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Compare the NPSG from 2020 to 2021. What areas continue to have the same goals? Are there goals that were part of one year that are not part of the other? Why do you think some of the goals continue year after year?
Choose two goals from 2021 and identify a strategy for each goal that organizations could implement to achieve this goal.
- Reflect on what you have learned in this class, identify a goal that is not listed in the NPSG but should be, and provide a rationale for why you believe this goal is important.
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Compare the NPSG from 2020 to 2021. What areas continue to have the same goals? Are
there goals that were part of one year that are not part of the other? Why do you think
some of the goals continue year after year?
The National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) for 2020 and 2021 exhibit immense similarity,
highlighting an uninterrupted dedication to patient safety, which is a fundamental area of focus.
Both years highlight the requirement of the correct identification of patients using the minimum
two identifiers like their name and their date of birth (NPSG.01.01.01). They also advocate for
the proper hand hygiene guidelines to be followed by the CDC or WHO (NPSG.07.01.01), the
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