National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) Activity

Instructions

Review the current National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) for hospitals from 2020Links to an external site. and 2021Links to an external site. and identify ways to adhere to each goal in practice. Use the Hospital National Patient Safety GoalsLinks to an external site., if needed..

Critical Thinking Questions

1. Compare the NPSG from 2020 to 2021. What areas continue to have the same goals? Are there goals that were part of one year that are not part of the other? Why do you think some of the goals continue year after year?
2. Choose two goals from 2021 and identify a strategy for each goal that organizations could implement to achieve this goal.
3. Reflect on what you have learned in this class, identify a goal that is not listed in the NPSG but should be, and provide a rationale for why you believe this goal is important.

Citations:

The Joint Commission. (n.d.). National patient safety goals. Leading the way to zero. https://www.jointcommission.org/standards/national-patient-safety-goals/

The Joint Commission. (n.d.). 2020 hospital national patient safety goals. Leading the way to zero. https://www.jointcommission.org/-/media/tjc/documents/standards/national-patient-safety-goals/2020/2020-hap-npsg-goals-final.pdf?db=web&hash=17AB9546CAD521158182BC25A8387B2E