, conflecct, inequality, lack of value for leader, ineffective meetings, cancellations, failure to meet goals, low quality / outcomes
Steps to Build a Team structure, norms established, purpose for goal, guidelines, appreciation for diversity, conflict resolution, evaluate goal achievement
Created by: susan.martin
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