NEW PROGRAMS from Medcom Rn

Portrait of Abuse: An American Epidemic 78802
This course is a compelling and revealing story that not only raises our social awareness of the far reaching effects and cycles of domestic violence, but it digs into the psyche of both victim and the abuser. We all play a role in recognizing the signs and speaking out to stop this tragic epidemic. Through interviews with actual victims and abusers, this hopeful film offers practical advice from survivors, doctors, nurses, shelter advocates, social workers and prosecutors DVD/Video runtime: 46 min. ©2007 Reg. Price: $249
Shock 78803

This course presents the realities of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) through the engaging personal stories of 12 people treated with ECT for severe depression and bipolar disorder, including former Massachusetts First Lady Kitty Dukakis. Candid, intimate interviews with patients and physicians, and footage of actual ECT procedures provide both the clinical and personal understanding of this controversial treatment which has been both criticized as barbaric and praised as miraculous. Based on the book Shock:

The Healing Power of Electroconvulsive Therapy by Larry Tye and Kitty Dukakis.
DVD/Video runtime: 58 min. ©2006 Reg. Price: $249
Immunology Series
This series describes the body’s immune system and provide a foundation for understanding
the immune response. Each program uses a combination of live action footage and
animation to clearly describe and demonstrate the complex principles of immunology. Each
program includes 20 CE workbooks. Additional workbooks are $1.50 each with a
minimum purchase of 20.
The Human Immune System:
Overview of Anatomy and Function M253A-5L
This program identifies and provides an overview of the parts of the immune system, and
shows how these organs, cells, proteins and other body chemicals functioned as the body’s
main internal lines of defense against pathogens.
DVD/Video runtime: 28:41 min; Workbook: 22-pages; Designated for 1 contact hr of
continuing nursing education. ©2009 Reg. Price $345
The Human Immune System: The Immune Response M253B-5L
This program is designed to describe the body’s immune system and provide a foundation
for understanding the immune response. This program uses a combination of live action
footage and animation to clearly describe and demonstrate the complex principles of
immunology.
DVD/Video runtime: 28:41 min; Workbook: 20 pages; Designated for 1 contact hour of
continuing nursing education. ©2009 Reg. Price $345
The Human Immune System: When It Turns Against the Body M253C-5L
This course is designed to provide nurses and others with a discussion of what happens
when the immune response is triggered for the wrong reasons, and some of the potential
consequences of this action.
DVD/Video runtime: 25:15 min; Workbook: 22 pages; Designated for 1 contact hour of
continuing nursing education. ©2009 Reg. Price $345
EKG Series
This series is designed to provide nurses with an introduction to EKG interpretation and to
the EKG analysis of specific common dysrhythmias. Each program includes 20 CE
workbooks. Additional workbooks $1.50 each with minimum purchase of 20.
EKG Interpretation and Response: Reading an EKG 78805A-5L
This program provides a review of the heart’s electrophysiologic properties and an
introduction to interpreting the normal EKG waveform.
DVD/Video runtime: 27:30 min; Workbook (TBD) pages; Designated for 1 contact hour of
continuing nursing education. ©2009 Reg. Price $295
EKG Interpretation and Response: Sinus Dysrhythmias 78805B-5L
This program describes sinus dysrhythmias that arise from sites above the ventricles. These
sites include the sinus node, the atria, and the AV node.
DVD/Video runtime: 15:30 min; Workbook (TBD) pages; Designated for 0.5 contact hour
of continuing nursing education. ©2009 Reg. Price $295
EKG Interpretation and Response:
Atrial and Junctional Dysrhythmias and Heart Block 78805C-5L
This program describes specific characteristics displayed on an EKG used to identify atrial and
junctional dysrhythmias, and heart block, and provides an overview of treatment for them.
DVD/Video runtime: 20:40 min; Workbook (TBD) pages; Designated for 0.5 contact hour
of continuing nursing education. ©2009 Reg. Price $295
EKG Interpretation and Response:
Ventricular Dysrhythmias and Patient Care 78805D-5L
This program describes ventricular dysrhythmias and demonstrates appropriate care
responses, such as initiating standardized emergency protocols (such as ACLS) and
administering medications.
DVD/Video runtime: 16 min; Workbook (TBD) pages; Designated for 0.5 contact hour of
continuing nursing education. ©2009 Reg. Price $295
Sedation Series
This series is designed to provide nurses with an overview of the procedures and drugs used
in moderate sedation as well as the potential complications of the procedure and how to
avoid them. Each program includes 20 CE workbooks. Additional workbooks $1.50 each
with minimum purchase of 20.
