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January 01, 2011 - Assign executive to adopt unit 4. Learn from one defect per quarter 5. … and working toward a healthy and rewarding unit culture. … Assign executive to adopt unit
5. Implement teamwork tools
6. … Implementing and validating a comprehensive unit-based safety program. … Senior executive adopt-a-work unit: A model for safety improvement.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/learn/fac-cusp.html
December 01, 2012 - Do you feel comfortable talking about patient safety in your unit? Why or why not? … Information should be shared equally among unit team members. … If executives are unable to see the value of CUSP for the unit or the hospital, unit team members should … Besides unit factors, there are departmental factors. … and the newest additions to the unit team.
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January 01, 2023 - Hansford, BS, CPPS
Patient Safety Manager
Lauren Murray, MSN, RN, CMSRN
Director of Nursing, Med/Surg Unit … Area within the facility where pilot test will be done:
Med/Surg unit-shift to shift
2f. … Meetings, Visua l Mission Board , E-Mail, Private closed unit
facebook page.
3b. … Updates also to Inpatient Service Line and front line staff unit mt
How often progress updates will … Month ly at unit meetings and quarterly at Inpatient Service Line.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/067-dec-staff-sample-adherence-report.docx
October 01, 2024 - Unit name
b. Assigned nurse(s)
c. Date and time of bath (day versus evening versus night shift)
d. … The denominator is the sum total of all unit days for patients eligible for decolonization in the unit … Unit
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Med A
73%
88%
85%
73%
83%
85%
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/tools/ts-tpq-questionnaire.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Staff within my unit share information that
enables timely decision making by the
direct patient care … My unit makes efficient use of resources
(e.g., staff supplies, equipment,
information).
5 … My unit has clearly articulated goals.
7. … My unit operates at a high level of
efficiency. … Staff advocate for patients even when
their opinion conflicts with that of a senior
member of the unit
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/workplace-safety/workplace_safety_pilotstudyreport.pdf
November 01, 2021 - SOPS Workplace Safety Item Results - Average Unit/Work area Rating on
Workplace Safety for Providers … Pilot Study Respondent Characteristics by Unit/Work Area
Unit/Work Area
Respondents
Number Percent … Multiple Units, No Specific Unit 687 10%
Medical/Surgical Units
Combined Medical/Surgical Unit … 434 6%
Medical Unit (Nonsurgical) 135 2%
Surgical Unit 100 1%
Medical/Surgical Units Subtotal 669 … Pilot Study Respondent Characteristics by Unit/Work Area (Continued)
Unit/Work Area
Respondents
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/spread/index.html
July 01, 2018 - organization share, tailor, and implement the components of a process that have worked well at the unit … The other CUSP Toolkit modules focus on quality improvement projects at the unit level, where culture … This module explores how to take the work from the unit level to the organization level. … Work With the Next Unit [2 min., 45 sec.]
Account for Variability [1 min., 53 sec.]
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/nursing/sl-nursing.html
December 01, 2012 - Oversee Unit-Based Operations
Slide 7. … Represent their unit and staff within the hospital. … Oversee unit-based operations (administration):
Financial.
Human Resources. … Regulation and unit-based protocol.
Return to Contents
Slide 6. … Serve as leaders and managers for their unit staff.
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March 01, 2009 - percent of patients suffer a medication error2
On average, every patient admitted to an intensive care unit … RN Collaboration
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8
Goals of CAUTI Project
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To reduce average CAUTI rates in participating unit … Safety Program (CUSP)
Educate staff on science of safety
Identify defects
Assign executive to adopt unit … Safety Teams
Unit Safety Action Plans
Senior Executive Partnerships
Learning from CUSP
29
Culture … A look into the nature and causes of human errors in the intensive care unit.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/dailygoals-rounds-facguide.docx
January 01, 2017 - First, assess the current state of rounds on your unit. … Slide 19
What is the State of Rounds on Your Unit? … SAY:
Describe the structure or the type of unit you have. … How many beds are on your unit? … Slide 20
What is the State of Rounds on Your Unit?
