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21. Guide: Purpose and Use of CLABSI Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2020 - evidence-based practices and eliminate central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI) in your unit … Johns Hopkins care teams use four-drawer carts, but use what will work best on your unit. … Appendix 5 is a Central Line Insertion Checklist that you can adapt for your unit. … to find opportunities to decrease the number of central lines used on your unit. … The second step is to track unit CLABSI rates over time.

22. Forming a Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program Team: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/forming-cusp-team-fac-guide.html
    February 01, 2017 - Forming a Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program Team: Facilitator Guide AHRQ Safety Program … for Mechanically Ventilated Patients Slide 1: Forming a Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program Team … Slide 11: Team Roles—Unit Manager Say: The unit manager is often either a nurse manager or unit … The unit manager mentors the team to speak up and identify defects. … Third, use unit-level data and staff inputs to drive improvement efforts.

23. Labor and Delivery Unit Safety: Umbilical Cord Prolapse | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2023 - Labor and Delivery Unit Safety: Umbilical Cord Prolapse AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal … The key safety elements are presented within the framework of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program … How to use this tool: Review the key perinatal safety elements with L&D leadership and relevant unit … Unit-established approach to managing and documenting cord prolapse episodes. … Unit-established process for disclosing unintended outcomes.

24. Implementing TeamSTEPPS 3.0 in an Organization or Unit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2024 - Implementing TeamSTEPPS 3.0 in an Organization or Unit The primary users of this Implementation … responsible for implementing and sustaining the use of TeamSTEPPS concepts or tools within an organization or unit … implemented on a smaller scale (e.g., only a small number of TeamSTEPPS tools or only in a specific unit … TeamSTEPPS 3.0 is not a solution to all the problems in an organization or unit.

25. Team Check-up Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2012 - Team Check-up Tool CUSP Toolkit Purpose of the tool: This tool helps assess unit strengths … and opportunities for improving unit processes and upgrading unit safety culture. … Strongly Agree 1 Five randomly selected staff members (e.g., nurses, physicians) from our unit … list at least three interventions that are part of the CUSP project.           2 Unit … 4 Staff in this unit do not believe that is an issue for this unit.        

26. Overview of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program for Application to Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2017 - Overview of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program for Application to Mechanically Ventilated Patients … AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients Slide 1: Overview of the Comprehensive Unit-based … Slide 3: Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Say: We will begin with an overview of … The second step is to use our developing system lenses to identify areas for improvement in the unit … And, they engage actively in breaking down silos within the unit, so that they come to see themselves

27. Learn About the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program for Perinatal Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2023 - Learn About the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program for Perinatal Safety AHRQ Safety Program … Perinatal Care Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care Learn About the Comprehensive Unit-based … Your unit? Would you want to be a patient in the unit where you work? … The first program pillar provides general principles and approaches to fostering unit-based approaches … the understanding that all culture is local, and that work to improve culture must be owned at the unit

28. Rapid Response for Perinatal Safety: Rapid Response Systems | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/rapid-response/tool-rapid-response-systems.html
    July 01, 2023 - The key safety elements are presented within the framework of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program … How to use this tool: Review the key perinatal safety elements with L&D leadership and relevant unit … Unit-established process for disclosing unintended outcomes. … Use the table below to discuss options with your unit leadership and staff. … system and unit staff who function in rapid responder roles.

29. Overview of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program for Application to Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2017 - Overview of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program for Application to Mechanically Ventilated Patients … Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients Overview of the Comprehensive Unit-based … Slide 3: Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program … Engage in breaking down silos within unit. … Unit Manager. Provider Champion. Nurse Champion. Senior Executive. CUSP Coordinator.

30. A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2021 - A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff Resource:  A Unit Guide To Infection

31. Objective Outcomes Data Collection Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2017 -                    Month ___________ Please record the following occurrences for all patients in your unit … typically is collected on a monthly basis for patients receiving mechanical ventilation within the unit … Each patient on mechanical ventilation in this unit during the month will be counted only once each month … Each episode of mechanical ventilation in this unit during the month will be counted once. … A death is counted whether or not the patient was housed in the unit at the time of death.