Moderate or Procedural Sedation:
Patient Assessment and Monitoring 78804AR-5L
This program provides an understanding of the degrees of sedation and anesthesia, and
describes the nurse’s pre-operative, peri-operative and post-operative responsibilities in
moderate sedation.
DVD/Video runtime: 22:42 min; Workbook: 48 pages.Designated for 1 contact hour of
continuing nursing education. ©2009 Reg. Price $345
Moderate or Procedural Sedation:
Preventing and Managing Complications;
Sedation In Children 78804BR-5L
This program provides an understanding of monitoring and managing complications of
moderate sedation, and the special responsibilities during moderate sedation of children.
DVD/Video runtime: 23:06 min; Workbook: 24 pages.Designated for 1 contact hour of
continuing nursing education. ©2009 Reg. Price $345
The New Nursing Assistant:
Elimination, Specimen Collection and Urinary Care CNA507S
From time to time the nursing assistant will need to collect stool and urine specimens,
measure urinary output and provide other forms of assistance with elimination. These
important tasks, not only assist the physician in monitoring an individual’s condition, but
also help to maintain physical comfort and emotional well-being.
This program has been revised to be more concise and easier to understand by clearly
identifying each of the three stages of a procedure: preparation, the procedure itself, and
completing care. In addition, this program has been updated to demonstrate the
performance of nursing assistant skills as described by the National Nurse Aide Assessment
Program (NNAAP™).
After watching this program viewers should be able to:
• Collect a stool specimen
• Collect a routine urine specimen
• Measuring urinary output
• Insert a rectal suppository
• Administer a cleansing enema
DVD/Video runtime: 19 min. ©2009 Reg. Prtice $149
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Never Events Series Series price $795
A “NEVER EVENT ” is an adverse medical event, occurring during care that is unambiguous,
serious, and preventable. These are shocking medical errors, such as wrong-site surgery,
that should NEVER occur. This series identifies specific Never Events and describes practices
that can prevent them. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), has moved
aggressively to improve patient safety by adopting a policy of actively addressing some of
these identified Never Events, and in fact withholds payment to providers for some of them
when they do occur. This series identifies specific Never Events and describes practices that
can prevent them. This series has been updated with new titles to emphasize Hospital-
Acquired Conditions, and to reflect the CMS’s revised organization of Hospital-Acquired
Conditions into the following 10 categories:
1. Foreign Object Retained After Surgery 2. Air Embolism 3. Blood Incompatibility
4. Stage III and IV Pressure Ulcers 5. Falls and Trauma 6. Manifestations of Poor
Glycemic Control 7. Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) 8. Vascular
Catheter-Associated Infection 9. Surgical Site Infection following: Coronary Artery Bypass
Graft (CABG) – Mediastinitis, Bariatric Surgery, and Orthopedic Procedures 10. Deep Vein
Thrombosis (DVT)/Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
Each program includes 20 CE workbooks. Additional workbooks are $1.50 each with a
minimum purchase of 20.
Programs in this series are:
Never Events and
Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Identifying the Danger M254AR-5L
This program identifies specific Never Events, and provides background information on the
CMS’s decision to withhold payment of specific never events. After completing this course,
the learner should be able to:
• Define a “Never Event”
• Describe the six main categories of Never Events
• Identify which types of Never Events are most prevalent/reported
• Describe the steps the NQF and DHHS are taking to reduce the incidence of Never Events
• Define the payment implications that are instituted by Never Events, and identify the 11
hospital-acquired events that incur these payment implications
• Define “Value-Based Purchasing”
DVD/Video runtime: 13 min; Workbook: 18 pages; Designated for 0.5 contact hr. of
continuing nursing education. ©2009 Reg. Price $295
Never Events and
Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Prevention Practices M254BR-5L
This program will discuss nursing practices that can prevent Never Events – many of which
are already in place in healthcare institutions. After completing this course, the learner
should be able to:
• Define a “Never Event”
• Identify the 11 hospital-acquired events that currently incur payment implications
• Implement the practices and measures that should be taken to prevent the occurrence of
the 11 Never Events
DVD/Video runtime: 17 min; Workbook: 18 pages; Designated for 0.5 contact hr. of
continuing nursing education. ©2009 Reg. Price $295
Never Events and Hospital-Acquired Conditions:
Admission Assessment and Quality Reporting M254CR-5L
This program will discuss identifying conditions present on admission, plus the quality
measures that need to be reported to CMS in order to qualify for the updated payment
schedule.After completing this course, the learner should be able to:
• Define a “Never Event”
• Describe new indicator codes that have been created for present-upon-admission (POA)
diagnoses
• Identify conditions already present – particularly conditions that CMS is excluding from
payment – so that payments will not be reduced
• Identify the measures that must be reported, which are defined in six areas of care
DVD/Video runtime: 15 min; Workbook: 18 pages; Designated for 0.5 contact hr. of
continuing nursing education. ©2009 Reg. Price $295
Preventing Medical Errors Series
Recent studies from the Food and Drug Administration have determined that about 1.3
million people are injured every year in the United States by errors in medications that they
are given in hospitals, and at least 7,000 have died. Some form of error occurs in one of
every five doses given in our hospitals. This series is designed to provide nurses with the
information they need to increase patient safety by effectively preventing medication errors.
