This course covers how national patient safety goals came to be and why they are important. Current national patient safety goals will be reviewed. Learners will have the opportunity to integrate the safety goals into their practice via patient scenarios.

• List the National Patient Safety Goals that apply to the Home Care Program.
• Articulate why National Patient Safety Goals are important.
• Distinguish between actions that support adherence to the National Patient Safety Goals and those that put patients at risk for harm.