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Safety and Infection ControlQuestion 2279 of 2368

Which of the following is an example of a National Patient Safety Goal for hospitals?

  1. Improve RN job satisfaction
  2. Reduce nursing care hours per patient day
  3. Obtain Magnet Recognition
  4. Identify patients correctly
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Correct answer: Identify patients correctly

Identifying patients correctly is one of the goals, along with improving staff communication, using medicines safely, using alarms safely and preventing infection.

Source: Nursing Management and Professional Concepts, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2024), Quality and Evidence-based Practice: National Patient Safety Goals. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Safety and Infection Control"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026