Patient Safety Performance Improvement Tools
Measuring processes related to patient safety is important in determing the effectiveness of the processes. This section contains tools that can be used to measure effectiveness of a variety of processes using different methods such as nursing accountability and risk assessment.
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Unit-Based Nursing Scorecard
Sample score card to present unit based performance improvement indicators.
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Quarterly Nursing Scorecard
Sample quarterly score card to display performance improvement results on a quarterly basis.
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Nursing Responsibility Risk Assessment
A risk assessment tool to evaluate processes that require specific training and supervision by a registered nurse.
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Discharge Process Risk Assessment
A risk assessment tool to evaluate the current discharge process in place as it compares to best practices and regulations.
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Nurse Burnout Podcast
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.
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Preceptor Delegation Tool
A step-by-step checklist for the preceptor to delegate tasks to the preceptee.
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AHRQ - Patient Safety Measure Tools and Resources
AHRQ provides multiple patient safety resources for healthcare organizations to utilize for process improvement programs.
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National Quality Forum - Serious Reportable Events
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.
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Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (Match) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
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.
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The Joint Commission - 2020 National Patient Safety Goals
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.
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Pain Assessment and Documentation Tool
A sample tool to record and facilitate ongoing evaluation of a patient’s pain and documentation of pain management.