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141. Sensemaking and Learn From Defects for Perinatal Safety: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/learn-from-defects-fac-guide.html
     July 01, 2023 - teams a structured approach to assessing the patient safety culture on the L&D unit. … Sensemaking is a way for a L&D unit to learn from and prevent mistakes. … As shown on the previous slide, defects can be found everywhere on the L&D unit. … How might the next patient be harmed in our unit? … External causes outside the unit, such as the loss of an electrical supply.

142. Assemble the Team and Engage Leadership for Perinatal Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/assemble-slides.html
     July 01, 2023 - and dependent relationship that exists between each aspect of the unit team. … and dependent relationship that exists between each aspect of the unit team. … and dependent relationship that exists between each aspect of the unit team. … and dependent relationship that exists between each aspect of the unit team. … Encourages unit staff involvement.

143. Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Hospital Survey 2.0: 2022 User Database Report Part I (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2022 - in current unit/work area, and interaction with patients). … Unit/Work Area Number Percent Multiple Units, No Specific Unit 13,731 7% Medical/Surgical Units … Combined Medical/Surgical Unit 14,609 8% Medical Unit (Nonsurgical) 5,963 3% Surgical Unit 7,139 … During busy times, st aff in t his unit help each other. (Item A8) 87%. … There is a problem with disr espectful behavior by those w orking in this unit.

144. Fallspximpl-Handouts (doc file)
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     April 02, 2025 - As you all know, the evening shift on my unit (which is our facility’s dementia care unit) is a very … You know at the unit level or across shifts? … It allows you to find patterns that are different by unit or for a unit over time. … Unit-level analysis is so helpful. … Sally will meet with the nurses on the unit to determine next steps regarding the on-unit huddles.

145. 150-Cusp-Tip-Sheet-Celebrating-Success (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - Program for MRSA Prevention CUSP Tip Sheet: Celebrating Success and Spreading MRSA Prevention Beyond the Unit … success and work toward sustainable changes, spreading the best practices to other areas outside of the unit … Effective leaders and managers should always acknowledge unit teams that achieve safety goals or make … When interventions have been successfully piloted in a unit, it is important to rapidly share the lessons … find opportunities to share successes internally. · Create a visual display of team success on the unit

146. A handoff protocol from the cardiovascular operating room to cardiac ICU is associated with improvements in care beyond the immediate postoperative period. | PSNet
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     December 09, 2020 - standardized handoff protocol for cardiac surgery patients between the operating room and intensive care unit … Systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions for operating room to intensive care unit … August 12, 2020 Standardization of pediatric noncardiac operating room to intensive care unit … Reporting and classification of patient safety events in a cardiothoracic intensive care unit … and cardiothoracic postoperative care unit.

147. Engage the Senior Executive Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/engage/exec-notes.html
     December 01, 2012 - These meetings are a great opportunity to share unit-level data and discuss team-wide unit improvement … unit physicians to join their CUSP teams. … Adaptive work requires unit-wide cultural adjustments. … Unit team members should work together to create new policies for solving unit-wide problems. … While unit teams and unit-level managers can easily meet to discuss potential threats to safety, without

148. New AHRQ SOPS® Workplace Safety Supplemental Items for Hospitals - Zebrak (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/new-sops-workplace-safety-zebrak.pdf
     July 22, 2022 - Positively worded survey item: In this unit, providers and staff use PPE appropriately. … In this unit, providers and staff are provided with the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE … Respiratory is not a patient unit…we were not stocked with the correct PPE...” … In this unit, enough staff are available when needed to help move, transfer, or lift patients. 38 … needs of the unit.

149. How To Measure Pressure Injury Rates and Prevention Practices
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     April 02, 2025 - Rates are probably quite different by patient unit. Focus on trends over time. … , biweekly audits Pilot Unit: ICU 28 Coccyx 42005 42036 42064 42095 42125 42156 42186 42217 42248 … 31 Use of Data Find ways to disseminate the information to key stakeholders and unit staff. … Post monthly rates where all staff can see how the unit is doing. … Unit goal.

150. Staff Roles and Training forYour Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/webinars/webinar3_pu_staffroles.pdf
     January 01, 2014 - • Plan how to orient and monitor temporary staff. 11 Assigning Unit Champions • Number of Unit … • It is best to have long-term Unit Champions and backups. 12 Qualities of Unit Champions • … • Track unit pressure ulcers. … Champions meet with unit staff on all shifts (or just the unit-level improvement team) … Team: Roles and Duties Strategies for Unit Team Roles Assigning Unit Champions Qualities of Unit

151. Connecting the Dots: Improving Unit Safety Culture to Stop HAI (October 8, 2013) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/connecting-dots-transcript.html
     December 01, 2017 - 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.

