Joint Commission releases list of 2018 National Patient Safety Goals
Nurse Leader Insider, November 30, 2017
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By Brian Ward
The Joint Commission has published its list of National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) for 2018. The NPSGs cover eight different accreditation programs: ambulatory, behavioral care, critical access hospital, home care, hospital, laboratory services, nursing care center, and office-based surgery.
The NPSGs include the following:
- Using a minimum of two patient identifiers when providing care
- Eliminating transfusion errors related to patient misidentification
- Labeling all medications, medication containers, and other solutions
- Reducing the chances of harm from anticoagulant therapy
- Maintaining and sharing accurate patient medication information
- Complying with current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or World Health Organization (WHO) hand hygiene guidelines
- Implementing evidence-based practices for preventing surgical site infections
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