Security in Healthcare Toolkit
Guidelines/Recommendations
Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention for Healthcare Workers
This document published by the CDC and NIOSH addresses the top 10 slip, trip and fall hazards and also provides tools to...
Policy Templates
Sample 2 Antibiotic Stewardship Policy
A sample organization-wide antibiotic stewardship policy that incorporates a Physician Champion.
Policy Templates
Renal Dosing Protocol
Detailed sample protocol for renal adjustments on specific medications.
Guidelines/Recommendations
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Script for Nursing Staff
A script for nursing staff to help explain the condition of their minor child to parents/guardians.
Policy Templates
Interim Life Safety Measures Policy & Checklist
This resource provides a template for ILSM measures and a checklist for developing a policy and procedure when interim life...
Guidelines/Recommendations
Patient Safety Toolkit: Ambulatory Surgery and Preventing Falls - Institute for Quality Improvement
A quick 2-page guide focusing on how to prevent patient falls in ambulatory surgery. This resource is short, to-the-point...
Guidelines/Recommendations
Dealing with Disruptive Physicians
Disruptive physician behavior negatively impacts patient safety, staff satisfaction and increases the likelihood of medical...
Guidelines/Recommendations
Defer to Expertise- Sentinel Event Alert
Sentinel Event Alert Issue #57 from The Joint Commission discussing culture of safety.
Screening Tools
Human Trafficking Red Flags
A list of the 10 Red Flags of Human Trafficking. This is a great tool, created by the AHA, in a format that can be easily...
Guidelines/Recommendations
ASHP Guidelines on Preventing Medication Errors in Hospitals
Medication errors can occur at any point in the medication delivery system. These guidelines provide the pharmacist with...
Guidelines/Recommendations
University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center: Purposeful Hourly Rounding
Provides a step-by-step approach to implementing purposeful hourly rounding.
Assessment tools
Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS)
An evidence-based, objective sedation scale that can be used to determine a patient’s level of sedation. The scale helps...