Security in Healthcare Toolkit
Checklists
Joint Commission Surgical Site Infection Prevention Checklist
A surgical site infection bundle checklist developed by the Joint Commission.
Guidelines/Recommendations
Telemedicine: Regulatory and Liability Trends
This article sums up the growth of telemedicine. It discusses many of the challenges, liability concerns, licensing and...
Policy Templates
Sample Antibiotic Stewardship Policy
A sample organization-wide antibiotic stewardship policy that includes measures of success.
Policy Templates
Renal Dosing Program
Sample policy that provides clinical directive for renal dose adjustments for adults based on the degree of renal...
Assessment tools
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Brief Suicide Safety Assessment for Pediatric Patients
These guidelines describe what healthcare providers should do when a pediatric patient screens positive for suicide risk.
Evaluation tools
Fire Drill Matrix
This resource provides a log for documenting fire drills conducted throughout the organization on a quarterly and a...
Guidelines/Recommendations
Focus on Fall Prevention
A publication from American Nurse Today in 2015 presents a successful program from the Patient Safety Center at James A....
Evaluation tools
Defer to Expertise- Facility Survey on Patient Safety
Sample culture of safety survey from AHRQ.
Guidelines/Recommendations
Role of the Nurse in Combating Human Trafficking
A publication that provides continuing education on the role of nurses confronted with human trafficking victims.
Guidelines/Recommendations
Readiness Rounds: 9 Approaches to Patient Satisfaction Real Time
Tools and tactics to improve patient satisfaction in your organization.
Checklists
6 Common Areas of Liability Exposure During Credentialing
During the credentialing process, a medical facility may open itself to unwanted positions of liability if certain factors...
Guidelines/Recommendations
Continuous Monitoring of Patient Vital Signs to Reduce Failure-to-Rescue Events
Johns-Hopkins Hospital describes their organization's successful continuous patient monitoring project. The...