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361. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Safe Medication Administration: Magnesium Sulfate (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/medication/tool_safe-mgso4.docx
     May 30, 2013 - 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

362. What We Learned: Five Key Lessons | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final/clabsifinal4.html
     January 01, 2013 - units in a State that sustained a zero CLABSI rate for the last two reporting periods and degree of unit … engagement determined by the number of recruited and retained hospitals, data submission rates, and unit … States also asked for a focus on the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). … States and unit teams worked to adapt, coordinate, and integrate other improvement techniques and tools … Other States were able to work with their QIO and not compete for hospital unit recruitment.

363. 102-How-Integrate-Cusp-Approach-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/102-how-integrate-cusp-approach-guide.docx
     October 01, 2024 - Slide How to Integrate a CUSP Approach SAY: Welcome to this presentation about the Comprehensive Unit-based … This presentation discusses how to integrate a CUSP approach in your unit practice. … engage all colleagues by asking for their input as to what issues they are most concerned about on the unit … The provider should be closely familiar with unit operations, well respected among peers, and willing … Slide 11 CUSP/Unit Champion SAY: The CUSP champion is the one who leads CUSP.

364. 2018 Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Part I (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/2018hospitalsopsreport.pdf
     March 01, 2018 - , interaction with patients, and tenure in work area/unit) … Teamwork Within Units People support one another in this unit. … (A3) 87% In this unit, people treat each other with respect. … (C1) 61% We are informed about errors that happen in this unit. … (A15) 64% We have patient safety problems in this unit.

365. 2018 Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Part I (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/2018hospitalsopsreport-rev0921.pdf
     March 01, 2018 - , interaction with patients, and tenure in work area/unit) … Teamwork Within Units People support one another in this unit. … (A3) 87% In this unit, people treat each other with respect. … (C1) 61% We are informed about errors that happen in this unit. … (A15) 64% We have patient safety problems in this unit.

366. Making It Work Tip Sheet: Overcoming the Just in Case Mindset (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/just-in-case-mindset.pdf
     April 01, 2022 - Case” Mindset The "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 … infection while the patient is still in the ICU to link the harm to a specific patient versus global unit … It was above the national average for our type of unit. … to link the harm to a specific patient versus global unit data

367. Establishing a Program of In Situ Simulations: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/situ/simulation-slides.html
     July 01, 2023 - Emphasize the primary focus is on how teams communicate and perform as a unit. … Administrative support personnel (unit clerks). Lab and pharmacy staff. … Plan for transportation of simulation equipment to/from unit. … Store equipment in L&D unit, if possible. … Pilot-test program on a small scale prior to widespread unit implementation.

368. Project Report - Lean Sigma
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/engage/engageexec.pptx
     January 01, 2006 - a clinician Willing to learn from, listen to, and work with staff to improve patient safety on the unit … Roles and Responsibilities 7 Encourages transparent communication Establishes clear goals for unit … Considers patient risks and involves frontline personnel in creating ways to mitigate those risks Reviews unit … information In preparation, gather relevant information about the unit for the senior executive During … executive safety rounds, the patient safety team, senior executive, and unit providers should review

369. 058-Nursing-Protocol-Showering-Liquid (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/058-nursing-protocol-showering-liquid.docx
     October 01, 2024 - with known allergies to CHG · Initiate the protocol each time an eligible patient is admitted to the unit … , even if the patient has received the protocol in a prior unit admission or earlier in the hospital … patient, each day— · Have the patient shower with CHG daily, starting on day 1 of admission, for entire unit …   · If patient is readmitted to the unit, restart the protocol. … use any non-CHG soap during their stay. · CHG replaces routine bathing while the patient is in the unit

370. 056-Nursing-Protocol-Bathing-Cloths (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/056-nursing-protocol-bathing-cloths.docx
     October 01, 2024 - Protocol Overview · Daily CHG bathing for duration of unit stay. · Initiate the protocol each time an … eligible patient is admitted to the unit, even if the patient has received the protocol in a prior unit … adult patient, each day— · Bathe patient with CHG daily, starting on day 1 of admission, for entire unit … stay. · If patient is readmitted to the unit, restart the protocol.

