Right Patient, Right Care
Before administering medication, the nurse should use this many patient identifiers.
What are at least two patient identifiers?
A core nursing practice used to reduce transmission of microorganisms between patients.
What is hand hygiene?
The NPG focused on safe medication management.
What is NPG #14?
NPG #7 says patients have the right to this type of care.
What is safe, informed care?
NPG #8 focuses on reducing this risk.
What is suicide risk?
This should NOT be used as a patient identifier.
What is the patient's room number or physical location?
Gloves, gowns, masks, and eye protection are collectively known by these three letters.
What is PPE?
Scenario: The barcode scanner displays a patient mismatch before medication administration. What should the nurse do?
What is stop and resolve the discrepancy before administration?
Scenario: A patient says, “I don't understand why I need this procedure.” What should happen before proceeding?
What is ensure the patient receives understandable information and questions are addressed?
NPG #11 addresses maintaining safety for these two groups.
Who are patients and healthcare workers?
Blood and other specimen containers should be labeled at this time.
What is in the presence of the patient?
Scenario: You remove contaminated gloves after patient care. What infection-prevention action comes next?
What is perform hand hygiene?
Scenario: A medication order appears unusually high compared with the expected dose. What is the safest nursing response?
What is hold administration and clarify the order?
Scenario: A patient has limited English proficiency. What is the safety priority?
What is ensuring effective communication so the patient can participate in informed care?
Scenario: A patient expresses thoughts suggesting possible self-harm. What is the immediate nursing priority?
What is maintain patient safety and initiate the organization's suicide-risk response?
The hospital must have procedures to ensure these important test results are reported promptly.
What are critical test and diagnostic results?
This 2026 NPG focuses specifically on preventing and controlling infection.
What is NPG #5?
Pain management is paired with this medication-related safety concern in NPG #6.
What are safe prescribing practices?
Critical diagnostic results need to be communicated within an established _____
What is an acceptable length of time?
This NPG focuses on creating and maintaining a culture in which safety is an organizational priority.
What is NPG #2, Culture of Safety?
The hospital must have procedures to ensure these important test results are reported promptly.
What are critical test and diagnostic results?
Scenario: A student says, “I wore gloves, so I don’t need hand hygiene.” Correct or incorrect?
What is incorrect?
The overall purpose of NPG #14 is for hospitals to maintain this type of medication program.
What is a medication management program focused on safety?
Scenario: A patient questions a medication that looks different from the medication normally taken. What is the safest nursing response?
What is stop and verify the medication before administering it?
Scenario: A nurse identifies a serious safety hazard. What principle should guide the response?
What is protecting the patient and reporting/escalating the safety concern according to policy?