Healthcare Safety Toolkit Library

Violence in healthcare has escalated over the years and constitutes approximately 74% of workplace violence events reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. It is imperative that organizational leaders develop plans to prevent violence and train staff to identify and de-escalate violent behaviors as well as respond appropriately when an event occurs. This toolkit contains many resources to help facilitate the development of comprehensive violence prevention programs within your organization.

Maternal health encompasses the health of the pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period in women’s healthcare. Healthcare provider’s goals in maternal care are to reduce morbidity and mortality by providing safe, quality services to the mother and her baby. This objective can be accomplished by identifying risks, educating patients and following recommended guidelines of evidence-based practice. This toolkit supplies resources to benefit in the improvement of maternal health.

This is a PowerPoint presentation on the practical use of the Pasero Opioid-Induced Sedation Scale (POSS) as well as when and how to utilize it within the hospital. Healthcare professionals may use this presentation to educate their staff on how to monitor a patient’s response to opioid administration by monitoring their level of sedation. This presentation will help staff understand how to evaluate a patient’s response to opioid pain therapy and when it is safe to administer additional medication to patients.

A patient risk assessment to help determine the level of risk a patient may have for being over-sedated with the use of opioid pain management.

Compiled by the CDC, this toolkit is meant to provide information to healthcare providers, community members, patients and family who deal with the use of opioid prescriptions.

This toolkit contains:

• Facts for the community
• Essential steps for first responders
• Information for prescribers
• Safety recommendations for patients and their family members
• Information about recovering from and preventing opioid overdose

This worksheet is a component of the Guide to Developing and Managing Overdose Prevention and Take-Home Naloxone Projects, produced by Harm Reduction Coalition. This resource provides key elements to consider when developing an overdose response plan for your facility. These considerations include prior opioid overdose events, heightened risk locations within the building, offsite encounters and staff emergency response training.

This worksheet is a component of the Guide to Developing and Managing Overdose Prevention and Take-Home Naloxone Projects, produced by Harm Reduction Coalition. This resource provides guidelines for assembling a proper naloxone take home kit and describes the appropriate educational and instructional materials to include for the recipient.

This worksheet is a component of the Guide to Developing and Managing Overdose Prevention and Take-Home Naloxone Projects, produced by Harm Reduction Coalition. It includes important ways your team can integrate overdose prevention into your current work routine at little to no cost to your program.

Although all of these suggestions may not be relevant to your unique program structure, they are a great starting point to begin brainstorming ways that overdose prevention can fit into your facility’s program.

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.

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.