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/action-plan-trip-fac-guide.html
February 01, 2017 - Slide 13: Unit-Based Gap Analysis
Say:
Here, the goal is to determine whether your unit consistently … How often does your unit use a standardized protocol for performing SATs? … unit has in place to assess the presence of delirium in your patients. … Remember, you’re trying to identify if this idea will work on your unit. … Another unit used candy incentives to encourage data collection.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/learn/learn-facilitator-guide.docx
May 01, 2017 - In your unit?
Would you want to be a patient in the unit where you work? … Can you identify examples of human error in your unit or hospital? … Can you identify example of reckless behaviors in your L&D unit or hospital? … , accountability, and safety on their unit. … First, L&D unit leaders can have procedures in place for employees to follow.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-p.xls
June 02, 2025 - Is unit doing daily rounding for removal? … decreasing) Unfavorable (increasing) Revisit staff education re: appropriate HICPAC indications; Is unit … Is unit rounding daily for removal? … Revisit staff education re: appropriate indications; Is unit rounding daily for catheter removal?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/ontimefallspximplsteps.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Most facilities begin with changes in workflow on one unit and then expand
use to all units. … Change Team
The Change Team consists of a Change Team champion, nurse managers from each nursing unit … The team reviews material
for the first report and generates the report for one nursing unit. … Step 11: Pilot All Report/Meeting Strategies on One Unit
The team discusses implementation issues with … Pilot All Report/Meeting Strategies on One
Unit
2nd month
12.
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January 01, 2025 - ’s/Dementia Unit
• Long-Term Care Unit (2.0 only)
• Skilled Nursing Unit (1.0 only)
• Multiple … Safety Composite Measure
Short-Term
Care/
Rehab Unit
Memory
Care Unit
Long-Term
Care Unit … Safety Composite Measure
Short-Term
Care/
Rehab Unit
Memory
Care Unit
Long-Term
Care Unit … Safety Composite Measure
Short-Term
Care/
Rehab Unit
Memory
Care Unit
Long-Term
Care Unit … Stress/Burnout
Short-Term
Care/
Rehab Unit
Memory
Care Unit
Long-Term
Care Unit
(2.0 only
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/2025-nursing-home-workplace-safety-report-appendixes.pdf
January 01, 2025 - ’s/Dementia Unit
• Long-Term Care Unit (2.0 only)
• Skilled Nursing Unit (1.0 only)
• Multiple … Safety Composite Measure
Short-Term
Care/
Rehab Unit
Memory
Care Unit
Long-Term
Care Unit … Safety Composite Measure
Short-Term
Care/
Rehab Unit
Memory
Care Unit
Long-Term
Care Unit … Safety Composite Measure
Short-Term
Care/
Rehab Unit
Memory
Care Unit
Long-Term
Care Unit … Stress/Burnout
Short-Term
Care/
Rehab Unit
Memory
Care Unit
Long-Term
Care Unit
(2.0 only
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/engaging-physicians.pdf
April 01, 2022 - and CAUTI
This “Making It Work” tip sheet provides additional information to help intensive care unit … CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) and improve safety culture
at the unit … improvement processes, and lack of knowledge of broader patient safety initiatives
occurring in the unit … the clinical
nurse specialist/educator meet with them to share patient safety initiatives on the unit … • Regardless of physician arrangement or time spent on the unit, keep unit physicians
informed of
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January 01, 2017 - Slide 12
Unit-Based GAP Analysis
SAY:
Here, the goal is to determine whether your unit consistently … How often does your unit use a standardized protocol for performing SATs? … Slide 13
Unit-Based GAP Analysis
SAY:
Here is an example of how to examine the processes your unit … Remember, you’re trying to identify if this idea will work on your unit. … Another unit used candy incentives to encourage data collection.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/hospital-ve-supp-item-set-08-2022.docx
January 01, 2022 - To Improve Efficiency
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements about your unit … In our unit, we are working to improve patient flow.
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3
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5
9
3. … In our unit, we take steps to reduce patient wait time.
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9
2. … Provides us with reports on our unit performance
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9
3. … I looked at visual displays or graphs to see how well my unit was performing.
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5.
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January 01, 2017 - Unit Gap Analysis. … Unit Gap Analysis. … Unit Gap Analysis. … Unit Gap Analysis. … Unit Gap Analysis.