International Patient Safety Goals Quiz

Study Notes

Patient Safety

Patient safety is defined as the absence of preventable harm to a patient and reduction of risk of unnecessary harm associated with healthcare to an acceptable minimum.

International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG)

Identify patients correctly
Improve effective communication
Improve the safety of high-alert medications
Ensure safe surgery
Reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections
Reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls

Sources of Patient Harm

Medication Errors

1 out of every 30 patients in health care experience medication-related harm
More than a quarter of medication-related harm is severe or life-threatening
Half of avoidable harm in healthcare is related to medications

Surgical Errors

10% of preventable patient harm in healthcare occurs in surgical settings
Most surgical errors occur pre- and post-surgery

Healthcare-Associated Infections

Healthcare-associated infections result in extended hospital stays, long-standing disability, increased antimicrobial resistance, financial burden, and avoidable deaths
23.6% of sepsis cases managed in hospitals are health care-associated
24.4% of affected patients lose their lives as a result of healthcare-associated sepsis

Diagnostic Errors

Diagnostic errors occur in 5-20% of physician-patient encounters
Harmful diagnostic errors occur in at least 0.7% of adult admissions
Most people will experience a diagnostic error in their lifetime

Patient Falls

Patient falls are the most frequent adverse events in hospitals
The rate of patient falls ranges from 3 to 5 per 1000 bed-days

Venous Thromboembolism

Venous thromboembolism is a highly burdensome and preventable cause of patient harm
It contributes to one-third of complications attributed to hospitalization

Pressure Ulcers

Pressure ulcers are injuries to the skin or soft tissue
They develop from pressure to particular parts of the body over an extended period
If not promptly managed, pressure ulcers can have fatal complications
Pressure ulcers affect more than 1 in 10 adult patients admitted to hospitals

Unsafe Transfusion Practices

Unnecessary transfusions and unsafe transfusion practices expose patients to the risk of serious adverse transfusion reactions and transfusion-transmissible infections

Patient Misidentification

Failure to correctly identify patients can be a root cause of many problems and has serious effects on healthcare provision

Unsafe Injection Practices

Unsafe injection practices place patients and healthcare workers at risk of infectious and non-infectious adverse events

Description

Test your knowledge on patient safety, International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG), and common sources of patient harm like medication errors. Explore key concepts such as identifying patients correctly, improving communication, and reducing the risk of healthcare-associated infections.