The Joint Commission has identified goals related to client safety in the home. These goals focus on which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Patient identification
b. Medication safety
c. Fall prevention
d. Patient education
e. Safety risk identification
A, B, C, E
The Joint Commission has identified five goals that include:
1 . Identifying patients correctly (following procedure to be sure patients receive the correct medications)
2 . Using medicines safely (ensuring a patient has one up-to-date medication list and under-stands his or her medications)
3 . Preventing infection (using hand hygiene)
4 . Preventing clients from falling (recognizing fall risks and implementing preventive strate-gies)
5 . Identifying client safety risks (specifically risks associated with oxygen therapy).
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