Nursing Process Toolkit

Sample score card to present unit based performance improvement indicators.

Sample quarterly score card to display performance improvement results on a quarterly basis.

A risk assessment tool to evaluate processes that require specific training and supervision by a registered nurse.

A risk assessment tool to evaluate the current discharge process in place as it compares to best practices and regulations.

Nurse Burnout compromises patient care and the health of an employee. Burnout is a type of human factor causation that can be associated with many adverse events such as higher mortality rates and medical errors. Getting a handle on nurse burnout and implementing changes to prevent the problem is a focus for highly reliable organizations.

Listen to our podcast to learn more about behaviors that occur with burnout and simple things leaders can do to prevent it from occurring.

A step-by-step checklist for the preceptor to delegate tasks to the preceptee.

The NQF provides information on reporting events that are serious, preventable and harmful to patients, which can assist healthcare organizations in the patient safety performance improvement process.

Medication reconciliation can affect patient safety due to the complexity of the process. This tool provides multiple resources for improving your organization's medication reconciliation process.

Joint Commission provides national patient safety goals each year that are based on emerging patient safety issues that can affect patients in the following areas: ambulatory care, behavioral health, criticial access hospitals, home care, acute care hospitals, laboratories and office-based surgery centers.

A sample tool to record and facilitate ongoing evaluation of a patient’s pain and documentation of pain management.

The VA Center for Patient Safety provides an assessment tool to assist healthcare organizations in conducting an objective assessment of their patient safety processes and program.

Tools and tactics to improve patient satisfaction in your organization.

Provides a step-by-step approach to implementing purposeful hourly rounding.

Provides verbiage that can be given to patients upon their admission to your healthcare organization explaining the bedside shift report process.

Guidelines for the bedside shift report process can increase patient safety and improve quality of care.

Tips to successfully hardwire bedside shift reports in your organization.

A framework for communication between members of the healthcare team during bedside shift report.

This article provides evidence-based practices regarding how bedside shift report improves patient safety.

Guidelines for how to communicate patient information to the physician in a succinct and effective format.

A template for your organization that provides immediate critical patient safety information to accompany patients leaving the unit.

Provides information regarding the need to have a standardized process for handoffs in the PACU patient care area.