A nurse who is a member of a hospital's client safety committee is participating in an initiative to ensure that the institution meets the National Patient Safety Goals. What is the most important way in which this committee can meet these goals?
A) Institute measures to reduce clients' risks of death and injury while they are receiving care.
B) Enact guidelines for health promotion and primary disease prevention.
C) Educate caregivers about the appropriate use of standard infection control precautions.
D) Educate clients and families about actions they can take to protect their health while in the hospital.
A
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The purpose of these goals is to help healthcare organizations obtain and retain their accreditation by demonstrating safe and effective care. The primary method of achieving this is by reducing the risk of adverse client outcomes. Health promotion, disease prevention, and the use of standard precautions all facilitate healthy outcomes but these do not directly address the issue of safety.
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