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www.ahrq.gov/research/publications/search.html?page=2
September 01, 2023 - September 2022
Publication Number: 22-0058
Reinforcing the Value and Roles of Nurses … in Diagnostic Safety: Pragmatic Recommendations for Nurse Leaders and Educators
Diagnostic Safety … Issue Brief #10:
This issue brief describes pragmatic approaches for nurse educators and leaders to … convey the urgent need to improve diagnosis among their nurses and care teams and to guide nurses to
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/videos/09c-serve-mentor/index.html
June 01, 2018 - The Nurse Manager as a Mentor and Coach
CUSP Toolkit
The CUSP toolkit includes training tools … to make care safer by improving the foundation of how your physicians, nurses, and other clinical team … The Nurse Manager as Mentor and Coach [55 sec.]
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/074-dec-patient-instructions-cloth.docx
October 01, 2024 - fingers & toes
· Between and under all skin folds
· Skin areas around all lines, tubes, and drains
Your nurse … The nurses can help with this.
· Avoid using any other soaps or shampoo. … .
· Do not apply any skin or hair products afterward, except those approved by your nurses and doctors
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/section5.html
July 01, 2018 - For example, nurses spent a lot of time searching for equipment and supplies. … ED nurse managers, charge nurses, and staff nurses spent more time planning and implementing strategies … An additional 160 hours (4 hours each for 40 nurses) were spent on the initial training of staff nurses … The team consisted of three physicians, two nurses, two nurse practitioners, a technician, a registration … Also, two nurses attended a train-the-trainer triage course ($16,850).
Large expenditures.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/engagingfamilies/strategy2/index.html
December 01, 2017 - - Brochure that describes four tips for patients to be partner in their care: (1) tell doctors and nurses … about their health, (2) check to see if they understand what doctors and nurses say, (3) ask questions … Communication Training – PowerPoint presentation for communication training that can be co-led by a physician, nurse … , and patient and family advisors, for a group of physicians, nurses, and other professionals … Strategy 1: Working With Patients and Families as Advisors
Strategy 3: Nurse Bedside Shift Report
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-a.html
May 01, 2017 - Facility personnel include: surgeons, physicians, proceduralists, anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists … , anesthesia technicians, nurses, scrub technicians, gastroenterologists, and all others who work in
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/section2.html
July 01, 2018 - For example, a strategy to improve flow within the fast track might require a fast track nurse who understands … physician who had experience teaching ESI and implementing it in other organizations (technical leader), a nurse … educator, and seven additional ED nurses. … For example, nurses in the progressive care, cardiac step-down unit expressed concerns that the tool … The importance of inpatient nurse managers taking a leadership role in championing the tool and addressing
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/mod1sess2.html
October 01, 2014 - Resources
Changes That Matter
It's a challenge for nursing assistants and licensed nurses … nurse. … A more complete assessment, usually starting with assessment by a registered nurse, is needed if a resident … for every one that the registered nurse responds to with a full assessment is probably getting it right … The assessment and recommendation part is mostly for the registered nurse.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T3-Readiness_Assessment_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - could include (but are not limited to) the
director of nursing, assistant director of nursing, charge nurse … Initial training for nurses and
prescribing clinicians may take approximately 30 minutes to 2 hours. … Are there sufficient funds to make copies of materials for nurses, prescribing clinicians,
and, as appropriate … Are there resources for implementing mechanisms to sustain the effort (e.g., staff who
can train new nurses
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T3-Readiness_Assessment_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - could include (but are not limited to) the director of nursing, assistant director of nursing, charge nurse … Initial training for nurses and prescribing clinicians may take approximately 30 minutes to 2 hours. … Are there sufficient funds to make copies of materials for nurses, prescribing clinicians, and, as appropriate … Are there resources for implementing mechanisms to sustain the effort (e.g., staff who can train new nurses
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/ed-catheter-insertions-091013.ppt
January 01, 2010 - John Hospital and Medical Center
Lisa Wolf, PhD, RN, CEN, FAEN
Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) … clarity regarding the acceptable indications for urinary catheter use will help both physicians and nurses … Engage nurses (significant role in UC use).
