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Match the following patient safety topics with their descriptions:
Match the following patient safety topics with their descriptions:
Medication Management & Safety = Overview of medication safety Nurse Staffing and Patient Care Quality and Safety = Course Outlines Patient Safety and Quality Care Quality strategies & approaches Fall Injury and Pressure Ulcers Prevention = Perform daily systematic risk assessment for hospital acquired hazards conditions Preventing Health Care–Associated Infections = Describe the effect of healthcare-associated infections
Match the following patient safety topics with their focus areas:
Match the following patient safety topics with their focus areas:
Patient Safety strategies = Tools for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Work Stress, Workload and Burnout among Nurses = Creating a Safe and High-Quality Health Care Environment The Effects of Fatigue and Sleepiness on Nurse Performance and Patient Safety = Nursing Workload and Patient Safety Safety of blood transfusion = Preventing and Controlling Health Care–Associated Infections
Match the following patient safety topics with their impact areas:
Match the following patient safety topics with their impact areas:
Understanding Adverse Events: A Human Factors Framework = Demonstrate the devastating effects of inadequate infection control and know how to minimize the risks of contamination Safe and High-Quality Health Care Environment = Safe and High-Quality Health Care Environment Measurement and quality improvement = Safe and High-Quality Health Care Environment Working Conditions and the Work Environment for Nurses = Safe and High-Quality Health Care Environment
Match the following patient safety topics with their prevention measures:
Match the following patient safety topics with their prevention measures:
Match the following patient safety topics with their focus on nurse performance:
Match the following patient safety topics with their focus on nurse performance:
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Study Notes
Medical Surgical Nursing Department 1 Course Objectives
- Define related terms in medical surgical nursing
- Identify the goals of patient safety and quality improvement
Quality Improvement
- Describe the basic principles of quality improvement
- Understand fundamental concepts in quality improvement
- Identify safety and quality measures
- Monitor and report performance and outcomes
Quality Improvement Strategies
- Implement and monitor safety and quality improvement strategies
- Identify areas for improvement in safety and quality
Quality Improvement Project
- Identify the environment and key steps for a successful quality improvement project
Quality Improvement Tools
- Become familiar with several quality improvement tools and their use
- Demonstrate quality indicators
- Use a range of quality improvement activities
Patient Harm
- Discuss the global burden of patient harm
- Identify areas where nurses can significantly improve patient care
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