Staff education tools for the National Patient Safety Goals
Subtitle: curriculum guide and CD-ROM
By: [Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care]
Contributors: Joint Commission Resources, Inc.
Publisher: Joint Commission Resources
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oakbrook Terrace, Ill
ISBN-13: 9781599401072
Subjects: Hospitals -- Safety measures -- Study and teaching; Patient Care -- standards -- United States -- periodicals; Safety -- standards -- United States -- periodicals; Health Facilities -- standards -- United States -- periodicals; Medical Errors -- prevention & control -- United States -- periodicals; Risk Management -- standards -- United States -- periodicals; Safety Management -- standards -- United States -- periodicals
Genres: periodicals
Notes: "The pagination of this toolkit has been specially formatted to allow for the inclusion of annual updates to the National Patient Safety Goals." -- p. iii, Table of Contents

"Staff Education Tools for the National Patient Safety Goals is a training resource for staff educators to instruct staff in all types of health care organizations in complying with the expectations of The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals. Revised on an annual basis, this toolkit is designed to be used individually or in a group setting with a trainer facilitating the lessons. Annual updates will incorporate additional guidance on how to effectively educate staff on any new goals or requirements." -- back cover

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Patient identification; title: Caregiver communication; title: Safe medication use; title: Infection control and prevention; title: Medication reconciliation; title: Patient falls; title: Vaccinations; title: Surgical fire prevention; title: Patient involvement; title: Pressure ulcer prevention; title: Risk assessment; title: Changes in patient condition; title: Safe surgeries.; title: Appendices: Review quizzes and master answer key; title: Tools, articles, and extra information available on the CD.