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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/frontline-cases-studies.pdf
May 01, 2015 - champion,
staff nurses, the L&D nurse manager, QI coordinators, an obstetrician/gynecologist physician … care teams—the obstetrics and gynecology providers, the
in-house anesthesiologists, the certified registered … nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), and the L&D
nurses. … The
rapid response nurse then alerts the charge nurse in the operating room. … Training all unit nurses first.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/communication-facilitator-guide.docx
June 01, 2021 - The wound care nurse and a nurse from the unit work together to assess a resident’s wounds, change the … The nurse says, “I’m the nurse for Mrs. N, a resident on ward B. … Using her SBAR tool, the nurses states:
“Hi Dr. K, I am calling about one of the residents. … This nurse usually works only on the weekends. … No one knew anything about her concerns—they were not passed along by the nurses or by the covering provider
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/131-ss-swiss-cheese.pptx
April 01, 2025 - protocol for decolonization3
Pre-op checklist did not indicate if nasal decolonization was used; pre-op nurse … | Surgical Services
The Swiss Cheese Model
System Failure Consequences
A study by Tucker found that nurses … encounter almost one system failure every hour (6.5 per 8-hour shift), effectively removing 1 in every 15 nurses … from patient care duties just to deal with the failures each day.4,5
Another study found that nurses … The impact of operational failures on hospital nurses and their patients.
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/mutual/tools/index.html
June 01, 2023 - Long-term care
Have an experienced registered nurse offer to administer routine medications for a less … experienced registered nurse who is behind in their care because of a patient whose condition was deteriorating
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/assemble/team-notes.html
December 01, 2012 - This individual will:
Be a frontline provider—a staff nurse, nurse manager, nurse educator, or physician … For example, the nurse opinion leader can serve as the representative for all unit nurses on the CUSP … of the unit nurses at CUSP team meetings … The nurse manager supports CUSP activities by communicating the CUSP team’s needs to the unit nurses. … contact for the unit nurses and helps empower the unit nurses throughout the initiative.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/clabsi-event-reporting_revised.docx
April 01, 2022 - (Check all that apply)
☐ Unit nurse ☐ Nurse from other unit ☐ Attending physician ☐ Resident … (Patient, nurses, certified nursing assistants, family) __________________
Were bath basins used for … " or an elevated patient–nurse ratio is associated with CLABSI in ICUs where nurses are managing patients … Because of real need, it may not be feasible to avoid using pool nurses at times. … The association of registered nurse staffing levels and patient outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/medicaidmgmt/mm5.html
October 01, 2014 - In Oklahoma's Health Management Program, a registered nurse performing in-person care management may … To assist the nurses, the State also employs a disease management specialist nurse, whose maximum caseload … In addition to call center staff, Texas' vendor employs 11 community-based nurses to deliver in-person … Caseloads vary by care manager.>
Although nurses often deliver care management interventions, some … The in-person visits with nurse care managers helped program staff to understand issues the nurse care
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/reports.html
November 01, 2017 - Care plan meetings
Charge nurse/nurse manager and CNAs. … CNA Shift Change Report
Nurse managers or charge nurses. … restorative nurse. … Users and Potential Uses
The primary users of this report are nursing leadership, direct care nurses … , restorative nurse.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapd.html
April 01, 2018 - ASC
Appointment is scheduled
Unsure who schedules appointment, but it is not ASC nurses … Nurses do not make call to cancel. … Patient follows pre-surgery shower instructions
Nurses lament that with outpatient they cannot … Pre-op nurse give report to circulating nurse and circulating nurse has to make sure paperwork complete … Nurse, anesthetist, operating room nurse take the patient back.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/facil-guide/preventing-cauti-icu-setting-module2-speaker-notes.html
February 01, 2023 - The nurse and transporter need to take the patient to radiology for a followup study. … Nurse: “You know that we’ve been trying to decrease our CAUTI rates here, right? … Nurse: “Not exactly. … Nurse: “Yes, you’re correct.”
Transporter: “OK, I got it. Anything else?” … Next, the nurse empties the urinary catheter bag.
