NURS 1089 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Toilet Seat, Smoke Detector, Needlestick Injury
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Wo(cid:373)e(cid:374)"s health: know your numbers, bmi ideal = 25, abdominal circumference = 35 in f, 41 in m. Sexually transmitted diseases: chlamydia is number one in people under 25, no cure for herpes. Promoting safety: organizations focusing on safety. Send labs to the right person: jcaho national patient safety goals. Label specimens in the presence of patients. Eliminate transfusion errors related to patient misidentification. Final time out is done prior to any surgical or invasive procedure: protocol to prevent wrong site, wrong procedure, wrong. A time-out is performed before the procedure: improving medication safety. 6 patient rights for safe medication practice. Reduce the likelihood of patient harm associated with anticoagulation therapy: accurately and completely reconcile medications across the continuum of care. Occurs within the organization upon admission, throughout stay and discharge. Complete and reconciled list of medications is provided to the patient and family as needed and explained: improve the effectiveness of communication.
