The Joint Commission
Kristina Cesljar
Grand Canyon University: NUR-206A
Professor LeighAnn Tovar 6/9/2013
The Joint Commission has a list of national patient safety goals were set in place to guide improvements in safety of patients and to help highlight any problem areas within the healthcare systems regarding patient’s safety (The Joint Commission, 2013). The goals created for patient’s safety are listed and described through evidence based solutions in order to assess each goal. The Joint Commission focuses on several topics, all of include an importance in patient safety and their quality of care (The Joint Commission, 2013).
The first goal listed by the Joint Commission (2013) includes improving the accuracy of resident identification. This primary goals focuses on helping to identifying a resident by using two specific identifiers. These identifiers are what help identify patients who are being treated with services and when given care (Joint Commission, 2013). Joint Commission’s safety goals confirm that wrong-resident mistakes can happen all stages of patient diagnosis and treatment.” For this reason, it is even more important to be able to get the proper identification to avoid such errors. The first goal in place was specifically set to identify the resident as the person who would be receiving care and to verify the service that the patient would be receiving at the same time. The Joint Commission (2013) allows for a residents name, identification number, and date of birth, telephone number or other person-specific identifiers to be acceptable.
The second goal by the Joint Commission is aimed at improving the safety of medications. This goal was implemented to lower the chances of harming a resident who is being treated with anticoagulant therapy (The Joint Commission, 2012). Taking extra care of patients on medications such as blood thinners is crucial. Recording of
Grand Canyon University: NUR-206A
Professor LeighAnn Tovar 6/9/2013
The Joint Commission has a list of national patient safety goals were set in place to guide improvements in safety of patients and to help highlight any problem areas within the healthcare systems regarding patient’s safety (The Joint Commission, 2013). The goals created for patient’s safety are listed and described through evidence based solutions in order to assess each goal. The Joint Commission focuses on several topics, all of include an importance in patient safety and their quality of care (The Joint Commission, 2013).
The first goal listed by the Joint Commission (2013) includes improving the accuracy of resident identification. This primary goals focuses on helping to identifying a resident by using two specific identifiers. These identifiers are what help identify patients who are being treated with services and when given care (Joint Commission, 2013). Joint Commission’s safety goals confirm that wrong-resident mistakes can happen all stages of patient diagnosis and treatment.” For this reason, it is even more important to be able to get the proper identification to avoid such errors. The first goal in place was specifically set to identify the resident as the person who would be receiving care and to verify the service that the patient would be receiving at the same time. The Joint Commission (2013) allows for a residents name, identification number, and date of birth, telephone number or other person-specific identifiers to be acceptable.
The second goal by the Joint Commission is aimed at improving the safety of medications. This goal was implemented to lower the chances of harming a resident who is being treated with anticoagulant therapy (The Joint Commission, 2012). Taking extra care of patients on medications such as blood thinners is crucial. Recording of
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