Healthcare Safety Toolkit Library

The National Health Service provides information to support the patient in healthy living. There is a complete guide for medications and illnesses. NHS offers an app to assist with appointments, services, prescriptions, and much more.

understand mental illness treatment. It provides resources for treatment and education on featured topics.

National Association of Orthopedic Nurses provides tools and resources, education, event to advance orthopedic care. Visit the site for the latest news updates.

This society focuses on neonatal nurses, patients, and families. It provides industry support, professional development, education, and research to make a difference in neonates' care.

NALPN, National Association of Licensed Practical Nurses, offers nursing advocacy and continuing education to further learning and provide safe care to all patients served.

This website works with experts to share education, advocacy, and patient safety for medical staff services. View the tabs for the many resources available

This section contains information related to regulations and compliance issues that may impact the ED.

The ED plays an important role in an organization's interdisciplinary emergency preparedness plan. Resources in this section are provided to support the ED's unique role in emergency preparedness.

Patient monitoring devices will transmit a high number of alerts each shift and provide a layer of patient safety. However, if ignored or turned off by healthcare providers, this can possibly cause patient safety incidents. Information is provided to ensure healthcare providers are focusing on clinical alarm safety.

It may be difficult for some staff members to understand their role in antibiotic stewardship. These resources can be used to educate staff members on how they can promote antibiotic stewardship through vigilence and patient education.

A job description is a tool that describes, in plain language, the functions and responsibilities of a position. A great leadership idea for reinforcing a commitment to antibiotic stewardship is to add language into the job descriptions incorporating these responsibilities into activities for certain positions. These are a few good examples of language to use in job descriptions to support antibiotic stewardship as a priority at the facility.

Below is a collection of sample policies and procedures that facility administrators may use to effectively implement the Antibiotic Stewardship Program within their clinic or hospital.