- 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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August 07, 2012 - 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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August 07, 2012 - Team Check-up Tool
Purpose of the tool: This tool helps assess unit strengths and opportunities for improving unit processes and upgrading unit safety culture.
Who should use this tool? Health care providers.
Directions: Your team should collectively complete one Team Check-up Tool every month and submit it to the proj…
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August 07, 2012 - Background Quality Improvement Team Information Form
Who should use this tool? Health care providers.
Please indicate people designated as Quality Improvement Team Members. Your team may not have people who serve in all of these roles.
These individuals from are members of the Qual…
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August 07, 2012 - 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:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Identified Issues
Potential/Recommended Solutions
Resources Needed
1.
2…
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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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August 08, 2012 - 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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August 07, 2012 - 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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August 06, 2012 - 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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August 07, 2012 - Checklist Items
Leader Responsible
Date
Initiated
1. Set an organization aim of annually assessing the safety and teamwork climate.
2. Improve the safety and teamwork climate using valid measures.
3. Set expectation for unit-level culture assessment.
4. Require at least a 60 percent participation…
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September 17, 2012 - 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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December 11, 2012 - 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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September 03, 2013 - 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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December 11, 2012 - 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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December 11, 2012 - 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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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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February 01, 2013 - 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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December 12, 2012 - 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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March 01, 2017 - Communication Strategies To Promote Resident Safety
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: CAUTI
Slide 1: Communication Strategies To Promote Resident Safety
Slide 2: Objectives
After participating in the session, attendees will be able to—
I dentify possible barriers to effective communication w…