This series is designated for a total of 1.5 contact hours of continuing nursing education.
Preventing Medication Errors Part 1:
General Recommendations for System-wide Change M218SA-5L
After completing this course, the learner should be able to:
• Explain the various aspects of the “systems approach to error prevention,” including
reporting systems, standardized safety procedures and safety training.
• Describe the importance of applying lessons learned from sentinel events.
• Identify the key attributes of building a new culture of safety to prevent medication errors.
DVD/Video runtime: 14:15 min; Workbook: 18 pages; Designated for 0.5 contact hr. of
continuing nursing education. ©2009 Reg. Price $279
Preventing Medication Errors Part 2:
Sources of Errors and Basic Safety Practices M218SB-5L
This program identifies common sources of medication errors. It will also describe the five
“rights” of medication administration, which is the foundation for safe medication
administration practices. After completing this course, the learner should be able to:
• Identify the different types of medication errors that can occur.
• Define the five “rights” of safe medication administration to help prevent medication
errors
• Describe additional “rights” that some institutions have defined to help prevent
medication errors
DVD/Video runtime: 15 min; Workbook: 17 pages; Designated for 0.5 contact hr. of
continuing nursing education. ©2009 Reg. Price $279
Preventing Medication Errors Part 3: What Nurses Can Do M218SC-5L
This program describes best practice recommendations from the Joint Commission that
nurses can put in place in their own day-to-day activities. This includes ways to increase
patient involvement and education so that they can make a difference and protect
themselves from medication errors.
After completing this course, the learner should be able to:
• Describe safe medication practice measures recommended by the Joint Commission
• Describe the importance of involving patients themselves in the treatment process as a
means of ensuring safer medication administration
DVD/Video runtime: 17:49 min; Workbook: 20 pages; Designated for 0.5 contact hr. of
continuing nursing education. ©2009 Reg. Price $279
Call to Action: What to Do When a Patient Codes 78806
Nurses are required to regularly participate in mock code exercises for respiratory and
cardiac arrest (code blue), and respiratory arrest alone (code purple) in different settings.
This program demonstrates code situations and describes in detail the appropriate responses
required. While it is not a substitute for participation in a mock code, it is a valuable tool to
help nurses respond to codes confidently and successfully.
DVD/Video runtime: 36:14 min. ©2009 Reg. Prive $315
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The New Nursing Assistant: Measuring Weight and Height CNA512R
Accurate measurement and monitoring of weight and height provide important indicators
about a patient’s overall health. This program demonstrates proper techniques for
measuring weight and height with the most commonly used scales.
Medcom’s Nursing Assistant program on measuring weight and height has been revised to
be more concise and easier to understand by clearly identifying each of the three stages of
a procedure: preparation, the procedure itself, and completing care. In addition, this
program has been updated to demonstrate the performance of nursing assistant skills as
described by the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP™)
After watching this program viewers should be able to measure weight using:
• The Standing Balance Scale
• The Chair Scale
• The Wheelchair Scale
• A Mechanical Lift Scale
• A Bed Scale
In addition, the viewer should be able to measure:
• Standing Height
• Recumbent Height
DVD/Video runtime: 14:42 min. ©2009 Reg.Price $149
The New Nursing Assistant: Positioning CNA513R
Proper body alignment is important to help patients and residents feel more comfortable,
relieve strain, increase circulation, and prevent deformities and complications such as
contractures and pressure sores. Nursing assistants need to acquire the skills involved in
positioning those who are bedridden, utilizing the principles of good body mechanics to
protect themselves from injury.
