Healthcare Safety Toolkit Library

An article from American Nurses Association that discusses safety protocols that are of the utmost importance to the culture of safety.

The Patient Safety Movement is an organization committed to zero harm by disseminating actionable evidence-based practices that organizations can implement. They provide blueprints with step-by-step guidance on numerous conditions in patient care.

A companion document to the Safer Together: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety. The implementation guide is an overview of the aims, recommendations, and suggested tactics for implementing the recommendations for each of the foundational areas of the National Action Plan; and carefully curated organizational case examples, selected resources, and additional reading to support implementation efforts.

This toolkit highlights four general strategic areas for interventions that are the most impactful in targeting MRSA and SSI prevention.

The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Modified for Adolescents (PHQ-9-M) is a self-report tool used to assess the presence and severity of depressive symptoms in teenagers.

A guide on compromised credential material. It includes elements that help recognize risks and strategies to mitigate these risks.

Creating an organizational culture of safety is a daunting task that requires patience, persistence and consistency. This section provides a collection of resources to help guide the organization in creating an environment committed to a Just Culture.

Education is crucial to ensure safe medication practices. The following resources provide patient and staff education materials.

Healthcare professionals may be one of the first professionals to come in contact with a potential human trafficking victim when they seek medical treatment. Women and girls are the most common victims of human trafficking and it is important for healthcare providers to have the skills and resources available to assess and address potential victims as it may be the last chance a victim has to be identified and get help. These resources provide the healthcare provider with tools to assess and identify victims.

Healthcare providers treat many different types of patients and it is important to be able to screen and identify potential signs of a human trafficking victim. These resources provide tips on diagnosing human trafficking victims.

Coding the medical record when a human trafficking victim is treated in a healthcare faciltiy is an important part of performance improvement. Proper coding of human trafficking can help reveal trends in occurrence and aid in development of support services and new programs aimed at prevention.

Once a human trafficking victim has been identified and treated in a healthcare facility, it is imperative to notify the victim of the national human trafficking hotline and provide appropriate resources.