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Nurs 234 Safety Quizsafety - Minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both system
effectiveness and individual performance.
adverse event - unintended harm by an act of commission or omission rather than
a result of a disease process.
sentinel event - an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or
psychological injury, or the risk thereof
- patient safety event that reaches a patient and results in any of the following:
death, permanent harm, or severe temporary harm or requiring life sustaining
measures
Near miss event - Error of commission or omission that could have harmed a
patient, but harm did not occur as a result of chance
safe environment - meets patients' physical and psychological needs
applies to all places patients receive care
includes patients; and health care providers' well-being
reduces risk of injury and transmission of pathogens
maintains sanitation and reduces pollution
, environmental safety - safe environment includes meeting basic needs, reducing
physical hazards, and the transmission of pathogens
Basic needs - oxygen, nutrition, temperature - think Maslows Hierarchy
physical hazards - MVAs
Poisons
Falls
Fire
Disasters
Pollution
- nurses need to educate about common safety hazards
Transmission of pathogens - Pathogens and parasites pose a threat to patient
safety
Educate patients about hand hygiene and
Immunization
Developmental stages affecting safety - safety risks at various developmental
stages in life
Children younger than 5 years old - risk factors to safety - - injuries
- household drug poisoning
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