Question

I’m currently an LPN on an oncology unit in a hospital setting.

• Identify two (2) National Patient Safety Goals applicable to your current practice setting .
• For each National Patient Safety Goal that you chose from above, identify a type of technology and explain how it can be used to enhance patient safety

Answer 1

2 National Patient Safety Goals:

1) Improve the accuracy of patient identification:

- This can be done by putting a wrist band with proper barcode on it clearly mentioning patient's name, Hospital In patient (IP) no. , DOA, Age, sex.

- Wrist band should be checked throughly before-

• administering Medication or blood products.

• collection of blood or body fluid sample

• providing treatment or procedure.

2) Improve the safety of using medications:

- Label all Medication, medication boxes coming under High alert medication, LASA, etc.

- Report any allergies to any medication, document it & also in EHR which will provide safety for the patient at once as it will get communicated to all health care providers.

- Putting a allergy wrist band will also notify and reduce the likelihood of patient's harm.