Medcom’s Nursing Assistant program on positioning has been revised to be more concise
and easier to understand by clearly identifying each of the three stages of a procedure:
preparation, the procedure itself, and completing care. In addition, this program has been
updated to demonstrate the performance of nursing assistant skills as described by the
National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP™).
After watching this program viewers should be able to safely place patients and residents in
the following positions:
• Supine • Semi-supine
• Side-lying • Prone
DVD/Video runtime: 16 min. ©2009 Reg.Price $149
The New Nursing Assistant: Measuring Vital Signs CNA502T
The measurement of vital signs—including temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure
and pain—is performed routinely in every healthcare setting. Evaluations of these findings
through comparison with previous measurements can indicate important changes in
physical and/or emotional conditions. Nursing assistants need to master the basic, yet
critically important skills involved in assessing vital signs for all those they provide care to.
Medcom’s Nursing Assistant program on measuring vital signs has been revised to be more
concise and easier to understand by clearly identifying each of the three stages of a
procedure: preparation, the procedure itself, and completing care. In addition, this program
has been updated to demonstrate the performance of nursing assistant skills as described
by the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP™).
After watching this program viewers should be able to: Measure temperature, measure
pulse rate, measure respiration rate, measure blood pressure, and make a pain assessment.
DVD/Video runtime: 27:30 min. ©2009 Reg.Price $149
Anti-infective Medications Series
Since the advent of penicillin in the 1940s, medications have played an important role in the treatment of
infectious diseases. Initially focused on the development and use of antibiotics to treat bacterial infections, in
recent decades, the focus has broadened to include antifungal and antiviral agents. Because nurses are frequently
called upon to administer anti-infective agents, this series was developed to provide the information they need to
recognize the signs and symptoms of infection, the medications typically used in treatment, and the associated
precautions and side effects.
This series is designated for a total of 3 contact hours of continuing nursing education.
Each program includes 20 CE workbooks. Additional workbooks are $1.50 each with minimum purchase of 20.
Anti-Infective Medication Therapy: Assessment of an Infection 78807A
This program covers an overview of pathogens, the general signs and symptoms of infection, and the cultures and
tests used to identify them.
DVD/Video runtime: 16 min. Workbook 18 pages; Designated for 0.5 contact hr. of continuing nursing education.
© 2010 Reg. Price $295
Anti-Infective Medication Therapy: Nursing Implications 78807B
The purpose of this program is to provide nurses an overview of the general signs and symptoms of allergies to
antibiotics, adverse effects and superinfections.
DVD/Video runtime: 16:30 min. Workbook 20 pages: Designated for 0.5 contact hr. of continuing nursing
education. © 2010 Reg. Price $295
Anti-Infective Medication Therapy: Sulfonamides and Penicillins 78807C
There are a wide variety of infectious pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. This program covers an
overview of types of antibiotics, and a detailed look at the sulfonamides and penicillins.
DVD/Video runtime: 16:30 min. Workbook 20 pages; Designated for 0.5 contact hr. of continuing nursing
education. © 2010 Reg. Price $295
Anti-Infective Medication Therapy: Cephalosporins,
Aminoglycosides, Macrolides and Quinolones (78807D)
The purpose of this program is to provide nurses a detailed look at the cephalosporins, aminoglycosides, macrolides
and quinolones.
DVD/Video runtime: 15 min. Workbook 20 pages; Designated for 0.5 contact hr. of continuing nursing education.
© 2010 Reg. Price $295
Anti-Infective Medication Therapy: Antifungal and Antiviral Agents (78807E)
This program provides nurses with a detailed look at antifungals and antivirus medications
DVD/Video runtime: 17 min. Workbook 20 pages; Designated for 0.5 contact hr. of continuing nursing education.
© 2010 Reg. Price $295
Anti-Infective Medication Therapy: Antitubercular Agents (78807F)
This program provides nurses with a detailed look at antitubercular medications.
