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LAB 5: Nursing Interventions to Promote Healthy Physiologic Responses Exam Q&A 100% Solved International Patient Safety Goals - designed to provide improvements in patient safety. focuses on well-defined, practical, and cost-effective actions that can be implemented in all organizations. 1. ...

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LAB 5: Nursing Interventions to Promote

Healthy Physiologic Responses Exam

Q&A 100% Solved


International Patient Safety Goals - ✔✔designed to provide improvements

in patient safety.



focuses on well-defined, practical, and cost-effective actions that can be

implemented in all organizations.

1. Identify patients correctly - ✔✔O Use at least 2 ways to identify a patient

O Some institutions use bar coding

O Others make use of wristbands

O The patient's room or bed number CANNOT BE used to identify the

patient. Identification of unresponsive patients is done by a family member.

O If the patient is unresponsive and unknown, a temporary name and

medical record number is given.

2. Improve effective communication - ✔✔O Implement a process for taking

verbal and telephone orders, or for the reporting of critical test results

,O It is recommended to follow a "read back" process

O repeat the name of the drug and the order to the person prescribing:

request for correct spelling if necessary.

• verbal orders for additional laboratory testing should include a paper copy;

• avoid using abbreviations; all numbers should be spelled out

• have a second person listen to the verbal order

• write a verbal order or critical test result directly into the patient's chart

• write the purpose of the medication on the order sheet

• provide the generic and brand names, provide patients with written

information about their drugs, including the brand and generic names

• the person receiving the order should sign, date, and note the time of the

order.

3. Improve the safety of high-alert medications - ✔✔O Remove

concentrated electrolytes from patient care units.

O All concentrated electrolyte solutions should be restricted and kept under

the supervision and control of the pharmacy.

O These drugs should not be allowed in undiluted form outside the

pharmacy.

, 4. Eliminate wrong-site, wrong-patient, wrong-procedure surgery - ✔✔O

Use a checklist, including a "timeout" to ensure the correct patient,

procedure, and body part.

O Mark the precise site

O Use a clearly understood mark and involve the patient

O The site should be marked prior to moving the patient

O Performance of the wrong procedure sometimes occurs because of

ascommunication breakdowns and lack of verification checklist.

O It is recommended that there be a verification checklist

O A specific person should be designated to start the "timeout"

marking of the surgical site - ✔✔a. be clear

b. be visible after the patient is prepped and draped

c. made using a marker that is sufficiently permanent to remain visible after

the completion of the skin prep

d. avoid using adhesive site markers

5. Reduce the risk of health care-acquired infection - ✔✔O Comply with

current and generally accepted hand hygiene guidelines.



A. soap and water when visibly dirty or contaminated;

B. alcohol-based hand rub for routine hand antisepsis

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