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321. Assess Patient Safety Culture Using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/assess-psc-hsop-fac-guide.html
     February 01, 2017 - Say: There are two parts to the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program, or CUSP: the technical work … It is important to capture these unit-specific details in order to best understand the safety culture … in your own unit. … All of those people can participate in HSOPS because they are all part of that unit. … You should allow everybody in your unit to have a voice and participate in this HSOPS survey. 

322. Early-Mobility-Tool (doc file)
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     January 01, 2017 - Events (Up to Three Events) 0 to 25 (see daily codes on next page) RASS/ SAS/ Not Used in Unit … ICU Enter the name of your unit. … However, you may collect and enter this information if it would be of use to your unit. … use on your unit? … I if your unit uses the ICDCS · Circle NU if your unit does not use any of the above methods to assess

323. Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Hospital 1.0 Survey: 2021 User Database Report Part I (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2021 - , interaction with patients, and tenure in work area/unit) … Teamwork Within Units % Agree/Strongly Agree People support one another in this unit. … Teamwork Within Units % Agree/Strongly Agree People support one another in this unit. … (Item A10*) 62% 64% -2% 16% -25% 5% -5% We have patient safety problems in this unit. … ”) and negatively worded items (e.g., “We have patient safety problems in this unit”).

324. 5. How do we measure our pressure ulcer rates and practices? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/put5.html
     October 01, 2014 - , and how many developed a new ulcer while on the unit. … Second, disseminate this information to key stakeholders and to unit staff. … Post monthly rates in places where all staff can see how the unit is doing. … Consider collecting data on pressure ulcers developing after transfer from your unit. … Therefore, they may not be first noticed until after the patient has left your unit.

325. 5. How do we measure our pressure ulcer rates and practices? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/put5.html
     October 01, 2014 - , and how many developed a new ulcer while on the unit. … Second, disseminate this information to key stakeholders and to unit staff. … Post monthly rates in places where all staff can see how the unit is doing. … Consider collecting data on pressure ulcers developing after transfer from your unit. … Therefore, they may not be first noticed until after the patient has left your unit.

326. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Safe Medication Administration
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     May 01, 2017 - Key safety elements Provide a comprehensive starting point for each unit to consider as it establishes … plan of care and perceived risks— between shifts between units between individuals within the same unit … standard parameters at regular intervals Unit-established process for timely provider notification and … Admin. 30 Unit Next Steps Review key safety elements of tool with implementation team, consider any … facility policies or processes, and customize procedures for use within the unit.

327. CUSP Guide for Reducing Ventilator-Associated Events in Mechanically Ventilated Patients (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - Patient safety culture improvement at the unit level is crucial. … • How will the next patient develop a VAE on your unit? … If the senior executive does not have a clinical background, offer a tour of your unit. … Schedule time with your senior executive to discuss unit-specific information. … unit.

328. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Monitoring for Perinatal Safety: Electronic Fetal Monitoring (doc file)
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     May 01, 2017 - 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.

329. Strategy 3: Nurse Bedside Shift Report Implementation Handbook (doc file)
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     August 01, 2010 - Would this be important to include on your unit? … Keep staff aware of bedside shift report by making Tool 2 available throughout the unit. … The three champions created teaching points for each unit. … In spring and summer of 2009, the team visited each unit in the hospital system. … The unit-based council on 3-South shared implementation responsibilities.

330. Appendix 7. Central Venous Catheter-Associated Laboratory-Confirmed Blood Stream Infection Event Report Template for Defect Analysis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2018 - Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections These tools will help your unit … When used with the CUSP (Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program) Toolkit, these tools dramatically reduced … (Check all that apply) [  ] Floor nurse   [ ] Nurse from other unit  [  ] Attending MD  [  ] Resident … date   8 What are compliance rates for “scrubbing the hub” before accessing line on this unit … 16 How did workload/unit activity affect insertion and care of the CVC?  

