2021 Hospital: Natiional Patient Safety Goals Assignment (PowerPoint Slides) The Joint Commission Hospital: 2021 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) and Universal Protocols (UP) The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations establishes Hospital: National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) annually. The National Patient Safety Goals are established to help accredited organizations address specific areas of concern regarding patient safety. The goals focus on problems in health care safety and how to solve them. The challenge faced by Health Care Organizations, leadership and staff are the growing calls to implement quality improvements and patient safety initiatives across all health care settings. Assignment Instructions: The purpose of this assignment is to help understand the National Patient Safety and Universal Protocol Goals as a member of the health care team promoting higher quality, and safe patient care. Your aim is to create an educational tool (PowerPoint presentation) for staff members in your hospital, summarizing the National Patient Safety Goals Effective January 2021. Task: Access the Joint Commission web site (open link below): Locate the Hospital: 2021 National Patient Safety Goals Click Download Chapter Create a Power Point Presentation summarizing the NPSGs/UP to use as an instructional tool for staff members in your hospital. Create an introduction slide, stating the objective and purpose of the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals Identify the following five 2021 Hospital National Patient Safety Goals and three Universal Protocols: Goal 1 – Improve the accuracy of patient identification Goal 2 – Improve the effectiveness of communication among caregivers Goal 3 – Improve safety of using medications Goal 6 – Reduce the harm associated with clinical alarm systems Goal 7 – Reduce the risk of health care associated infections Conduct a pre-procedure verification process Mark the procedure site Perform a time out In the PowerPoint Presentation, identify the 8 safety goals above, summarize each goal and include the Rationale and Elements of Performance in your own words, include each goal number, shown above. You may use bullet points for the Elements of Performance. Create a conclusion slide, commenting on what the Joint Commission Standards strive to ensure and the value of the NPSGs. Typically, this assignment requires a minimum of 12 slidesShow more
