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321. Two More “Es” and How To Spread (Transcript) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2013 - All of the people who are new to your unit need to be trained on this. … You’re going to be working with another unit, perhaps. … is spreading, as well as to the unit that receives the spread. … At Hopkins, not every unit, by far, actually has a CUSP team. … We’ve found that when we’re on the unit trying to have meetings, just the busyness of the unit, and as

322. Chesapeake Regional Healthcare’s Success in Preventing Falls in Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2024 - was reviewed daily by Risk Management, the Nursing Quality Specialist, and the Nurse Manager of the unit … In March 2023, “Fall Free Friday” rounding expanded to include the stepdown unit, and in August 2023, … “Fall Free Friday” rounding expanded to include another medical surgical unit. … Unit-level information is shared during shift change huddles.

323. Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: User's Guide (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2018 - unit and for reminding unit staff to complete the survey. … SECTION A: Your Work Area/Unit In this survey, think of your “unit” as the work area, department, or … Intensive care unit (any type)  m. … 36 SECTION A: Your Work Area/Unit (continued) Think about your hospital work area/unit… Strongly … Unit Assistant/Clerk/Secretary 5.

324. Antibiotic Stewardship | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2024 - Stewardship Blood Culture Practices and Stewardship Index of Clinical Topics The Comprehensive Unit-based … Identify approaches that a hospital unit can implement to improve antibiotic decision making. … Time Out Tool can be used to facilitate a daily time-out for each patient receiving antibiotics on the unit

325. 030-Hand-Hygiene-Webinar-Slides-Notes (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - When deciding the best way to disseminate data, consider the hospital and unit culture. … of compliance below goal, a unit manager develops an improvement plan in partnership with infection … to hospital leadership, who visit the unit to show urgency of the issue and support of the plan. … Departmental and unit based leadership, along with hand hygiene champions, should be responsible for … The accountability model focused on both individual behavior and unit or department level trends.

326. Assemble the Team | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2012 - The Unit-Based CUSP Team . Slide 4. CUSP Team Members . Slide 5. Unit Team Characteristics . … The Unit-Based CUSP Team Understands that patient safety culture is local. … Unit Team Characteristics Ven diagram showing union of CUSP and TeamSTEPPS team characteristics. … Hospital unit and context. Team composition. Task design . Processes Inside team. … Makes rounds and meets monthly with members of health care team on the unit.

327. Paul Tedrick (doc file)
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     October 08, 2013 - and by nurse versus non-nurse within the unit. … Then we want to identify unit-wide areas in need of improvement. … So, the supervisor/manager actions for your unit are below that. … Also, your unit is below teamwork within units. … This gives us a window into what that unit manager - how they function.

328. Implementation Steps and Timeline | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2017 - Most facilities begin by implementing one report on one unit. … 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 … Pilot All Report/Meeting Strategies in One Unit 2nd month 12.

329. TeamSTEPPS: Research/Evidence Base | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2023 - Anesthesiology Crew Resource Management Training Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program Disruptive … Hospital Intensive Care Inter-Professional Education Labor and Delivery Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

330. Appendix L. Intensive Care Unit Infographic Poster | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2015 - Intensive Care Unit Infographic Poster Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Toolkit … Intensive Care Unit Infographic Poster Appendix M.

331. Presentation: Program Overview
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     January 01, 2017 - Ventilated Patients 6 Perceptions of Teamwork RN Labor and Delivery Operating Room Intensive Care Unit … Anesthetist/ Anesthesiologist 48 48 54 59 Physician Labor and Delivery Operating Room Intensive Care Unit … Intensive care unit safety culture and outcomes: a US multicenter study. … People get involved when asked Offer “lead” title, unit reputation, opportunity to present to leadership … Intensive care unit safety culture and outcomes: a US multicenter study.

332. Engaging Senior Executives in Care of Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Facilitator's Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2017 - It can be a challenge for frontline staff and unit-level leaders to recognize all stakeholders. … The team will identify safety-related priorities on the unit and work to solve them. … Before the first ICU tour, share unit-specific information with the executive. … Unit-specific information, such as— Your staff turnover rate. Your VAE rate. … Do not just invite them to come to the unit and walk through the ICU with you.

333. Standing Order Protocol: Nasal Mupirocin (doc file)
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     March 01, 2022 - following is a standing order protocol for implementing nasal decolonization in adult non-intensive care unit … Dispense mupirocin unit dose (blueberry-sized amount) for each nostril onto a new clean swab from multidose … Apply unit dose into each nostril using swab applicator. 4. … pathway may include asking an expert peer champion, a nurse manager or director, or other member of unit

334. Standing Order Protocol: Nasal Mupirocin (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2022 - following is a standing order protocol for implementing nasal decolonization in adult non- intensive care unit … Dispense mupirocin unit dose (blueberry-sized amount) for each nostril onto a new clean swab from multidose … Apply unit dose into each nostril using swab applicator. 4. … With Devices Protocol: Mupirocin 3 champion, a nurse manager or director, or other member of unit

335. 026-Assessing-Evc-Essential-One-Pager (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - Monitoring Program Randomize rooms and high-touch surfaces (HTSs).1 · Randomly select two rooms in a unit … · Two rooms per unit and three HTSs per room are generally sufficient as an accurate assessment of … cleaning. · If the unit is performing poorly, consider increasing the number of rooms and HTSs tested

336. Chapter 3. Developing Change: Designing the Medication Reconciliation Process | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2022 - Your list may look something like: Direct Admission (usually from a doctor's office) → Inpatient Unit … Procedural Area or Ambulatory Surgery Unit (pre-registered, early morning admissions) → Inpatient Unit … Emergency Department → Inpatient Unit. … Triage/Labor and Delivery Unit → Inpatient Obstetrical Unit. … External Transfers (patients transferred from an outside hospital) → Inpatient Unit.

337. Preventing Pressure Injuries in Hospitals
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     June 16, 2017 - Challenges to good practice have been identified at organization and unit levels. … Rounding on unit—be purposeful. Script the rounds. … How will the next patient in this unit be harmed? … How well does teamwork occur on this unit? What doesn’t work well? … units) Unit-Based Team Staff on the unit who provide daily care to patients, which includes skin and

338. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2014 - Change Team The change team consists of a change team champion, nurse managers from each nursing unit … Step 11: Pilot All Reports/Meetings in One Unit The team pilots each report in a designated meeting … Likely champions for each nursing unit are the nurse managers, with backup support by the QI department … from unit downloaded for meeting discussions Facilitator, champion, or unit representative introduces … On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program to the first unit.

339. Module 1: Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 - the indications for an indwelling urinary catheter Identify causes of CAUTI in the intensive care unit … Preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the intensive care unit. … structures of genitourinary tract Anticipated prolonged surgery duration (removed in post-anesthesia care unit … Issues Evidence-based guidelines Socio-adaptive (cultural issues) Staff behavior and unit … Preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the intensive care unit.

340. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits Training | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2017 - Monthly Transfers by Facility or Nursing Unit. Monthly Transfers by Provider. … Admit to unit (e.g., long-term care, subacute, or rehab). … Can be generated to display information at the unit or facility level. … Report Provides counts of hospital and ED visits for the month by unit or by facility. … Facility/Unit Totals.