152. 4. How do we implement best practices in our organization? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu4.html
     October 01, 2014 - What role will the Unit-Based Team play? What role will the Unit Champions play? … staff, and Unit Champion. … Care Team, and the unit staff. … A Unit Champion may be anyone who works on the unit, including nurses (RN, LPN) and nurse aides. … However, as you organize the unit work, you should think beyond the unit in two ways.

153. 009-Antibiotic-Stewardship-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/009-antibiotic-stewardship-guide.docx
     October 01, 2024 - stewardship can impact risk of MRSA colonization and infection · Identify approaches that a hospital unit … unit. … Finally, the unit champions should engage frontline providers on the unit to practice routine, daily … for your unit, stratified by antibiotic class. … Identify unit-based champions for improving antibiotic stewardship. 2.

154. Core CUSP Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/index.html
     August 01, 2019 - Created for clinicians by clinicians, the CUSP toolkit is modular and modifiable to meet individual unit … Each module includes teaching tools and resources to support change at the unit level, presented through … Engaging a senior executive to partner with a unit will bridge the gap between senior management and … 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.

155. 2024 Results for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Workplace Safety Supplemental Items for Hospitals Part I (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/databases/hospital/2024-hospital-workplace-safety-report-ptI.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - /work area • Tenure in current unit/work area • Interaction with patients The appendixes in Part II … The fourth item is an overall unit/work area rating on workplace safety for providers and staff. … No Specific Unit 4,542 8% Medical/Surgical Units Combined Medical/Surgical Unit 3,269 6% Medical … Unit (Nonsurgical) 1,198 2% Surgical Unit 1,874 3% Medical/Surgical Units Subtotal 6,341 11% Patient … (Item WPA2) 93 In this unit, providers and staff use PPE appropriately. (Item WPA3) 88 2.

156. Peterson Regional Medical Center Uses AHRQ's CUSP and Hospital Survey to Advance Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2014 - Regional Medical Center, a 125-bed rural hospital in Kerrville, TX, is using AHRQ's Comprehensive Unit-based … implemented CUSP to improve patient safety and employee communication and teamwork within the intensive care unit … "After we implemented the unit-based safety huddles, we've seen higher positive responses to several … Impact Case Study Identifier: 2014-19 AHRQ Product(s): Comprehensive Unit-based

157. Tools & Resources for Decolonization: Protocols | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/decolonization-protocols.html
     October 01, 2024 - Stewardship Blood Culture Practices and Stewardship Index of Clinical Topics The Comprehensive Unit-based … Unit Protocols for Decolonization Unit protocols will vary depending on whether your unit implements … Protocols for both strategies are offered below: Unit Protocol: Universal MRSA Decolonization (DOCX … , 396 KB) Unit Protocol: Targeted MRSA Decolonization (DOCX, 398 KB) Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG)

158. Perception and Use of a Patient Care Window to Improve Care and Family Engagement | Digital Healthcare Research
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     January 01, 2023 - Record/Electronic Medical Record Care Setting Children's Hospital Intensive Care Unit … Health Care Theme Patient-Centered Care Patient Engagement Pediatric intensive care unit … Providers’ assessment of a novel interactive health information technology in a pediatric intensive care unit … Consumer Health Informatics Provider use of a novel EHR display in the pediatric intensive care unit … Provider use of a novel EHR display in the pediatric intensive care unit.

159. Safe Medication Administration: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/medication/safe-medication-slides.html
     July 01, 2023 - Identify ways to apply key safety elements to unit procedures for medication administration. … Between individuals within the same unit. Have high-reliability teams. … Unit-established process for timely provider notification and response expectations. … Interest and enthusiasm of unit staff for implementing. … Comprehensively review the unit procedures each year to assess the need for updates.

160. Standardized multidisciplinary protocol improves handover of cardiac surgery patients to the intensive care unit. | PSNet
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     July 14, 2010 - Standardized multidisciplinary protocol improves handover of cardiac surgery patients to the intensive care unit … Standardized multidisciplinary protocol improves handover of cardiac surgery patients to the intensive care unit … handoffs when transferring cardiac surgery patients from the operating room to the intensive care unit … Standardized multidisciplinary protocol improves handover of cardiac surgery patients to the intensive care unit … laboratory abnormalities on identifying potentially preventable adverse drug events in the intensive care unit