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What is International Patient Safety Goals Overview about?

The 6 goals aim to improve patient safety in hospitals. Goal 1 focuses on correctly identifying patients. Goal 2 aims to improve effective communication, especially for verbal orders. Goal 3 targets improving safety of high-alert medications like concentrated electrolytes. Goal 4 seeks to eliminate wrong-site surgeries through checklists and timeouts. Goal 5 addresses reducing healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene. Goal 6 looks to reduce falls through risk assessment and prevention measures.

Author

Grace Blaise

Language

EN