Do you why the infection control standards and the NPSGs on infection control issues are very important to hospitals and healthcare facilities?

This program will cover The Joint Commission’s 2012 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs). There is one new goal in 2012 that highlights catheter-associated urinary tract infections. This was one of two new goals suggested by the Patient Safety Advisory Group.

Be in the know during this 90-minute webinar by nurse attorney Sue Dill Calloway who will discuss a new initiative by a number of professional organizations that have evidenced-based Success Stories by hospitals on how they complied with the NPSGs.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe how the 2012 NPSGs relate to catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
• Discuss why not adhering to the infection control goals and preventing multi-drug resistant organisms can cost the hospital a lot of money.
• Recall the change to allow a one person verification process for checking the blood if accompanied by bar coding.
• Identify the five new medication reconciliation standards effective July 1, 2011.

Target Audience:

• Joint Commission Coordinator
• Quality Improvement staff
• Chief Nursing Officer 
• Patient Safety Officer
• Nurse Educator
• Infection Preventionist
• Pharmacist
• OR nurse manager
• Chief Medical Officer
• Nurse managers
• Policy and procedure team
• Compliance officers
• Risk managers
• Hospital legal counsel
• Staff nurses

Level: All Levels 

Meet Your Expert:

Sue Dill Calloway is a nurse attorney and medical-legal consultant. She has done many educational programs for nurses, physicians, and other health care providers. She has spoken internationally on patient safety, risk management, legal, regulatory, and CMS and Joint Commission issues. She has authored over a thousand articles and a hundred books including a book on the Compliance Guide to the Joint Commission, CMS Patient Rights Standards and a book on 2009 Joint Commission Leadership and many books on nursing law and nursing law and ethics.  

Her associate degree is from Central Ohio Technical College and Ohio State University. Her BA, BSN in Nursing, MSN in nursing (summa cum laude) and JD degree (law degree with honors) are from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio.

Participation:

Each listener participates in the continuing education activity by listening to the webinar and completing the online post test and evaluation.

Accreditation Statement:

AHC Media is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Credit Designation:

This activity has been approved for 1.5 nursing contact hours using a 60-minute contact hour.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # 14749, for 1.5 Contact Hours.

Sponsor:

The sponsor of this educational activity is AHC Media.

Recorded: Friday, December 9, 2011