371. 057-Nursing-Protocol-Bathing-Liquid (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/057-nursing-protocol-bathing-liquid.docx
     October 01, 2024 - Protocol Overview · Daily CHG bathing for duration of unit stay. · Initiate the protocol each time an … eligible patient is admitted to the unit, even if the patient has received the protocol in a prior unit … adult patient, each day: · Bathe patient with CHG daily, starting on day 1 of admission, for entire unit …   · If patient is readmitted to the unit, restart the protocol.

372. Making It Work Tip Sheet: Partnering With Patients and Families To Prevent CLABSI and CAUTI (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/partnering-patients-family.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 … These patient and family engagement strategies will help your unit establish and sustain these vital … • Consider the patient education materials used most often in your unit. … Promote health literacy by recruiting patients who have been discharged from your unit, and their family

373. University of Missouri Health Care Decreases Pressure Injuries and Saves in Avoidable Costs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/about/uni-missouri-healthcare.html
     February 01, 2024 - with a Braden ≤ 15 were placed on an alternating pressure mattress, and patients in the intensive care unit … 95% adherence to 4E4H across the system and 90% wound scout utilization in the medical intensive care unit … During and after the project, this information was available to unit leaders through a nursing dashboard … Information captured by the SWARM process was tracked on a dashboard that could be filtered by unit. … metrics, such as adherence to 4E4H, turn rates, and appropriate bed utilization, and are available to unit

374. Final Progress Report: Making Ambulatory Procedural Care Safer: STAMP-Based Risk Assessment and Redesign (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/dierks-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - In FY'07, the Gl Endoscopy Unit, which served as our specific focus of risk analysis and modeling ( … Fourth, like other non-OR procedural units, the GI endoscopy unit functions semi- autonomously with … scheduling data for procedural and inpatient units; acuity levels and patient volume in the target unit … a) were felt by the clinical experts to strongly influence overall safety and productivity in the unit … Dierks, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Experiment 2: Tracking Proportion of Time that Unit

375. Appendix P. Interpreting CAUTI Data Trends | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-p.html
     October 01, 2015 - Intensive Care Unit Infographic Poster Appendix M. … 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?

376. Measure Descriptions for Daily Care Processes: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/dailycare-processes-facguide.html
     January 01, 2017 - It includes information about when the patient was intubated, which sedation scale your unit uses, and … It also logs which delirium assessment scale your unit uses and the results of those assessments, the … It is most useful to track all beds in the unit, whether they are filled or not. … Slide 16: Sedation Scale Ask: What sedation scale do you use in your unit? … Say: This question refers to your unit, not to a specific patient in the bed being observed.

377. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/dailycare-processes-facguide.docx
     January 01, 2017 - It includes information about when the patient was intubated, which sedation scale your unit uses, and … It also logs which delirium assessment scale your unit uses and the results of those assessments, the … It is most useful to track all beds in the unit, whether they are filled or not. … Slide 15 Sedation Scale ASK: What sedation scale do you use in your unit? … SAY: This question refers to your unit, not to a specific patient in the bed being observed.

378. Board Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/board-checklist.html
     July 01, 2023 - Set expectation for unit-level culture assessment.     4. … Set the expectation that a senior leader is an active member of each Comprehensive Unit-based Safety … (*"How is the next patient likely to be harmed on my unit? What might we do to prevent that harm?")

379. Improving Patient Experience in Large Organizations webcast - Fishkin (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/ipe-large-org-webcast-fishkin.pdf
     March 24, 2020 - Practice Workflow: Unit Arrival 20 | Copyright © 2020 Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. … Patient Experience Patient arrives on unit Patient sees “Ask 3” Document posted on wall with … contains medication sheet RN reviews “Ask 3” concept and purpose of medication sheet Key Enablers Unit … to team in English and other preferred languages Maternity Care: upon patient arrival in maternity, unit … Case Study: Medication Communication Composite Processes for Quality Improvement Practice Workflow: Unit

380. Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-neonatal/nclabsi4.html
     January 01, 2013 - States and number of units participating in initiative * * One unit is located in Georgia, a State … 6,783 (39.4) Approximately 90 percent of central lines were new (8 percent placed outside the unit … new lines placed Procedures Followed Without Prompt With Prompt Not Done Unit … Team Check-Up Tool The number of unit teams submitting Team Check-Up Tool data per month has varied … burden") and one question showing a drop below baseline levels in the last data collection period ("Unit