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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/2021-childhcahps-chartbook.pdf
January 01, 2021 - About Your Child’s Care in the ER
(single-item measure) 84%
Communication with Child
How Well Nurses … Response
Options
Q14 Nurses listened carefully to parent
Q15 Nurses explained things to parent … in a way that was easy to understand
Q16 Nurses treated parent with courtesy and respect
• Never … Options
Q8 Nurses listened carefully to child
Q9 Nurses explained things to child in a way that … was easy to understand
Q10 Nurses encouraged child to ask questions
• Never
• Sometimes
• Usually
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T1-Talking_with_Residents_Final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - These talking points are presented in Q&A format to encourage an open and respectful dialogue
between nurses … care by being informed and sharing
information that they feel is important with their clinicians and nurses … • Doctors, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners often use antibiotics to treat UTIs. … Your doctor will
request that nurses:
– Check on you often to see how much you are drinking
– Take … Before Taking an Antibiotic
• Ask your doctor or a nurse about the benefits and risks.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/questionnaire-overview.pdf
March 20, 2017 - Child Hospital Survey
asks parents/guardians about communication with doctors, communication with
nurses … the following topics:
Communication with Parents:
• Communication between you and your child’s nurses … s medicines
• Keeping you informed about your child’s care
• Privacy when talking with doctors, nurses … listened carefully to parent/[patient]*
Same as Chi ld Version: Short Item 14 2
Nurses explained … listened carefully
to child
-- 8 --
Nurses explained things
to child in a way that
was easy to
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/education-dx-outcomes-7.html
March 01, 2022 - The regulatory implications of engaging registered nurses in diagnosis . … Interprofessional collaborative reasoning by residents and nurses in internal medicine: evidence from … Supporting nurses as essential partners in diagnosis . ImproveDx Newsletter. 2021 Mar;8(2). … Nurses, diagnosis, and diagnostic error . Diagnosis (Berl). 2017;4(4):197-9. … Evidence that nurses need to participate in diagnosis: lessons from malpractice claims .
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/understand/scisafetynotes.docx
June 02, 2025 - The nurses were able to alleviate these hierarchical issues by engaging hospital administration with … The nurses employed charts and an induction registration process, which encouraged unit physicians to … schedule their inductions while providing nurses with an opportunity to stop procedures that did not … This tool provides physicians and nurses with a structured approach to review problems that may have … Executives, physicians, nurse managers, infection preventionists, bedside clinicians, and unit support
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T2-Talking_with_Residents_Family_Members_Final.docx
October 01, 2016 - These talking points are presented in Q&A format to encourage an open and respectful dialogue between nurses … by being informed and sharing information that they feel is important with the homes’ clinicians and nurses … of the urinary system, including urethra, bladder, and kidney.
· Doctors, physician assistants, and nurse … His/her doctor will request that nurses check on him/her often to see how much s/he is drinking, take … His/her doctor will request that nurses check on him/her often to see how he or she is feeling, take
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Maddox_111.pdf
June 18, 2008 - If nurse programming of the infusion device exceeds the pre-established
limits, the system generates … Clinical Practice
During continuous respiratory
monitoring, a nurse responds to
infrequent EtCO2 … A nurse determined that respiratory rate by manual count
was 4 effective breaths/min. … Knowing that
patients will be more comfortable, nurses are more satisfied. … Unfamiliarity may make nurses reluctant to call a physician when the system alarms.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/impact/ahrq-works.pdf
April 01, 2017 - what” and translate it into the “how” by providing
research-backed, practical tools that doctors and nurses … bridge between research and practice
to achieve these goals:
• Keep patients safe
• Help doctors and nurses … 2000, with Congressional support, AHRQ has
invested heavily in patient safety to assist doctors and
nurses … Improve
Quality
AHRQ develops tools for doctors and nurses to
improve safety, quality, and patient … No. 17-M018-EF
April 2017
www.ahrq.gov
Goal: Keep Patients Safe
Goal: Help Doctors and Nurses
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/hospital/about/child_hcaps_measures_909.pdf
May 11, 2016 - Topic: Communication with Parent
• Communication between you and your child’s nurses (composite of … Topic: Communication with Parent
Communication Between You and Your Child’s Nurses
The survey asked … Q15 Nurses explained things to parent in a way that was easy to
understand
Q16 Nurses treated parent … Q8 Nurses listened carefully to child Response Options
• Never
• Sometimes
• Usually
• Always … Q9 Nurses explained things to child in a way that was easy to understand