32. Connecting the Dots: Improving Unit Safety Culture to Stop HAI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - Connecting the Dots: Improving Unit Safety Culture to Stop HAI Slide Presentation Slide 1 … Connecting the Dots: Improving Unit Safety Culture to Stop HAI Katherine J. … level 3 dimensions measure culture at hospital level 2 additional outcome measures at dept/unit … occurs based on risk-taking Nonpunitive Response to Error (U) O=Outcome Measure, U=Unit … Briefs, Huddles, Debriefs; Frontline engagement; 15 , 16 Communication Notebook; Bulletin Board; Unit

33. Safe Medication Administration: Magnesium Sulfate | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2023 - The key elements are presented within the framework of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP … should use this tool: Nurses, physicians, midwives, pharmacists, and other labor and delivery (L&D) unit … How to use this tool: Review the key perinatal safety elements with L&D leadership and unit staff to … determine how the elements will be implemented on your L&D unit. … A sample of how some of these key perinatal safety elements can be incorporated into a unit approach

34. TeamSTEPPS Research/Evidence Base: Intensive Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2023 - Team model: Advocating for the optimal method of care delivery in the intensive care unit.  … Systematic simulation-based team training in a Swedish intensive care unit: a diverse response among … Developing a team performance framework for the intensive care unit.  … Simulation team training for improved teamwork in an intensive care unit.  … Enhancing patient safety in the trauma/surgical intensive care unit. 

35. Culture Checkup Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2023 - 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 … Culture Item Discussion Form Statement to be discussed:   Unit Safety Assessment … How accurately does the unit score reflect your experience on this unit? … Identify at least one actionable idea to improve unit results in this area:   6.

36. Monitoring for Perinatal Safety: Electronic Fetal Monitoring | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2023 - Who should use this tool: Nurses, physicians, midwives, and other labor and delivery (L&D) unit staff … determine how the elements will be implemented on your L&D unit. … Use of unit-established standing nurse orders Category III FHR tracings. … A unit-established process should: Specify patient, nurse, and unit criteria for use of IA. … Unit-established process for disclosing unintended outcomes.

37. Perinatal Safety Strategies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2023 - Toolkit for Improving Perinatal Safety This pillar helps teams use concepts of the Comprehensive Unit-based … Safe Magnesium Sulfate Administration ( Word , 625 KB; Text Version ) General Labor and Delivery Unit … Safety Labor and Delivery Unit Safety: Slide Presentation ( PowerPoint , 1.32 MB; Text Version … ) Labor and Delivery Unit Safety: Facilitator Guide ( Word , 2 MB; PDF , 1.4 MB; Text Version )

38. Safe Medication Administration: Oxytocin | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/medication/tool-safe-oxytocin.html
    July 01, 2023 - The key elements are presented within the framework of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP … How to use this tool: Review the key perinatal safety elements with L&D leadership and unit staff to … determine how elements will be implemented on your L&D unit. … A sample of how some of these key perinatal safety elements can be incorporated into a unit approach … Use unit-established parameters for maternal and fetal monitoring at regular intervals.

39. Staff Safety Assessment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2017 - The purpose of this tool is to tap into frontline knowledge to find risks on your unit that impact patient … All health care providers and administrative staff on the unit should use this tool. … All health care providers on the unit should complete this tool at least twice a year. … you think the next patient in your unit/clinical area will be harmed? … Thank you for helping to improve safety on your unit.

40. Staff Safety Assessment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2012 - Staff Safety Assessment CUSP Toolkit Determine what risks are present in your unit Purpose … into your experience at the front line of patient care to determine what risks are present in your unit … Drop off your completed assessment in the location designated by the unit team. … Name (optional): Job category: Date: Unit: Please describe how you think the next patient in … your unit or clinical area will be harmed.