Healthcare Safety Toolkit Library

Quick reference badge card to help remind staff of the timeliness of the sepsis bundle interventions.

An AHRQ Guide to improving patient flow and ED overcrowding in hospitals. This guide is a performance improvement tool to direct you through the organization of your team, identification of strategies and implementing change to improve patient safety.

A document from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) describing the process of handoff using this standardized tool, including a Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation (SBAR) tool.

Discharging a patient from the emergency department at a hospital is a complex process that has many challenges. This risk assessment makes sure all the processes are met to prevent readmissions or adverse events after discharge.

A statement from the Louisiana State Board of Nursing addressing the scope of practice in nursing regarding the practice of administering medication and monitoring patients during the levels of intravenous procedural/conscious sedation.

A presentation addressing the most recent guidelines in anesthesia administration as set forth by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

It is essential to understand a security program. These resources help build and sustain a security program in healthcare. Sources delve further into risk considerations of law enforcement's presence in the emergency room and guidance to infant abductions.

Although it is healthcare's goal to maintain a safe environment at all times, violence remains a significant concern today. It is vital to implement processes to prevent workplace violence. Security practices can include an array of methods. The following documents provide best practices and alternative approaches that may be applied when handling violent encounters.

Reducing the risk of encountering an active shooter situation is important to any business, especially healthcare. These resources provide tools on how to plan what to do in the event of an active shooter/violent situation.

Acitve shooter events are increasing more and more across the U.S. and the experts have developed tools to help the lay person identify a potential active shooter as a risk reduction strategy.