Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
2012
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Patient Safety
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Assuring Safety Every Day
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Promoting a Culture
of Safety- What does that mean?
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Patient Safety Activities
These activities
promote patient safety.
1. Clean your hands - Do it often!
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Patient Safety Activities
continued
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Patient Safety Activities
continued
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Weaving Safety into
our Work Environment
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Communicate well and
do it often!
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Partnering with our
Patients
How can patients be involved?
Encourage patients to take part in
decisions regarding their care.
Let patients know it is ok for them to
remind staff to clean their hands.
Encourage patients to take notes and
ask questions.
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Partnering with
our Patients
The more we know about our patients the
easier it is to safely care them.
Remind your patient to:
Bring an updated list of their
medications to their hospital stay or to
the clinic
Bring their treatment portfolio to each
appointment
Bring their Karmanos identification card
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Sustaining the
Safety Culture
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