Reference no: EM133443391

Scenario

The nursing students are discussing client safety during a clinical experience. The clinical instructor mentions that the hospital is interested in addressing The Joint Commission's patient safety goals that are associated with the use of health information technology. The students are asked to explore the Joint Commission Patient Safety Goals website for continued discussion at their next clinical.

Reference: The Joint Commission National Patient Safety GoalsLinks to an external site.

Note: when you access the Joint Commission web site, you will see 9 healthcare settings with specific program patient safety goals. Click into a setting link to download the Joint Commission patient safety goals for that setting.

Hint: Once you download the chapter, you can search the document for health information technology related goals. Use the Find icon or Ctrl-F to search for keywords. Ex: information, technology, health record, EHR, alarm, medication, etc.

Prompt:

Utilize the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goal link in the scenario to help formulate your responses.

Which Joint Commission safety goals are directly related to health information technology? Describe at least two patient safety goals in two different settings. Note the healthcare setting and provide an example of how this safety goal can be achieved in that specific healthcare setting.

How can a group of nursing students impact the recommendations concerning alarm safety and medication administration safety cited by the Joint Commission?