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Minimising patient harm

Patients at risk of specific harm are identified, and clinicians deliver targeted strategies to prevent and manage harm.

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The screening actions in this standard aim to identify the patients who are at the greatest risk of harm while receiving health care. The specific risks identified in this criterion are areas in which at-risk patients are commonly harmed. Implementing targeted, best-practice strategies can prevent or minimise the risk of these specific harms:

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Preventing and managing pressure injuries

Action 5.21
Action 5.22
Action 5.23

Preventing falls and harm from falls

Action 5.24
Action 5.25
Action 5.26

Nutrition and hydration

Action 5.27
Action 5.28

Preventing delirium and managing cognitive impairment

Action 5.29
Action 5.30

Predicting, preventing and managing self-harm and suicide

Action 5.31
Action 5.32

Predicting, preventing and managing aggression and violence

Action 5.33
Action 5.34

Minimising restrictive practices: restraint

Action 5.35

Minimising restrictive practices: seclusion

Action 5.36
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