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A patient can be admitted before screening if the room is already available.
JUSKO: ACC JCI requires that every patient undergo an appropriate screening evaluation before admission to determine the correct level of care and ensure patien
Patients with suspected communicable diseases should be identified early and isolated.
JCI YAN! ACC Early recognition and isolation prevent disease transmission and protect patients, visitors, and healthcare workers.
Patients should be informed if there is an unusual delay in treatment.
JCI YAN! ACC Patients have the right to know about delays and their possible effects. Prompt communication promotes trust, transparency, and informed decision-m
Room availability determines patient priority.
❌ JUSKO! ACC Patient priority is determined by clinical urgency through triage, not by room availability.
Discharge planning starts only when the physician writes the discharge order.
❌ JUSKO! COC Discharge planning begins during the initial nursing assessment to identify anticipated discharge needs and ensure continuity of care.
Patient education is part of discharge planning.
✅ JCI YAN! COC Patients and families must receive education about medications, follow-up care, diet, activity, and warning signs before discharge.
Initial nursing assessment should be completed within 8 hours of admission.
✅ JCI YAN! AOP
Pain assessment is optional.
❌ JUSKO! AOP Pain is considered the fifth vital sign and must be routinely assessed using validated tools to guide effective pain management.
Fall risk is assessed only once during admission.
❌ JUSKO! AOP Fall risk must be reassessed whenever the patient’s condition changes, after surgery, medication changes, or other factors that may increase fall r
Basic Life Support can wait until the Code Team arrives.
❌ JUSKO! COC Immediate initiation of Basic Life Support significantly improves survival and should begin without delay while awaiting advanced resuscitation.
Room number is an acceptable patient identifier.
❌ JUSKO! IPSG Room numbers may change and are not unique identifiers. JCI requires at least two patient identifiers, preferably the patient’s full name and date
Use at least two patient identifiers before medication administration.
✅ JCI YAN! IPSG: Using two identifiers prevents wrong-patient errors and is a fundamental International Patient Safety Goal.
“I’ll tell the next shift everything in the hallway.”
❌ JUSKO! Handover communication must maintain patient confidentiality while ensuring accurate and complete transfer of information.
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Before giving insulin, you ask the patient to state their full name and date of birth, then compare these with the wristband and medication record.
✅ JCI YAN!
A physician gives a telephone order. You write it down but do not read it back because the line is busy
❌ JUSKO! IPSG 2 Read-back is a safety requirement that confirms the accuracy of verbal and telephone orders.
