2. NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY GOALS PART 2

3. 07.01.01 Hand Washing Comply with either the current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hand hygiene guidelines or the current World Health Organization (WHO) hand hygiene guidelines.

4. Goal 7 Continued Goal 7 Continued Meeting hand hygiene guidelines -Center for Disease Control -World Health Organization Education -hand sanitizing gels

5. 07.03.01 Preventing Infection Implement evidence-based practices to prevent health care–associated infections due to multidrug-resistant organisms in critical access hospitals.

6. Goal 7 Continued Goal 7 Continued Preventing multi-drug resistant organism infections (MRSA, VRE, C-Diff) -Conduct risk assessments for the multidrug resistant organisms -conduct surveillance programs

7. 07.04.01 Prevent Central Line Infections Implement evidence-based practices to prevent central line–associated bloodstream infections.

8. Goal 7 Continued Goal 7 Continued Conduct periodic risk assessments Educate staff and patients

9. 07.05.01 Preventing Surgical Site Infections Implement evidence-based practices for preventing surgical site infections.

10. Goal 7 Continued Goal 7 Continued Preventing surgical site infections -Education -Surveillance program

11. 07.06.01 Prevent Catheter Infections Implement evidence-based practices to prevent indwelling catheter- associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI).

12. Goal 7 Continued Foley catheter care Candidates for foley catheters

13. UP.01.01.01 Conduct a preprocedure verification process. Review the procedure, patient and site (include pt. when possible)

14. 01.02.01 Mark the procedure site. Consist marking practice Should include patient Written or alternative process

15. UP.01.03.01 A time-out is performed before the procedure. What should the time out include?