Patient Safety

Patient safety is one of the most important issues in health systems, especially in developed countries. Statistics show that an unprecedented percentage of patients in health systems, especially hospitals, suffer from complications of service delivery and systemic activities. It is not implemented systematically to reduce these, especially in developing countries. The proposal of the World Health Organization and leading organizations is to establish a comprehensive systematic system based on patient safety promotion guidelines to reduce complications and respond appropriately to injured persons. Through the establishment of culture And the creation of appropriate institutional mechanisms are not sick patient safety as an unavoidable principle set goals, and all these things will lead to reduced costs, increased customer satisfaction and ultimately will be the establishment of a healthy society.

• Executable and operational strategic plan for all units of the unit
• All managers and staff know about their role in patient safety
• Creating appropriate and achievable practices in promoting patient safety culture using educational approaches to safety and health and risk management
• Perform control and oversight roles in patient risk management and safety
• Review and evaluate patient records in morbidity and mortality committees
• Provide essential supplies and calibration readily available
• There are specific protocols and programs for clearing medical equipment, especially for reusable equipment
• Sufficient equipment for rapid sterilization and sterilization, and equipment and standards required in CSSD and standardized guidelines according to the functional nature of the hospital
• Providing skills and knowledge and capability to all hospital personnel in implementing safe service-based programs and processes

• Obtain informed consent prior to any offensive action by providing sufficient, detailed and understandable explanations to the patient with all aspects of the potential risks, benefits and disadvantages, etc. The right for the patient to make informed decisions at all stages of treatment
• Has a clear and secure system for identifying patients through complete specifications such as patient’s full name, date of birth, etc., and disregarding patient room and bed numbers during the identification process.
• Free communication channels and specific program development and guidelines for identifying patient safety issues
• Existence of a plan and approach to test results after discharge of hospitalized patients
• Developing and applying specific guidelines and guidelines for infection control and prevention
• Existence of a system and instructions for disinfecting all equipment and supplies, especially in critical situations
• Guidelines and standards for safety based on blood and blood products (blood processors, blood transfusions, cross-wrists, unhealthy blood, unexpected events, etc.) >
• Appropriate policies regarding safe injections; vaccine injections, safe infusion and safe surgery
• Having a secure asset system (providing 24-hour hospital vital drugs – implementing drug-based standards on drug selection, drug storage, prescription, preparation, and prescription Medicines, etc.)
• Hospital-level safe environment standards (having a safe physical environment for patients, staff and visitors, setting up a safety committee, and evaluating hospital approaches and plans in areas such as the emergency department, ward) Special, babies and …)
• Waste management system based on guidelines and sanitary waste disposal standards for hospital waste (infectious and non-infectious; pharmaceutical; sharp and sharp, radioactive, etc.). li>

• Pay attention to drugs with similar names and pronunciations to avoid medication errors
• Pay attention to each patient’s individual characteristics to prevent error (safe patient identification)
• Communicate effectively at the time of patient delivery
• Perform the correct procedure at the correct location of the patient’s body
• Control the concentration of electrolyte solutions
• Ensure the correctness of drug therapy in the service process
• Avoid improper connection of catheters and pipes
• Use single injection tools only
• Improving hand hygiene to fight health care-related infections

• Creating a culture and setting
• Leadership and management support for employees
• Integrate hospital-level risk management operations
• Encouraging and upgrading error reporting systems
• Communicating with people and the community in reporting errors
• Learn safety lessons and share lessons for the learning experience
• Developing and implementing programs to prevent re-injury