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81. 053-Dec-Guide-Readiness (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/053-dec-guide-readiness.docx
    October 01, 2024 - more than 2 days after unit admission through 2 days after unit discharge. … admission through 2 days after unit discharge. … stay through 2 days after unit discharge, if the patient remains hospitalized. … with a positive blood culture during their unit stay, divided by the total number of unit patient-days … the unit, if shorter than 5 days)

82. Transitioning to the SOPS™ Hospital Survey Version 2.0: What’s Different and What To Expect, Part II: Appendixes (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2019 - (A2) 52% 49% 3% Added “In this unit” Staff in this unit work longer hours than is best for patient … (C2) 83% 75% 8% Added “In this unit” When staff in this unit see someone with more authority doing … (Question 2) Multiple Units, No specific unit 1 Many different hospital units, No specific unit … Medical/Surgical Units 2 Combined Medical/Surgical Unit 3 Medical Unit (Non-Surgical) 4 Surgical … (C2) 83% 75% 8% +/- 2% [6% to 10%] Added “In this unit” When staff in this unit see someone

83. Conducting a Morning Briefing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2012 - and relevant information to promote effective communication before patient rounds in the inpatient unit … Staff within the inpatient unit. … Do you believe patients will be transferred out of the unit today?   … Are there any patients having problems on the unit?     III.

84. Monitoring for Perinatal Safety: Electronic Fetal Monitoring: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/safe-electronic-fac-guide.html
    July 01, 2023 - A unit-established process could specify patient, nurse, and unit criteria for use of intermittent auscultation—for … Finally, unit staff should disclose any unintended outcomes related to EFM use using unit policy for … Slide 18: Unit Next Steps Say: The next steps for your unit include the following: Decide whether … Interest and enthusiasm of unit staff for implementing. … Support implementation of Key Safety Elements through— Unit policies and procedures.

85. Re-engineering Postnatal Unit Care and the Transition Home to Reduce Perinatal Morbidity and Mortality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2025 - Re-engineering Postnatal Unit Care and the Transition Home to Reduce Perinatal Morbidity and Mortality … processes and procedures for maternal-infant dyadic evaluation and management during the postnatal unit … Evaluation of patient access to Spanish-language–concordant care on a postpartum unit . … Implications for the physical design of the postnatal care unit from a targeted analysis of issues with … Final Report: Re-Engineering Postnatal Unit Care and the Transition Home to Reduce Perinatal Morbidity

86. Guide to Implementing and Sustaining a Program To Prevent CLABSI and CAUTI in the Intensive Care Unit Setting (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2022 - Guide to Implementing and Sustaining a Program To Prevent CLABSI and CAUTI in the Intensive Care Unit … Guide to Implementing and Sustaining a Program To Prevent CLABSI and CAUTI in the Intensive Care Unit … Setting Overview This guide will help your team navigate resources that enhance previous Comprehensive Unit … designed to help overcome challenges with persistently elevated infection rates in the intensive care unit … The tool can be completed by unit leadership and shared with unit staff after completion or unit staff

87. Understand the Science of Safety for Perinatal Safety: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/understand-sci-fac-guide.html
    July 01, 2023 - providers will provide a higher quality of patient-centered care on the labor and delivery, or L&D, unit … In another example from a team working on a L&D unit, hierarchy issues plagued the unit, disrupting the … abilities of the unit nurses and doctors to work together effectively. … How did the team implement independent checks in its unit? … programs will contribute greatly to the success of the CUSP in the L&D unit.

88. CUSP Toolkit, The Role of the Nurse Manager, Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2012 - Oversee Unit-Based Operations Slide 7. … Nurse managers lead their unit staff in preventing patient harm in their unit, empowering nurses to be … Ask: How does the nurse manager on your unit maintain unit-based operations? … They work closely within their unit to inspire, motivate, and engage administrators, unit staff, and … the unit team

89. 050-Dec-Implementation-Notes (doc file)
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    October 01, 2024 - Type of Decolonization Would Work Best in My Unit? … Select and adapt the protocols for your unit. … and to provide feedback to unit personnel. … your patient but also the other patients on the unit. … These reports are promptly shared with each unit via the unit champions.

