Security in Healthcare Toolkit
Guidelines/Recommendations
CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
These clinical practice guidelines have been developed to provide recommendations for prescribing opioid pain medications...
Guidelines/Recommendations
Pressure Ulcer Care Planning Assessment Form
A tool to guide the development of nursing care plans for patients who either have pressure ulcers or are at risk of...
Assessment tools
Safe Patient Handling: A Self-Assessment
This self-assessment tool examines the number and nature of patient handling injuries occurring in your organization.
Checklists
AORN: Duties of Perioperative Team Members in a Fire
Each surgical area should have designated team members with defined responsibilities to fulfill if a fire occurs. This...
Checklists
Surgical Site Infection Top Ten Checklist
Use this checklist to review current or initiate new interventions for SSI prevention in your facility.
Policy Templates
Sample Patient Consent Form
The following sample consent form is for a telemedicine program. A consent form is a detailed explanation of a procedure or...
Policy Templates
Sample 3 Antibiotic Stewardship Policy
A sample organization-wide antibiotic stewardship policy.
Policy Templates
Sample Sepsis Physician Order Set
Sample physician order set for sepsis. These orders are designed according to evidence-based practice and with antibiotic...
Guidelines/Recommendations
Resiliency- Leadership Template
A sample guide for leaders to improve the culture of safety.
Flyer/Sign/Poster
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Parent/Guardian Flyer
A flyer providing information to parents/guardians regarding what will occur during their minor child’s behavioral health...
Guidelines/Recommendations
Preventing Patient Falls: A Systematic Approach from the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare Project
A report provided by The Joint Commission that discusses patient fall occurrences and provides insights into the top...
Guidelines/Recommendations
2019 Joint Commission Medical Staff Update PowerPoint
This 2019 Joint Commission resource provides a description of regulatory requirements as related to Medical Staff processes...