Staff Challenge: National Patient Safety Goals
Accreditation Insider, September 23, 2014
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Hospitals are permitted to define what medication information is necessary to be obtained from the patient in a non-24-hour setting. What information do we collect in our outpatient clinic and ED?
Answer: (Answers may vary according to your policy) The Joint Commission suggests such items as:
• Name of the medication
• How often it is taken
• What dosage
• Route
• Why the patient is taking the medication
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