DVD/Video runtime: 15:30 min. Workbook 18 pages; Designated for 0.5 contact hr. of continuing nursing
education. © 2010 Reg. Price $295
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Patient Safety: Your First Concern M223R10-5L
The Joint Commission has made significant changes to the National Patient Safety Goals for 2010, and M223
“Patient Safety: Your First Concern” has been revised and updated to reflect these changes. These revised goals
are effective as of Jan. 1, 2010. These goals emphasized in this program are targeted to facilities with the
following healthcare environments:
• Ambulatory Care • Office-Based Surgery
• Critical Access Hospitals • Hospitals
While no new goals were developed for 2010, many of the Goals and Elements of Performance used to meet the
Safety Goals have been removed from the NPSG and become part of the Joint Commission’s Accreditation
Standards. The Joint Commission states this was done to clarify and streamline compliance with the Elements of
Performance, and to use the NPSG to, “focus on those topics that are of the highest priority to patient safety and
quality care.” Changes from 2009 to 2010 in this program include:
Goal 1. Improve the accuracy of patient identification.
Removed Element of Performance: “Prior to any specimen collection, medication administration, transfusion, or
treatment, the organization actively involves the patient and, as needed, the family in the identification and
matching process. When active patient involvement is not possible or the patient’s reliability is in question, the
organization will designate the caregiver responsible for identity verification.”
Goal 2. Improve the effectiveness of communication among caregivers.
Goal moved to the Standards: “For verbal or telephone orders or for telephone reporting of critical test results, the
individual giving the order or test result verifies the complete order or test result by having the person receiving the
information record and “read back” the complete order or test result.”
Goal moved to the Standards: “There is a standardized list of abbreviations, acronyms, symbols, and dose
designations that are not to be used throughout the [organization].”
Goal moved to the Standards: “The [organization] implements a standardized approach to hand-off
communications, including an opportunity to ask and respond to questions.”
Goal 3. Improve the safety of using medications.
Goal moved to the Standards: “The [organization] identifies and, at a minimum, annually reviews a list of
look-alike/sound-alike medications used by the [organization] and takes action to prevent errors involving the
interchange of these medications.”
Removed Element of Performance: “All original containers from medications or solutions remain available for
reference in the perioperative or procedural area until the conclusion of the procedure.”
Goal 7. Reduce the risk of health care–associated infections.
Goal removed: “Manage as sentinel events all identified cases of unanticipated death or major permanent loss of
function related to a health care–associated infection.”
Goal 11. Reduce the risk of surgical fires.
Goal removed: “The [organization] educates staff, including licensed independent practitioners who are involved
with surgical procedures and anesthesia providers, on how to control heat sources and how to manage fuels while
maintaining enough time for [patient] preparation, and establishes guidelines to minimize oxygen concentration
under drapes.”
Goal 13. Encourage patients’ active involvement in their own care as a patient safety strategy.
Element of Performance moved to the Standards: “The patient and family are educated on available reporting
methods for concerns related to care, treatment, or services and patient safety issues.”
Element of Performance moved to the Standards: “The organization provides the patient with information
regarding infection control measures for hand hygiene practices, respiratory hygiene practices, and contact
precautions according to the patient’s condition. The information is discussed with the patient and his or her family
members on the day the patient enters the organization. The patient’s understanding of this information is
evaluated and documented.”
Element of Performance removed: “For surgical patients, the organization describes the measures that will be
taken to prevent adverse events in surgery. The patient’s understanding is evaluated and documented.”
Element of Performance removed: The organization encourages patients and their families to report concerns about
safety.
Goal 16. Improve recognition and response to changes in a patient’s condition.
Goal removed: “The [organization] selects a suitable method that enables health care staff members to directly
request additional assistance from a specially trained individual(s) when the [patient]’s condition appears to be
worsening.”
The Joint Commission has also revised its Universal Protocol to prevent wrong site, wrong patient and wrong
procedure surgeries to clarify the procedure verification process, who can mark the procedure site, and the
conduction of the “time out” prior to performing a procedure.
This program describes the following patient safety goals:
.. • Improve the accuracy of patient identification
.. • Improve the effectiveness of communication among caregivers
.. • Improve the safety of using medications
.. • Reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections
.. • Accurately and completely reconcile medications across the continuum of care
.. • Reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls
.. • The organization identifies safety risks inherent in its patient population.
OBJECTIVES:
The goal of this program is to define and discuss the Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals for 2010,
including the problems and concerns that have led to its implementation. The program provides a detailed review of
the various patient safety goals that have been identified for implementation, plus the measures that will be
required to meet these goals. After completing this course, the learner should be able to:
• Identify the concerns and problems that led to development of the Joint Commission’s NPSG.
• Describe the patient safety goals for acute settings.
• Identify and implement the key safety measures developed to accomplish the patient safety goals.
