Which situation would be included in reporting for Joint Commission mandatory national patient safety goals? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. The average wait time in the emergency department has increased by 5 minutes over last year's average.
2. A client is left waiting in the hallway because the transport person did not make contact with the client's nurse.
3. A nurse gives a medication by the wrong route.
4. A client developed sepsis after insertion of a urinary catheter.
5. Surgery is done on a client's right eye instead of the left eye.
2,3,4,5
Rationale 1: Increased wait times are not included as a patient safety goal.
Rationale 2: Improving staff communication is one of the Joint Commission's national patient safety goals.
Rationale 3: Using medications safely is one of the Joint Commission's national patient safety goals.
Rationale 4: Preventing infection is one of the Joint Commission's national patient safety goals.
Rationale 5: Preventing mistakes in surgery is one of the Joint Commission's national patient safety goals.
Global Rationale:
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