Emergency Preparedness Toolkit
Opioid Management Toolkit
Guidelines/Recommendations
Hand Hygiene Staff Education Guide
This guide was developed as an educational tool focused on common hospital-acquired infections that exist within healthcare...
Webinar Slides
Preoccupation with Failures- Reliability: Developing a Culture for Patient Safety and Experience
An informative powerpoint presentation from IHI discussing how to develop a culture of safety that supports patient care.
Guidelines/Recommendations
Human Trafficking: Guidebook on Identification, Assessment and Response in the Healthcare Setting
An excellent resource for training staff and developing processes to identify and respond to victims of human trafficking....
Policy Templates
Sample Therapeutic Marijuana Patient Consent
Sample patient consent to treatment with TM. This policy is most applicable to the physician office practice where the...
Assessment tools
Pain Assessment and Documentation Tool
A sample tool to record and facilitate ongoing evaluation of a patient’s pain and documentation of pain management.
Guidelines/Recommendations
Safeguarding Patients with Surveillance Monitoring
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center describes their journey from FMEA through performance improvement in reduction of...
Screening Tools
ICU Severe Sepsis
Screening tool for ICU patients to help staff identify patients who have severe sepsis and prompts actions to take in the...
Flyer/Sign/Poster
OR Fire Prevention Poster
The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) provides quick tips on how to prevent surgical fires in the OR. The...
Checklists
Joint Commission Surgical Site Infection Prevention Checklist
A surgical site infection bundle checklist developed by the Joint Commission.
Assessment tools
Opioid Knowledge Assessment Tool
Healthcare facilities can use this assessment for practitioners who prescribe, dispense and/or administer opioid products....
Assessment tools
Self Risk Assessment of the Physician Office Practice
A risk assessment for the office practice to use to evaluate risks to patient safety. Space is provided for description of...
Guidelines/Recommendations
Massachusetts Nurses Association: Safe Patient Handling Toolkit
A comprehensive guide to safe patient handling from the Massachusetts Nurses Association. The guide addresses many issues...