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International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG)
Improve Patient Safety
Highlight problematic
areas in health care.
Describe evidence &
expert-based consensus
solutions to this problem
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Goal 1: Identify Patient Correctly
Using Two
Patient
Identifiers
1. Patient’s 3 Full
Name
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Omar Mohamed
Fawzy
2. Patient
Identification
Number (PIN)
Bed
Location
Don’t Use
Room
Number
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Special cases of identification
For unknown patient: use unknown (1) or (2),…. And MRN.
For dead patient: must be identified to prevent mix in mortuary.
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Goal 1: Identify Patient Correctly
What must be done before
Providing Treatments
Performing Procedures
Diagnostic procedures
Serving diet tray
Label containers used for blood and other specimens after
filling the tubes and before leaving the patient area
Blood transfusion
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Goal 1: Identify Patient Correctly
ID Band must be:
Readable
Dry
Clean
Position:
Rt
Hand
Lt
Hand
Rt
Ankle
Lt
Ankle
Bed
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I.D Band
Must be attached to patient on the area of admission decision.
Never be removed till patient discharge on the hospital door.
Must be checked for checking its data accuracy every shift.
Must be used for identifying the patient before each procedure.
Keep it dry and clear all the time
If become wet or unclear: put a new one then remove the old.
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Goal 1: Identify Patient Correctly
In case of missed label, wrong data, or damaged:
Fix the problem
Make OVR
If a patient is not capable to mention his name:
involve the family member or caregiver
Patient’s National ID
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Goal 2: Improve effective communication
Verbal & Telephone Order
Accepted only in urgent situation
Inability to write the order
Write down - Read back – Confirm
Physician should sign on it within 24 hr
Not accepted for blood transfusion or chemotherapy
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Goal 2: Improve effective communication
Panic Results
Investigation results with a variance from the normal that is life threatening which
needs an immediate & appropriate action which are coming from laboratory or
radiology departments as well as Point of Care Testing such as BP or bleeding,
All critical results shall be reported immediately or within maximum 15 min from
verifying the results
Reporting to Physician (Progress notes) or Charge Nurse (Nursing Notes) if
physician not available
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Goal 2: Improve effective communication
Area Assessment, Transfer sheet
Handover should be “CUBAN”
Confidential
Uninterrupted
Brief
Accurate
Named – nurse
Hand Over
“The transfer of professional responsibility and accountability for some or all aspects
of care for Pt, or group of Pts, to another person or professional group on a
temporary or a permanent basis”
Unit to
unit
shift to
shift
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Goal 2: Improve effective communication
Patient’s name, age, doctor, past medical history, allergies
Patient’s reason for admission, date of admission, days post op
Present restrictions i.e. Do Not Resuscitate, NPO, Free Fluids, Non Diabetic Diet
Plan of care i.e. The patient’s main problem/need is………and he/she will
need the following……....The patient’s next problem/need is………. & so on
Progress Report must be progressive: contain what needs to happen in next shift
Use the 5 P’s
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Goal 3: Improve the safety of High-Alert
Medication
Medications that have a heightened risk of causing significant patient harm
when used incorrectly.
Types:
Require Dilution
Don’t require dilution
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Goal 3: Improve the safety of High-Alert
Medication
Labeled Locked
Separated Double Checked
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Goal 4: Ensure correct-site, procedure &
correct pt surgery
Surgical and Invasive Procedure Site Marking:
To mark the surgical and invasive procedure site (an arrow) using alcohol soluble
marker and involve the patient (awake and aware) in the process.
Pre-operative Checklist:
To complete the pre-operative checklist by reviewing the availability of all relevant
documents (assessments and consents), laboratory test results and imaging studied
Site marking
Used for surgeries which have more then two sites such as kidney, knee, fingers, …
Not used for premature or in mouth, nose, sensitive areas such as piles, anal fissure, …
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Goal 4: ensure correct-site, correct-
procedure and correct patient surgery
Nurse, Anesthetist
and Surgeon
SIGN-IN: ( Pre-operative Verification): To conduct the pre- operative verification
before induction of anesthesia & is documented in the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist.
TIME-OUT: To conduct final pause and verification process just before the skin
incision and is documented in the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist.
SIGN-OUT: To conduct the last verification before the patient leaves the operating
room and is documented in the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist
Nurse and Anesthetist
Nurse, Anesthetist
and Surgeon
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Goal 5: Reduce the risk of hospital-
acquired infection
Hand
Hygiene
Hand Rub
Appears Clean
20-30 Sec
Sterillium
Hand Washing
Visibly Solid
40-60 Sec
Water and Soap
Surgical Hand
Washing
Before invasive
procedures
3-5 Min
Betadine and
water
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5 Moment’s of Hand Hygiene
Before touching a patient
Before clean / Aseptic procedure
After body fluid exposure risk
After touching a patient
After touching a patient surroundings
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Goal 6: Reduce the risk of patient harm
resulting from falls
An unplanned descent on the floor which may or may not result in physical injury
Types of Fall
Accidental Physiological
Expected Unexpected
Fall assessment and prevention
start once the patient arrived
Al Nas hospital entry.
Fall
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Goal 6: Reduce the risk of patient harm
resulting from falls
Assessment
In Patient
Stratify Tool
Screening
OPD
3 Questions
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Goal 6: Reduce the risk of patient harm
resulting from falls
Universal Fall Precautions:
Familiarize the patient with the environment.
Have the patient demonstrate call light use.
Maintain call light within reach.
Keep the patient's personal possessions within patient safe reach.
Have sturdy handrails in patient bathrooms, room, and hallway.
Place the hospital bed in low position when a patient is resting in bed; raise bed
to a comfortable height when the patient is transferring out of bed.
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Universal Fall Precautions:
Keep hospital bed brakes locked.
Keep wheelchair wheel locks in "locked" position when stationary.
Keep nonslip, comfortable, well-fitting footwear on the patient.
Use night lights or supplemental lighting.
Keep floor surfaces clean and dry. Clean up all spills promptly.
Keep patient care areas uncluttered.
Follow safe patient handling practices.
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Goal 6: Reduce the risk of patient harm
resulting from falls
In Case of High risk patient:
Green risk ID band
Apply universal measures
Develop care plan related to the cause
Regular assessment