Healthcare Safety Toolkit Library

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care is an institution for quality improvement. It offers benchmarking studies and data reporting, toolkits on patient safety and disease management, recognizes exemplary care, and coordinates with national organizations.

Public Safety Services shares Louisiana State Police data for public access to report suspicious activity, access to the sex offender registry, training, and public affairs. This site also includes numerous contact information, hotlines, documents, education, and other resources on hazardous materials and explosives.

The Louisiana State Legislature provides a searchable site on Louisiana laws and access to bills and sessions through legislative committees. The accessible content involves revised statutes, codes, rules, orders, Louisiana register, and reports.

The forum for the Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners includes assistance for its members through a nurse portal, licensure information, and scope of practice, forms, disciplinary response, education, and resources.

The goal of the Louisiana State Board of Nursing is to promote regulations effectively, maintain patient safety in response to nursing care, define roles of registered nurses, and advance practice registered nurses. This can be achieved through the many avenues available for users: education, licensure, practice discipline, complaints, monitoring, and the Recovery Nurse Program.

The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners is responsible for the licensing, regulations, and protecting the rights and privileges of physicians and allied health professions. These are addressed for both practitioners and the consumer. Laws, rules, news, minutes, and many resources can be found on the link.

Healthcare organizations should take the possiblity of an active shooter event occuring in their facility very seriously. These resources provide key tactics on managing violent and disruptive behavior as a risk reduction process.

Active shooter training is vital for all staff in a healthcare organization as they are the eyes and ears of the facility. These resources help ensure staff are trained and prepared to address violent/aggressive behavior/situations.