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2019<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\nHome Care<\/strong>
\nNational Patient Safety Goals<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe 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.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\nIdentify patients correctly<\/strong>
\nNPSG.01.01.01<\/td>\nUse at least two ways to identify patients. For example, use the patient\u2019s name and date of
\nbirth. This is done to make sure that each patient gets the correct medicine and treatment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nUse medicines safely<\/strong>
\nNPSG.03.06.01<\/td>\nRecord and pass along correct information about a patient\u2019s medicines. Find out what
\nmedicines the patient is taking. Compare those medicines to new medicines given to the
\npatient. Make sure the patient knows which medicines to take when they are at home. Tell the
\npatient it is important to bring their up-to-date list of medicines every time they visit a doctor.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nPrevent infection<\/strong>
\nNPSG.07.01.01<\/td>\nUse the hand cleaning guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the
\nWorld Health Organization. Set goals for improving hand cleaning. Use the goals to improve
\nhand cleaning.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nPrevent patients from falling<\/strong>
\nNPSG.09.02.01<\/td>\nFind out which patients are most likely to fall. For example, is the patient taking any medicines
\nthat might make them weak, dizzy or sleepy? Take action to prevent falls for these patients.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nIdentify patient safety risks<\/strong>
\nNPSG.15.02.01<\/td>\nFind out if there are any risks for patients who are getting oxygen. For example, fires in the
\npatient\u2019s home.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n![](\"https:\/\/optioncompanioncare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/trifold-2.jpg\" "\\"trifold")
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\nNational Patient Safety Goals<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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| Identify patients correctly<\/strong> \nNPSG.01.01.01<\/td>\n Use at least two ways to identify patients. For example, use the patient\u2019s name and date of | \nbirth. This is done to make sure that each patient gets the correct medicine and treatment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Use medicines safely<\/strong> | \nNPSG.03.06.01<\/td>\n Record and pass along correct information about a patient\u2019s medicines. Find out what | \nmedicines the patient is taking. Compare those medicines to new medicines given to the \npatient. Make sure the patient knows which medicines to take when they are at home. Tell the \npatient it is important to bring their up-to-date list of medicines every time they visit a doctor.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Prevent infection<\/strong> | \nNPSG.07.01.01<\/td>\n Use the hand cleaning guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the | \nWorld Health Organization. Set goals for improving hand cleaning. Use the goals to improve \nhand cleaning.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Prevent patients from falling<\/strong> | \nNPSG.09.02.01<\/td>\n Find out which patients are most likely to fall. For example, is the patient taking any medicines | \nthat might make them weak, dizzy or sleepy? Take action to prevent falls for these patients.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Identify patient safety risks<\/strong> | \nNPSG.15.02.01<\/td>\n Find out if there are any risks for patients who are getting oxygen. For example, fires in the | \npatient\u2019s home.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n Hospice, palliative care\u00a0<\/strong>end-of-life care, comfort and dignity at home<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div> |