Engage physicians (significant role in UC use). … Nurses?
Physicians?
Hospitalists?
Intensivists?
Patients? … Saves time for the bedside nurse.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/overviewhandouts2.html
December 01, 2017 - ___ Admitting nurse
_X_ Nursing assistant
___ Wound/skin care nurse
___ Nurse manager
___ Nursing … ___ Unit nurse
_X_ Nursing assistant
___ Wound care nurse
___ Other (specify): ________________ … nurse. … Conducting an accurate skin assessment
Nurses
b. … Effective positioning
Nurses
d. Effective positioning
CNAs
e.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Dingley_14.pdf
February 06, 2008 - On nursing units, huddles typically were led by the
nurse manager, charge nurse, or clinical nurse educator … , individual patient’s nurse, and pastoral care provider. … She won’t be dancing anyway:
A study of surgeons, surgical nurses, and elder
patients. … Nurses and doctors: A problem of
partnership. In: Soothill K, Mackay L, Web C, editors. … The impact of physician-nurse interaction
on patient care.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/016-ss-hand-hygiene-periop.pptx
April 01, 2025 - 11
Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines for Anesthesia Care (2015)15
American Association of Nurse … American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology. … Denver, CO: Association for periOperative Registered Nurses; 2022.
Feng W, Lin S, Huang D, et al. … Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN). 5 New Hand Hygiene Practices to Reduce Infection … Association of perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN).
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/breaking-down-barriers-transcript.html
December 01, 2017 - Now, I understand that many times nurse managers, nurse leaders, they'll report on these CAUTI rates … We had experienced and novice nurses. … Do you allow your nurse techs and nurse aids to insert indwelling catheters? … That was one of our ICU nurses. … We have not turned it back over to the nurse techs at this point.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/breaking-down-barriers-transcript.docx
May 12, 2015 - Now, I understand that many times nurse managers, nurse leaders, they'll report on these CAUTI rates … We had experienced and novice nurses. … Do you allow your nurse techs and nurse aids to insert indwelling catheters? … That was one of our ICU nurses. … We have not turned it back over to the nurse techs at this point.
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/distributed-cognition-er-nurses6.html
August 01, 2022 - Distributed Cognition and the Role of Nurses in Diagnostic Safety in the Emergency Department
References … Previous Page
Table of Contents
Distributed Cognition and the Role of Nurses in … The hidden lives of nurses’ cognitive artifacts. … Factors influencing physician responsiveness to nurse-initiated communication: a qualitative study. … Ten best practices for improving emergency medicine provider–nurse communication.
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit2-11.html
November 01, 2014 - Team leader: Nurse leader from neurology unit.
Process owner: Information systems coordinator. … Four nurses.
Information systems coordinator.
One IT/IS.
One surgeon.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/2024-child-hcahps-chartbook.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Privacy When Talking
with Doctors, Nurses,
and Other Providers
87%
of respondents reported they … always
had privacy when discussing their
child's care with doctors, nurses, and
other providers … * How Well Doctors / Nurses Communicate With Your Child was not asked if the child was not able to … How Well Doctors / Nurses Communicate With Your Child was not asked if the child was not able to talk … with nurses and doctors about his
or her care.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/identify/alt-text.html
March 01, 2013 - Nurse interrupts transfusion
Nurse sees that unit is A positive
Root Causes
Temp nurse … unclear about procedure
Temp nurses need help
Other nurses on sick-out
A Causal Tree shows … The transfusing nurse didn't check the blood type on the hanging unit because the nurse was busy and … The temp nurses needed help.
Other nurses were on sick-out. … unclear about procedure
Transfusing nurse busy and distracted
Both nurses from outside the agency