- CEO/Senior Leader Checklist
Who should use this tool? Senior leaders.
Checklist Items
Leader Responsible
Date
Initiated
1. Ensure all current and new employees receive Science of Safety training.
2. Assign a senior executive (Chief Executive Officer or another leader) as an active member of each
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June 02, 2025 - Staff Safety Assessment
Purpose of this form: This form is designed to tap into your experience at the front line of patient care to determine what risks are present in your unit that have jeopardized or could jeopardize patient safety.
Who should us this tool? Health care providers.
How to complete this form: Provi…
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June 02, 2025 - Shadowing Another Professional Tool
Problem Statement: Health care delivery is a multidisciplinary practice that requires coordination of care among different professions and provider types. However, health care providers often do not understand other disciplines’ daily responsibilities, teamwork, and communication iss…
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June 02, 2025 - Safety Issues Worksheet for Senior Executive Partnership
Who should use this tool? Health care providers and the senior leader.
Date of safety rounds:___________
Unit:______________________
Attendees:
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Identified Issues
Potential/Recommended Solutions
Resources Needed
1.
2…
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June 02, 2025 - Observing Patient Care Rounds
Problem statement: Interdisciplinary rounds are in the best interest of patients. Poor communication among staff is a root cause of many patient adverse and sentinel events. Communication among disciplines can be improved if viewed through the eyes of an objective observer.
What are obser…
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June 02, 2025 - Conducting a Morning Briefing
Problem statement: Physicians can improve communication with nursing staff while more efficiently prioritizing patient care delivery and admissions and discharges.
What is a Morning Briefing? A morning briefing is a dialogue between two or more people using concise and relevant informati…
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June 02, 2025 - Slide 1
It has been
weeks since our unit’s last central line-associated blood stream infection
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Remember good
cathe…
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June 02, 2025 - Central Line Insertion Care Team Checklist
Patient Name: ______________________________ Hx#:____________ Unit: ____________ Date/Time:____________
A minimum of 5 supervised successful procedures in both the chest and femoral sites is required (10 total). If a physician successfully performs 5 supervised lines in one…
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June 02, 2025 - Central Line Cart Inventory
Drawer 1
Guidewires
· J-wires: 5
· A line wires: 5
· Scalpels: 10
Sterile scissors
· Small: 3
· Regular: 3
Sorbaview
· 10 large
· 10 small
· Chlorhexadine: 5 preps
Tape
· 1 inch: 2 each
· 2 inch: 2 each
· 10 cc syringes: 10
· Cordis caps (SLIC): 5
· Sleeves: 5
Drawer …
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June 02, 2025 - Dear [NURSES NAMES]--
CLABSI Investigation Nurse Letter
(Date)
Dear ____________,
As part of our commitment to eradicate central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs), we are performing a root cause analysis of all CLABSIs. Patient _______________ met the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention c…
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June 02, 2025 - CVC Insertion Risk Factors:
Central Venous Catheter-Associated Laboratory-Confirmed
Blood Stream Infection Event Report Template for Defect Analysis
Patient:
MR No:
Admit Date:
Diagnosis:
Infection Date:
Criteria: Organism:
CVC Insertion Info
Date:
Type:
Location:
Who Inserted:
Insertion …
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June 02, 2025 - Dear [NURSES NAMES]--
CLABSI Investigation Nurse Letter
(Date)
Dear ____________,
As part of our commitment to eradicate central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs), we are performing a root cause analysis of all CLABSIs. Patient _______________ met the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention c…
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June 02, 2025 - Central Line Maintenance Audit Form
Audit Date: ____/____/20____
Addressograph Here
1. Was the need for a central line for this patient discussed on patient rounds?
[ ] Yes
[ ] Yes, as part of Daily Goals
[ ] No
2. Was proper hand hygiene used by all personnel involved in line care for this patient (i.e.…
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September 01, 2015 - 16: Academic Detailing as a Quality Improvement Tool
Primary Care
Practice Facilitation
Curriculum … Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum … Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum (Module 16). … Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum MODULE 16 M16-ii … Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum MODULE 16 M16-2
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November 01, 2024 - Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum . … This curriculum is designed to assist in the training of new practice facilitators (also known as practice
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August 03, 2022 - TeamSTEPPS Communication - Module 1
Communication
Module 1
1
Objectives
Describe how communication affects team processes and outcomes.
Define effective communication.
Identify communication challenges.
Identify TeamSTEPPS tools and strategies that can improve a team’s communication.
2
Communication
2
C…
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January 01, 2003 - Daily Goals Checklist
Problem statement: Clear communication among health care providers is paramount. Communication failures lead to patient harm, increased length of stay, provider dissatisfaction, and staff turnover. Effective communication is particularly important in the unit if complicated care plans are to be …
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January 01, 2003 - Project Report - Lean Sigma
Guidelines to Prevent
Central Line-Associated
Blood Stream Infections
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Why do I need to
complete this orientation?
Problem
Vascular access device-associated infections increase morbidity, mortality, hospital length of stay, and costs.
Education of health care workers decrea…
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January 01, 2011 - Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections
Fact Sheet
Bottom line
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) result annually in:
· 84,551 to 203,916 preventable infections
· 10,426 to 25,145 preventable deaths
· $1.7 to $21.4 billion avoidable costs
The following interventions decrease the risk …
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September 28, 2016 - Strategies and Tools to Enhance
Performance and Patient Safety
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