Assessment tools
Emergency Department Brief Behavioral Health Risk Assessment Tool
This tool assists our members in identifying potential risks in the emergency room setting related to behavioral health...
Checklists
Article: Bedside Shift Report Improves Patient Safety and Nurse Accountability
This article provides evidence-based practices regarding how bedside shift report improves patient safety.
Guidelines/Recommendations
SBAR Communication Tool
Guidelines for how to communicate patient information to the physician in a succinct and effective format.
Policy Templates
Patient Ticket to Ride
A template for your organization that provides immediate critical patient safety information to accompany patients leaving...
Guidelines/Recommendations
Handoffs in the Postoperative Anesthesia Care Unit: Use of a Checklist for Transfer of Care
Provides information regarding the need to have a standardized process for handoffs in the PACU patient care area.
Guidelines/Recommendations
The AAMI Foundation 2015 Opioid Compendium
The AAMI Foundation, with the support of key industry partners and other patient safety organizations, has launched a...
Guidelines/Recommendations
TJC Enhances Pain Assessment and Management Requirements
From the Joint Commission Perspectives Newsletter comes the announcement of new and revised pain assessment and management...
Assessment tools
Organization Assessment for Safe Opioid Practices
The proactive assessment of safety practices, especially those involving opioid use, can provide hospitals with valuable...
Policy Templates
Patient Agreement Forms for Pain Treatment
In this resource, you will find two sample patient agreement forms that can be used with patients who are beginning...
Guidelines/Recommendations
San Diego Patient Controlled Analgesia Guidelines Toolkit
These guidelines were developed by the San Diego Patient Safety Task Force to provide acute care clinical leaders with...
Guidelines/Recommendations
Safeguarding Patients with Surveillance Monitoring
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center describes their journey from FMEA through performance improvement in reduction of...
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...
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Workplace Violence Symposium
Our annual symposium is designed to strengthen your knowledge of workplace violence in healthcare organizations.
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Workers' Compensation Symposium
Our annual symposium offers the latest on trends and changes in the healthcare workers’ compensation industry.
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