331. Toolkit for Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI in ICUs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2023 - Toolkit for Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI in ICUs Today’s intensive care unit (ICU) teams understand … By including the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) and other evidence-based practices, this … that explains various resources to support the implementation process of decreasing infections in your unit … can reference the Overcome section multiple times as they work through lowering infections in their unit

332. Module 5: How To Measure Pressure Injury Rates and Prevention Practices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/workshop/slides5.html
     October 01, 2017 - Slide 22: Incidence Calculation Monthly Unit Numbers Example # of patients who … Rates are probably quite different by patient unit. Focus on trends over time. … Slide 28: Annotated Run Chart Example Intervention: Unit education, biweekly audits Pilot Unit … Post monthly rates where all staff can see how the unit is doing. … Unit goal. Trended data. Images: Icon of binoculars. Photograph of a visibility board.

333. Improving Patient Safety Through Provider Communication Strategy Enhancements (pdf file)
     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 - , acute care unit, and inpatient behavioral health units). … • Phase 1 focused on two settings: the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) and the Acute Care Unit … Unit, and an Acute Crisis Service (psych ED). … Unit-based champions were identified by unit leadership and served as implementation “experts,” reinforcing … The degree of leadership support varied from unit to unit and clearly made a difference in the integration

334. Action-Plan-Template (doc file)
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     April 01, 2022 - Unit Action Plan The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) or healthcare-associated infection … The ICU team is encouraged to work together to review various data sources (e.g., intensive care unit … Is this gap something the unit has overcome before?

335. Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide (pdf file)
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     October 18, 2012 - Percent of registered unit by unit type Figure 3. … care unit (n=38) Trauma intensive care unit (n=28) Burn intensive care unit (n=7) Unspecified intensive … =27) Telemetry unit (n=26) Surgery unit (n=25) Rehabilitation unit (n=12) Orthopedics unit (n=9) … Obstetrics unit (n=6) Neurological / neurosurgery unit (n=3) Pre-Op unit (n=2) 49.4% 44.7% 5.9% … Neonatal intensive care unit (n=42) Pediatric intensive care unit (n=38) Pediatrics unit (n=5)

336. Preventing-Cauti-Icu-Setting-Module 4-Speaker-Notes (doc file)
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     September 01, 2015 - modules on how to stop catheter-associated urinary tract infections, or CAUTI, in your intensive care unit … It highlighted the use of unit protocols related to catheter use. … Fight that urge and help your unit maintain its commitment to excellence. … Avoid overuse. · -Observe what happens in your unit and how catheters are used. … . · -Communicate with others from both inside and outside your unit.

337. Module 4: Summary and Next Steps | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 - In addition, you learned about the influence of unit culture on practice change and the importance of … It highlighted the use of unit protocols related to catheter use. … Fight that urge and help your unit maintain its commitment to excellence. … Observe what happens in your unit and how catheters are used. … Communicate with others from both inside and outside your unit.

338. Ceosnrleaderchcklst (doc file)
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     June 02, 2025 - another leader) as an active member of each team to meet with the team(s) on the unit … Create a policy for unit-level accountability. 4. … Support local interpretation based on unit characteristics. 9.

339. Engage the Senior Executive | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2012 - Engaging a senior executive to partner with a unit will bridge the gap between senior management and … providers and will facilitate a system-level perspective on quality and safety challenges that exist at the unit … Establishes clear goals for unit safety. … Reviews unit data with team and works with direct care providers to establish an improvement plan. … information In preparation, gather relevant information about the unit for the senior executive.

340. Puh-Impsteps (doc file)
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     June 02, 2025 - Most facilities begin by implementing one report on one unit. … the Change Team The change team consists of a change team champion, nurse managers from each nursing unit … Step 11: Pilot All Report/Meeting Strategies in One Unit The team discusses implementation issues with … Likely champions for each nursing unit are the nurse managers with backup support by the QI staff, who … assumes the responsibility of ensuring On-Time process improvements are carried out on each nursing unit