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181. 009-Antibiotic-Stewardship-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/009-antibiotic-stewardship-guide.docx
     October 01, 2024 - stewardship can impact risk of MRSA colonization and infection · Identify approaches that a hospital unit … unit. … Finally, the unit champions should engage frontline providers on the unit to practice routine, daily … for your unit, stratified by antibiotic class. … Identify unit-based champions for improving antibiotic stewardship. 2.

182. Guide to Implementing and Sustaining a Program To Prevent CLABSI and CAUTI in the Intensive Care Unit Setting (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/implementation-guide.pdf
     April 01, 2022 - Guide to Implementing and Sustaining a Program To Prevent CLABSI and CAUTI in the Intensive Care Unit … Guide to Implementing and Sustaining a Program To Prevent CLABSI and CAUTI in the Intensive Care Unit … Setting Overview This guide will help your team navigate resources that enhance previous Comprehensive Unit … designed to help overcome challenges with persistently elevated infection rates in the intensive care unit … The tool can be completed by unit leadership and shared with unit staff after completion or unit staff

183. Decolonization | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/decolonize-patients.html
     October 01, 2024 - Which Type of Decolonization Would Work Best in My Unit? … Universal Decolonization: is a strategy wherein: All patients in a specific hospital unit are treated … nasal decolonization for 5 days and decolonized with CHG bathing daily throughout their stay in the unit … strategy wherein: Only targeted patients at higher risk for MRSA infection in a specific hospital unit … nasal decolonization for 5 days and decolonized with CHG bathing daily throughout their stay in the unit

184. Project Report - Lean Sigma (ppt file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/contentcalls/framework-slides/CUSP-A-Framework-for-Success-Mar-7-2012-508.ppt
     January 01, 2012 - Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP): An Intervention to Learn from Mistakes and Improve Safety Culture … team Executive should meet monthly with unit team Executive should – Review defects Ensure unit … Implementing and validating a comprehensive unit-based safety program. … Senior executive adopt-a-work unit: A model for safety improvement. … , my unit will be successfully utilizing the executive partnership component of CUSP?

185. Project Report - Lean Sigma (ppt file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/contentcalls/nurse_empower-slides/How-CUSP-Enables-Nurse-Empowerment-Nov-15-2011-508.ppt
     January 01, 2011 - Joseph Mercy Heath System Slide * CUSP Components Form a unit CUSP team with executive sponsorship … Measure unit culture Educate staff on science of safety Identify defects using the staff safety assessment … Beginning or mid shift 5-10 minutes Lead by member of unit leadership team * Slide * SICU Huddle … CUSP really is unit based so each unit can design it to meet their needs We had a pot luck dinner, off … the unit, and Peter Pronovost spoke on Science of Safety.

186. AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Training (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/fallspximpl-handouts.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - As you all know, the evening shift on my unit (which is our facility’s dementia care unit) is a very … You know at the unit level or across shifts? … It allows you to find patterns that are different by unit or for a unit over time. … Unit-level analysis is so helpful. … Sally will meet with the nurses on the unit to determine next steps regarding the on-unit huddles.

187. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care Summary Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/sppc-summary_report.pdf
     May 01, 2017 - A toolkit was developed to support L&D unit implementation of these program pillars. … Each unit formed a local implementation team to guide implementation activities. … to create a composite measure of implementation effectiveness for each unit. … and lack of available unit staff time to participate in the interview at the other unit. … Impact on unit patient safety culture.

188. Peterson Regional Medical Center Uses AHRQ's CUSP and Hospital Survey to Advance Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201419.html
     November 01, 2014 - Regional Medical Center, a 125-bed rural hospital in Kerrville, TX, is using AHRQ's Comprehensive Unit-based … implemented CUSP to improve patient safety and employee communication and teamwork within the intensive care unit … "After we implemented the unit-based safety huddles, we've seen higher positive responses to several … Impact Case Study Identifier: 2014-19 AHRQ Product(s): Comprehensive Unit-based

189. 113-Staff-Safety-Assessment (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/113-staff-safety-assessment.docx
     October 01, 2024 - form: This form is designed to tap into your experience to determine what risks are present in your unit … Drop off your completed assessment in the location designated by the unit team. … NAME (optional): _______________________________ DATE: _____________________ UNIT: _________________ … Please describe how you think the next patient in your unit or clinical area will be harmed.

190. Topic (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/guides/sustainability-guideapa.pdf
     January 01, 2009 - My unit feels that senior leadership is committed to our success. … Teamwork has improved at my unit since starting this project. … My unit has an engaged physician champion. … My unit has goals established for CAUTI prevention or reduction. … My unit is committed to maintaining a culture of safety.

