Patient Safety & Care Delivery
This practice ensures the correct patient receives the correct treatment:
What is Right Patient, Right Care (NPG 1)?
Focuses on creating a "Culture of Safety," which includes active leadership strategies to prevent this growing issue in healthcare settings.
What is workplace violence - NPG 2 ?
Creating an environment where staff report safety concerns without fear supports this goal:
What is Culture of Safety (NPG 2)?
This practice prevents healthcare-associated infections:
What is Infection Control (NPG 5)?
Ensures medications are prescribed, administered, and monitored safely.:
What is Medication Management (NPG 14)?
Providing consistent, equitable care for every patient supports this goal:
What is high quality, safe care for all - NPG 4?
Being prepared for disasters, codes, or emergencies supports this goal.
What is emergency management (or disaster readiness) NPG 3?
Hospitals must now prioritize this "E-word" to ensure that all patients receive safe care regardless of their background:
What is Equity under NPG 4?
Maintaining a secure environment for patients, staff, and visitors falls under this goal:
What is Workplace and Patient Safety (NPG 11)?
This goal focuses on identifying and mitigating patient risk of self-harm:
What is Suicide Risk Reduction (NPG 8)?
Protecting patients and staff during X-rays, CTs, or MRI falls under this goal:
What is Imaging Safety (NPG 13)?
Ensuring all staff have the skills and training to safely perform their duties covers this goal:
What is staff competency under NPG 12?
Safe, effective assessment and treatment of discomfort falls under this goal:
What is Pain Management (NPG 6)?
Name one infection prevention strategy besides hand hygiene:
What is proper PPE use, sterilization, or isolation precautions NPG 5?
This NPG ensures safe handling of organs, tissues, or blood before transplantation:
What is Tissue Transplant Safety - NPG 9?
This goal focuses on identifying and mitigating patient risk of self-harm:
What is Suicide Risk Reduction (NPG 8)?
A hospital has emergency policies posted, but staff cannot describe where to report during a fire or disaster. Which Operational Readiness NPG is not met, and what surveyor-expected evidence is missing?
What is Emergency Readiness (NPG #3), and missing evidence includes staff role knowledge, documented drills, and demonstrated competency?
This is a brand-new goal that explicitly links patient safety to this specific administrative factor:
What is nurse staffing NPG 12?
This common inpatient injury risk is a primary focus for mitigation under NPG 11’s "Secure and Safe Physical Environment."
What are falls?
Ensuring accurate results for point-of-care and waived testing falls under this goal.:
What is Waived Testing (NPG 10)?
A patient with limited English proficiency signs a consent form but cannot explain the procedure or risks when asked. Which Patient Safety & Care Delivery NPG has not been fully met?
What is Safe Informed Care (NPG #7)?
Ongoing staff education on de-escalation techniques supports which NPG?
What is Preventing Workplace Violence (NPG #2a)?
Ensuring accurate results for point-of-care and waived testing falls under this goal:
What is Waived Testing (NPG 10)?
During an Environment of Care tracer, a surveyor asks where staff can find information on chemical hazards, spill response, and first aid for exposure. Which NPG is being evaluated?
What is Workplace and Patient Safety (NPG #11)?
Safe, effective assessment and treatment of discomfort falls under this goal.:
What is Pain Management (NPG 6)?