National Patient Safety Goals Quiz
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- 1.Who is Joint Commission?
- A.
An association that healthcare workers can become members of after paying yearly tuition.
- B.
The police of the healthcare industry.
- C.
An independent, non-for-profit organization, that accredits and certifies more than 20,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States.
- D.
A hospital body where physicians and nurses come up with effective ways to manage a hospital.
- 2.In NPSG #2 Improve Staff Communication, what is the minimum time frame to report critical lab values to physician?
- A.
10 minutes.
- B.
45 minutes.
- C.
15 minutes.
- D.
30 minutes.
- 3.In NPSG #1 to identify patients correctly, what are an effective way to identify a patient? Utilization of 2 patient identifiers:
- A.
Name and date of birth, if need 3rd identifier medical record number.
- B.
Name and room number.
- C.
Name and medical record number.
- D.
Account number and date of birth.
- 4.In NPSG #7 prevention of infection, what is the minimal amount of time needed to wash hands?
- A.
2 minutes.
- B.
5 minutes.
- C.
1 minutes.
- D.
15-20 seconds.
- 5.In NPSG #3 use medications safely labeling of medications should be done where?
- A.
In hall way immediately prior to entering patient's room.
- B.
In break room.
- C.
In medication room, where medication is prepared.
- D.
At bedside.
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