191. Topic (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/sustainability-guideapa.pdf
     January 01, 2009 - My unit feels that senior leadership is committed to our success. … Teamwork has improved at my unit since starting this project. … My unit has an engaged physician champion. … My unit has goals established for CAUTI prevention or reduction. … My unit is committed to maintaining a culture of safety.

192. AHRQ Grant Final Progress Report: Improving Patient Safety Through Provider Communication Strategy Enhancements (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/daugherty-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - , acute care unit, and inpatient behavioral health units). … Phase 1 focused on two settings: the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) and an Acute Care Unit (ACU) … Unit, and an Acute Crisis Service (psych ED). … Champion Role Unit-based champions were identified by unit leadership and served as implementation … The degree of leadership support varied from unit to unit and clearly made a difference in the integration

193. Safe Medication Administration: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/medication/safe-medication-slides.html
     July 01, 2023 - Identify ways to apply key safety elements to unit procedures for medication administration. … Between individuals within the same unit. Have high-reliability teams. … Unit-established process for timely provider notification and response expectations. … Interest and enthusiasm of unit staff for implementing. … Comprehensively review the unit procedures each year to assess the need for updates.

194. 2024 Results for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Workplace Safety Supplemental Items for Hospitals Part I (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/databases/hospital/2024-hospital-workplace-safety-report-ptI.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - /work area • Tenure in current unit/work area • Interaction with patients The appendixes in Part II … The fourth item is an overall unit/work area rating on workplace safety for providers and staff. … No Specific Unit 4,542 8% Medical/Surgical Units Combined Medical/Surgical Unit 3,269 6% Medical … Unit (Nonsurgical) 1,198 2% Surgical Unit 1,874 3% Medical/Surgical Units Subtotal 6,341 11% Patient … (Item WPA2) 93 In this unit, providers and staff use PPE appropriately. (Item WPA3) 88 2.

195. Identify Defects Through Sensemaking, Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/identify/notes.html
     December 01, 2012 - Sensemaking is a way for a unit to learn from and prevent mistakes. … How might the next patient be harmed in our unit? … "Because the unit wasn't removed from a prior ED case." "Why?" … "Why wasn't the unit removed from a prior case?" … teams to learn from defects they have identified on their unit

196. AHRQ Hospital Pilot Study Final Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospvaluepilotreport.pdf
     November 01, 2017 - Distribution of Respondents by Unit/Work Area in Hospital Unit/Work Area Pilot Respondents Number … Provides us with reports on our unit performance. 81% 3. … In our unit, we are working to improve patient flow. 79% 3. … Item-Level Average Percent Positive Response by Hospital Primary Unit/Work Area Hospital Primary Unit … Overall Ratings on Value and Efficiency by Hospital Primary Unit/Work Area Hospital Primary Unit/Work

197. AHRQ CVE Pilot Study_Hospital Final Report_11-2-2017 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospitalvaluepilotreport.pdf
     November 01, 2017 - Distribution of Respondents by Unit/Work Area in Hospital Unit/Work Area Pilot Respondents Number … Provides us with reports on our unit performance. 81% 3. … In our unit, we are working to improve patient flow. 79% 3. … Item-Level Average Percent Positive Response by Hospital Primary Unit/Work Area Hospital Primary Unit … Overall Ratings on Value and Efficiency by Hospital Primary Unit/Work Area Hospital Primary Unit/Work

198. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Culture Check-Up Tool (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/supporting/culture-checkup-tool.docx
     May 01, 2017 - Attitudes reflect the norms, values, and beliefs in the unit and, in turn, create the culture. … This tool can be used to target a goal for improvement in unit safety shortly after the initial culture … Remember, attitudes reflect the norms, values, and beliefs in the unit and, in turn, create the culture … How accurately does the unit score reflect your experience on this unit? Share examples. 3. … Identify at least one actionable idea to improve unit results in this area: 6.

199. 059-Nursing-Protocol-Nasal-Mupirocin (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/059-nursing-protocol-nasal-mupirocin.docx
     October 01, 2024 - decolonization strategy to be more effective at reducing Staphylococcus aureus isolates in the intensive care unit … Overview · Five days of twice-daily nasal decolonization during unit stay. · Exclude: · Patients with … Protocol For each patient*, starting on day 1 of unit admission, for a total of 5 days: *The use of … admission, for 5 days or until discharge (if prior to 5 days). · If patient is in the unit for longer … Do this twice a day for 5 days while patient is in the unit. 8.

200. ICU Assessment Response Guide (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/icu-assessment-guide.pdf
     April 01, 2022 - About Your Unit 1. … adapt to the time patients spend in the unit. … Building upon strengths a unit already helps the unit achieve success and encourages staff to move … When was the last safety culture survey in your unit? … Do you have a quality improvement champion(s) for CAUTI within your unit?