Week 10 Flashcards
What are the 8 NSQHS Standards
- Clinical governance standard
- Preventing and controlling health-care associated infection standard
- Comprehensive care standard
- Blood management standard
- Partnering with consumers standard
- Medication safety standard
- Communicating for safety standard
- Recognising and responding to acute deterioration standard.
How do PHC nurses abide to safety standards
in their provision of safe and quality patient care, patient education through health promotion for future risk management and illness prevention.
How do governments assist in achieving optimal health
• Food safety regulations
• Disease surveillance
• Air quality monitoring
-Surveillance through programs such as AURA
What is AURA
NATIONAL LEVEL SURVEILLANCE
Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Australia and it
is the national surveillance unit that exists for the collection of and analyse of data related to Antimicrobial use for reports to support government practice.
How are safety standards measured
These are assessed in facilities through an accreditation process, identifying risks and measures/methods for harm or potential for harm and/or damage to patients and staff.
What is an example of an international surveillance
The Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) is a technical collaboration of over 250 institutions worldwide that deliver support to countries affected by infectious diseases.
What is the Global Patient Safety Collaborative (GPSC)
WHO and the UK Government created the Global Patient Safety Collaborative (GPSC) to help countries improve the safety of their health systems and enable them to collaborate at a global level, regional and national level to focus on patient safety as one of the most important components of health care delivery.
