ENSURING SAFETY FOR DIALYSIS PATIENT

What is the definition of patient safety according to World Health Organization (WHO)?

• The reduction of patient harm resulting from falls.

• The prevention of infections in healthcare settings.

• The absence of preventable harm to a patient and reduction of risk of unnecessary harm associated with healthcare to an acceptable minimum.

• The improvement of effective communication in healthcare.

Why is patient safety crucial in a hemodialysis unit?

• Because hemodialysis units have a high risk of patient falls.

• Because hemodialysis is a life-sustaining treatment for patients with renal failure.

• Because hemodialysis units are regulated by the International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG).

• Because hemodialysis requires complex processes such as access site management, precise medication administration, and infection control measures.

What does IPSG stand for?

• Infection Prevention Standard Goal

• International Patient Safety Goals

• Improving Patient Satisfaction Goal

• Implementing Patient Surgery Goal

What is the goal of IPSG?

• To ensure safe surgery safe life

• To reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections

• To reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls

• To improve patient safety in healthcare settings

Which are below refer to IPSG #1 Identify Patient Correctly.

• Patient's name & parent IC number

• Patient's name & date of birth

• Patient's name and PRN

• Patient's name & bed number

SBAR is a structured tool that use in effective communication. All statement below included in ASSESSMENT from SBAR tool EXCEPT...

• Current treatment and status

• Patient's parameters

• Pain Score

• Physical examnination

Management for HIGH ALERT MEDICATION.

• High alert medication must be counterchecked by two qualified healthcare person

• High alert medications should have HIGH ALERT labels

• Tall Man Writing for Look Alike Sound Alike (LASA)

• All above

In order to comply IPSG #4 Ensure Safe Surgery... what is the correct way to do surgical marking?

• Staff nurse can help doctor to do surgical marking.

• Can use any permanent marker that available in the ward.

• Surgical site marking can be done 48 hours prior surgery.

• Mark an arrow symbol extends near the incision site.

5 moment practice to reduce the risk of health care associated infection.

• Before touching patient

• Before clean/ aseptic procedure

• After body fluids exposure risk

• After touching a patient

• After touching patient surrounding

IPSG #6: Reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from patient fall

• Assist patient to toilet

• Educate patient to pull call bell if patient feel unstable in toilet

• Use grab bar to stand and to stable gait

• Be cautious when the floor is wet.