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RTN1509_B5_NPSG Self-Assessment Tool
*TS: – National Patient Safety Goal Self-Assessment Tool (PDF/QV) [REF: NPSG] The Source, September 2015, Vol 13, #9, Pg 12 JCs1509_B5 TJC has provided a tool for organizations to use in self assessing their compliance with current National Patient Safety Goals. It is a simple 14-page grid listing each NPSG, a pre-filled column indicating program…
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RTN1312_B2_NPSG.15.01.01 – Suicide
*TS: 5 Sure-Fire Methods: Complying with NPSG.15.01.01[®] [REF: BHC, MD, SW] The Source, December 2013, Vol 12, #6, Pg 2 JCs1312_B2 Although not in the top 10 for hospitals, NPSG.15.01.01 is #5 in the top 10 of problematic standards for BHC organizations. Unfortunately, suicide persists as one of the most frequently reported sentinel events (#7…
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RTN1307_B1_Alarms (NPSG.06.01.01)
Recommended Readings, Tips & Pearls •PR: – The Joint Commission Announces 2014 National Patient Safety Goal[®] [REF: EOC, MD, RN, SFT] Perspectives, July 2013, Vol 33, #7, Pg 1 Three months ago TJC published a Sentinel Event Alert (SEA) on Medical Device Alarm Safety in Hospitals (Issue 50, April 8, 2003). At the time, we…