Q10 Nurses encouraged child
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/engagingfamilies/guide.html
December 01, 2017 - Strategy 3: Nurse Bedside Shift Report supports the safe handoff of care between nurses by involving … the patient and family in the change of shift report for nurses.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/assemble/assemble-team-facilitator-guide.pdf
May 01, 2017 - , anesthetists,
nurse practitioners, and L&D staff
nurses;
• Physicians, including obstetricians,
family … For example, a nurse opinion leader can serve
as the representative for all L&D unit nurses
on the … of the
L&D unit nurses at CUSP team meetings. … The nurse manager supports CUSP activities
by communicating the team’s needs to the
L&D unit nurses … key contact for the
L&D unit nurses, helps empower the unit
nurses throughout the initiative, and integrates
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201904.html
June 01, 2019 - For every labor and delivery patient, the charge nurse and chief resident lead an interdisciplinary team … review that includes nurses, obstetricians, neonatologists, and anesthesiologists on each shift. … The charge nurse initiates huddles with the OB residents, presenting the care management plan with input … from the bedside nurse regarding individual patient issues. … “We include patients when we do bedside handoffs as nurses change shifts.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/dxsafety-issuebriefs.html
July 01, 2025 - Healthcare System: Current State and a Call to Action ( PDF , 2 MB) Reinforcing the Value and Roles of Nurses … in Diagnostic Safety: Pragmatic Recommendations for Nurse Leaders and Educators ( PDF , 1.2 MB) Improved … Accuracy Through Probability-Based Diagnosis ( PDF , 976 KB) Distributed Cognition and the Role of Nurses
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/hospitals/red-toolkit/ptoutcsurvey.docx
June 02, 2025 - DIAGNOSIS
During your hospital stay, the doctors and nurses may have told you the name of your primary … YOUR HOSPITAL STAY
During this hospital stay, how often did nurses treat you with courtesy and respect … 1 Never
2 Sometimes
3 Usually
4 Always
During this hospital stay, how often did nurses listen carefully … 1 Never
2 Sometimes
3 Usually
4 Always
During this hospital stay, how often did nurses explain things … DIAGNOSIS
During your hospital stay, the doctors and nurses may have told you the name of your primary
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/2021-childhcahps-infographic.pdf
January 01, 2021 - High Scoring
Measures
Privacy When
Talking with Doctors,
Nurses, and Other
Providers
89%
of respondents … reported they always had
privacy when discussing their child's care
with doctors. nurses, and other
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/ch/suppl-narrative-items-child-hospital-survey.html
November 01, 2023 - Please describe how doctors, nurses and other hospital staff interacted with your child, and how they … Please describe your own interactions with your child’s doctors, nurses, and other hospital staff, and … How well did the doctors, nurses, and other hospital staff involved in your child's care share information
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urine-culturing.pptx
April 01, 2022 - EHR that require entering indications before ordering culture
Correct specimen collection technique Nurse … EHR that require entering indications before ordering culture
Correct specimen collection technique Nurse … EHR that require entering indications before ordering culture
Correct specimen collection technique Nurse … EHR that require entering indications before ordering culture
Correct specimen collection technique Nurse … Increased cost, non-reimbursement
Target with education, use of peer-to-peer feedback audits
Involve nurse
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-creative-strategies-nembhard.pdf
January 01, 2014 - A Quasi-Experiment Assessing the Six-Months Effects of a Nurse
Care Coordination Program on Patient … innovations implemented:
► Fully integrated Electronic Medical Record
► E-Consults
The New Role for Nurses … program versus centers yet to
implement (6 vs. 6) after 6 months of program use
► Participation: All nurses … For staff experience of teamwork: Sample items from Nembhard & Tucker 2011; Gittell 2001
• Nurses and … Care Coordination
A Central Question
Research Setting: Community Health Centers
The New Role for Nurses
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20150122/2_mark_schuster.pdf
January 22, 2015 - Top-Box %
Keeping you informed about your child’s care 72%
Communication between you & your child’s nurses … s doctors 83%
Communication about your child’s medicines 79%
Privacy when talking with doctors, nurses … Top-Box %
Keeping you informed about your child’s care 72%
Communication between you & your child’s nurses … s doctors 83%
Communication about your child’s medicines 79%
Privacy when talking with doctors, nurses … your child to leave the hospital 80%
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Communication with Child
Measures Top-Box %
How well nurses
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/2023-child-hcahps-infographic.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Privacy When
Talking with Doctors,
Nurses, and Other
Providers
85%
of respondents reported they … always
had privacy when discussing their
child's care with doctors, nurses, and
other providers