DVD/Video runtime: 26:20 min. Workbook 28 pages; Designated for 1 contact hr. of continuing nursing
education. © 2010 Reg. Price $345
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Resident Safety: Your First Concern M233R10-5L
This program describes the Joint Commission’s 2010 National Patient Safety Goals for Long Term Care.
The Joint Commission has made significant changes to the National Patient Safety Goals for 2010, and M233
“Resident Safety: Your First Concern” has been revised and updated to reflect these changes. These revised goals
are effective as of Jan. 1, 2010.
While no new goals were developed for 2010, many of the Goals and Element of Performance used to meet the
Safety Goals have been removed from the NPSG and become part of the Joint Commission’s Accreditation
Standards. The Joint Commission states this was done to clarify and streamline compliance with the Elements of
Performance, and to use the NPSG to, “focus on those topics that are of the highest priority to patient safety and
quality care.”
Changes from 2009 to 2010 in this program include:
Goal 1. Improve the accuracy of patient identification.
Removed Element of Performance: “Prior to any specimen collection, medication administration, transfusion, or
treatment, the organization actively involves the patient and, as needed, the family in the identification and
matching process. When active patient involvement is not possible or the patient’s reliability is in question, the
organization will designate the caregiver responsible for identity verification.”
Goal 2. Improve the effectiveness of communication among caregivers.
 Goal moved to the Standards: “For verbal or telephone orders or for telephone reporting of critical test results,
the individual giving the order or test result verifies the complete order or test result by having the person receiving
the information record and “read back” the complete order or test result.”
 Goal moved to the Standards: “There is a standardized list of abbreviations, acronyms, symbols, and dose
designations that are not to be used throughout the [organization].”
 Goal moved to the Standards: “The [organization] implements a standardized approach to hand-off
communications, including an opportunity to ask and respond to questions.”
Goal 3. Improve the safety of using medications.
 Goal moved to the Standards: “The [organization] identifies and, at a minimum, annually reviews a list of
look-alike/sound-alike medications used by the [organization] and takes action to prevent errors involving the
interchange of these medications.”
Goal 7. Reduce the risk of health care–associated infections.
Goal removed: “Manage as sentinel events all identified cases of unanticipated death or major permanent loss of
function related to a health care–associated infection.”
Goal 11. Reduce the risk of surgical fires.
Goal removed: “The [organization] educates staff, including licensed independent practitioners who are involved
with surgical procedures and anesthesia providers, on how to control heat sources and how to manage fuels while
maintaining enough time for [patient] preparation, and establishes guidelines to minimize oxygen concentration
under drapes.”
Goal 13. Encourage patients’ active involvement in their own care as a patient safety strategy.
Element of Performance moved to the Standards: “The patient and family are educated on available reporting
methods for concerns related to care, treatment, or services and patient safety issues.”
Element of Performance moved to the Standards: “The organization provides the patient with information
regarding infection control measures for hand hygiene practices, respiratory hygiene practices, and contact
precautions according to the patient’s condition. The information is discussed with the patient and his or her family
members on the day the patient enters the organization. The patient’s understanding of this information is
evaluated and documented.”
Element of Performance removed: “For surgical patients, the organization describes the measures that will be
taken to prevent adverse events in surgery. The patient’s understanding is evaluated and documented.”
Element of Performance removed: The organization encourages patients and their families to report concerns about
safety.
The following goals, and the elements of practice to meet these goals, are described in this program:
• Improve the accuracy of resident identification.
• Improve the safety of using medications
• Reduce the risk of health care-associated infections.
• Accurately and completely reconcile medications across the continuum of care.
• Reduce the risk of resident harm resulting from falls.
• Prevent healthcare-associated pressure ulcers
The program also describes a sample model of a resident safety plan that the Commission has suggested for every
institution.
OBJECTIVES:
The goal of this program is to define and discuss the Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals for 2010,
including the problems and concerns that have led to its implementation. The program provides a detailed review of
the various patient safety goals for long term care that have been identified for implementation, plus the measures
that will be required to meet these goals.
After completing this course, the learner should be able to:
• Identify the concerns and problems that led to development of the Joint Commission’s NPSG.
• Describe the patient safety goals long term care settings.
• Identify and implement the key safety measures developed to accomplish the patient safety goals.
DVD/Video runtime: 24:30 min. Workbook 24 pages; Designated for 1 contact hr. of continuing nursing
education. © 2010 Reg. Price $229
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