Assignment:
Create a 5 pages long, excluding the title page and the references on the following national patient safety goal.
Goal:
*Improve the accuracy of patient identification.
National Patient Safety Goal
Use at least two patient identifiers when providing care, treatment, and services.
National Patient Safety Goal
Elements of Performance for NPSG
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. Acceptable identifiers may be the individual's name, an assigned identification number, telephone number, or other person-specific identifier.
Rationale for NPSG
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.
1. Label containers used for blood and other specimens in the presence of the patient. (See also NPSG.01.03.01, EP 1)
2. Eliminate transfusion errors related to patient misidentification.
NPSG.01.03.01
Elements of Performance for NPSG.01.03.01
Before initiating a blood or blood component transfusion:
- Match the blood or blood component to the order.
- Match the patient to the blood or blood component.
- Use a two-person verification process or a one-person verification process accompanied by automated identification technology, such as bar coding.
(See also NPSG.01.01.01, EPs 1 and 2)
1. When using a two-person verification process, one individual conducting the identification verification is the qualified transfusionist who will administer the blood or blood component to the patient.
2. When using a two-person verification process, the second individual conducting the identification verification is qualified to participate in the process, as determined by the hospital.
THE ABOVE "National Patient Safety Goals" INFORMATION IS ELECTRONICALLY AVAILABLE AT:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDIQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jointcommission.org%2Fassets%2F1%2F18%2FNPSG_Chapter_Jan2013_HAP.pdf&ei=sfMRUeTKManOiwLHqICwCQ&usg=AFQjCNGFEhJF1OwVRUx9nEA6LQA0V6bBoQ&bvm=bv.41934586,d.cGE
Do not include an abstract in the paper, instead, your introduction should provide an overview of the content of the paper. Cite sources and provide complete references using APA format. Use a minimum of three scholarly sources in the reference list. The following are required components of your paper:
1). Describe the type of organization in which it is applicable. Why was this chosen as a National Patient Safety Goal?
2). Identify the financial implications of the implementation of this goal. Is it worth implementing? Why or why not?
3). The majority of patient safety goals cannot be implemented by nursing alone. What other disciplines need to be involved? Why? Discuss at least two ways of collaborating with these other disciplines and encouraging them to be involved.
4). As part of this paper, identify what nursing leadership role you are taking in the process. It does not have to be your current role; it might be something you aspire to or plan to move toward. In this leadership role in this organization, how will you orchestrate the changes that need to take place? What timeframe do you propose for these changes? How will these changes impact the organization?
5). How will you know that the efforts to implement this change have been effective? What data will you use to measure success? Are there multiple levels of data needed?
6). Do you think this will still be a patient safety issue in ten years? Why or why not?