90. ICU Assessment (doc file)
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    April 01, 2022 - O O O Is alcohol-based waterless product stocked in your unit? … O O O Are antiseptic soap and water stocked in your unit? … O O O Is chlorhexidine antiseptic stocked in your unit? … O O O Are central line dressing change kits stocked in your unit? … insertion and/or maintenance products stocked and used in your unit?

91. ChristianaCare Used AHRQ Resources to Reduce Blood Infections, Expedite Stroke Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2020 - Care Search All Impact Case Studies July 2020 ChristianaCare used AHRQ's Comprehensive Unit-based … This can influence future decisions on actions at the unit and system level. … composite for which we consistently see our highest scores demonstrating success, especially at the unit … Impact Case Study Identifier: 2020-04 AHRQ Product(s): Comprehensive Unit-based

92. Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Hospital Survey 2.0: 2024 User Database Report Part I (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2024 - Respondents Unit/Work Area Number Percent Multiple Units, No Specific Unit 22,461 8% Medical/Surgical … Units Combined Medical/Surgical Unit 22,076 8% Medical Unit (Non-Surgical) 6,101 2% Surgical Unit … Teamwork In this unit, we work together as an effective team. … (Item A1) 86 During busy times, staff in this unit help each other. … (Item A3*) 50 This unit relies too much on temporary, float, or PRN staff.

93. Module on How To Apply CUSP for Mechanically Ventilated Patients | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - for Mechanically Ventilated Patients This module demonstrates how to apply the Comprehensive Unit-based … Overview of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program for Application to Mechanically Ventilated Patients … HTML Version of Slide Presentation ; Facilitator Guide - Word , 2.58 MB) Forming a Comprehensive Unit-based

94. Monthly Team Checkup Tool for MRSA Prevention (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2024 - questions related to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) prevention with respect to your unit … Question 1 [Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Only]. …  The unit does not currently have a senior executive for the MRSA Prevention Program. … In the past month, how many people permanently left the CUSP team, unit, or organization? … In the past month, how many people joined the CUSP team, unit, or organization? Question 17.

95. Assemble the Team, Facilitator Notes | 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 . … initiative at the unit level … Having a strong unit team in place will help your unit reduce clinical errors, improve patient outcomes … Depending on the unit type and staff composition, the engagement of unit team members may need to be … Emphasizing unit team members’ involvement in improving the unit lends not only to the success of the

96. Rapid Response for Perinatal Safety: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/rapid-response/rapid-response-fac-guide.html
    July 01, 2023 - Identify ways to apply key safety elements to your unit procedures for rapid response to urgent maternity … The key safety elements provide a comprehensive starting point for each unit to consider as it establishes … Likewise, a unit must be ready to disclose any unintended outcomes. … Interest and enthusiasm of unit staff and administration for implementing. … Support implementation of unit systems: Staff training/communication. Simulation.

97. Tools & Resources for Decolonization | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2024 - Which Type of Decolonization Would Work Best in My Unit? … Universal Decolonization: is a strategy wherein: All patients in a specific hospital unit are treated … nasal decolonization for 5 days and decolonized with CHG bathing daily throughout their stay in the unit … strategy wherein: Only targeted patients at higher risk for MRSA infection in a specific hospital unit … Tools & Resources for Decolonization: Protocols This section provides sample unit and nursing protocols

98. Nursing Practice Guide (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2022 - practice with peer group • Multidisciplinary approach to problem- solving: project/QI champions, unit … leadership, infection prevention, executive leadership, and physicians • Unit leadership reviews … customized unit adherence data at regular intervals • Facility leadership reviews customized … unit- specific adherence data for all participating units at regular intervals • Utilize creative … is accurate and timely: • Process to identify patients with devices • Patient arrival to unit

99. Nursing Practice Guide (doc file)
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    March 01, 2022 - discuss practice with peer group Multidisciplinary approach to problem-solving: project/QI champions, unit … leadership, infection prevention, executive leadership, and physicians Unit leadership reviews customized … unit adherence data at regular intervals Facility leadership reviews customized unit-specific adherence … address and escalate patient refusals Refusals are escalated via standard pathway to charge nurse, unit … practice patterns and timely followup Patient outlier concerns and documentation questions sent to unit

100. Playbook for Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI in the ICU Setting | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2025 - Playbook for Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI in the ICU Setting The playbook helps your intensive care unit … (ICU) understand how to integrate the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) and the tiered