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/workforce-financing/case-example-3.html
July 01, 2019 - warfarin); a provider's office; and two pods where unit coordinators, medical assistants (MAs), and registered … nurses (RNs) sit. … practitioner; RN=registered nurse; PA=physician assistant; MA=medical assistant; SW=social worker; MTM … One to two nurses who triage calls received by the pod. … MA=medical assistant; RN=registered nurse; MD=medical doctor; PA=physician assistant; NP=nurse practitioner
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/morningbriefing.doc
June 02, 2025 - Purpose of tool: This tool provides a structured approach to help physicians and nurses identify the … · Physicians who conduct patient rounds.
· Charge nurses and nurse managers who make patient assignments … How to use this tool: Complete this tool by meeting with the charge nurse daily before starting patient … availability or problems
Outside patient testing or transportation needs
Physician or nurse
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/2-preventablehospitalandedvisits-samplerpts_3.pdf
November 30, 2013 - Users and Potential Uses
The primary users of this report are the facility leadership, direct care nurses … , nurse
managers or charge nurses, MDS* nurse, quality
improvement (QI) nurse, infection control nurse … ADON, nurse manager, wound nurse, dietitian,
Rehab director, medical director or wound physician, nurse … Users and Potential Uses
The primary users of this report are the facility leadership, direct care nurses … , nurse
managers or charge nurses, MDS* nurse, quality
improvement (QI) nurse, infection control nurse
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202501.html
June 01, 2025 - Rachel Smith, B.S.N., R.N., nephrology unit educator, explained, “The nurses had not all been following … Using a nurse-driven protocol to verify C. diff in patients with symptoms, the nephrology unit launched … In addition to the regular work done by the environmental services staff, every Sunday the unit’s nurses … Badge buddies” with C. diff control protocols attached to all staff badges to empower the use of the nurse-driven … Using the nurse-driven protocol and implementing infection prevention interventions have protected and
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/observation-slides.html
June 01, 2017 - Key:
ID: Identity
DOB: Date of birth
CRNA: Certified registered nurse anesthetist
IVATB: Intravenous … antibiotics
MD: Doctor of medicine
RN: Registered nurse
ST: Surgery tech
Slide 5: Example of a
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/oleary-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - leader, and a research nurse. … Though the median teamwork climate
score was higher for nurses, hospitalist physicians, and nurse assistants … The improved ratings of teamwork climate
were mainly driven by improved ratings among nurses. … Operating room teamwork among
physicians and nurses: teamwork in the eye of the beholder. … Discrepant attitudes about teamwork among
critical care nurses and physicians. Crit Care Med.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/news-and-events/events/webinars/chsp-webinar-slides-011221.pdf
January 12, 2021 - included in the Compendium
⁄ Counts of:
- Physicians
- Primary care physicians
- Medical groups
- Nurse … practitioners and physician
assistants in different practice site types
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Percentage of nurse … in consolidation:
- Nurse practitioners and physician assistants employed in hospitals are much more … ⁄ There is not a clear relationship between nurse practitioners
and physician assistants in systems … practitioners and physician assistants employed in health systems, by state
Nurse practitioners and
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/cauti-icu/facil-guide/mod2-slides.html
February 01, 2023 - Setting the Stage
ICU patient has a urinary catheter because of recent extensive urological surgery
Nurse … followup study
Transporter grabs the urinary catheter bag and places the bag on patient’s abdomen
Nurse … Slide 6
Answer
Nurse and transporter talk outside the patient’s room
Slide 7
Back in … the Patient's Room
Nurse uses the securement device
Nurse empties the urinary catheter bag … Slide 8
Moving the Patient
Nurse and transporter move the patient from the bed to the cart
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resetguide.html
July 01, 2020 - Nurse and physician leaders commonly operate in silos, limiting their ability to address challenges collaboratively … Healthcare Research and Quality and in collaboration with the Society of Hospital Medicine and the American Nurses … Unit Nurse-Physician Co-Leadership.
Enhanced Interprofessional Rounds.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy2/Strat2_Tool_2_ComTipsBroch_508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - about your health
• Make sure your health care team is aware
of any concerns
• Tell a doctor or nurse … if they notice a
change in your condition
• Find a nurse when help is needed urgently
Tell us who … After your doctor or nurse tells you
something, try saying, “Let’s make sure I have
this right” and … It is
helpful to write down what the doctors and
nurses tell you. … If you are worried about taking
any medicine for any reason, tell your doctor or
nurse before you take