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.

The CDC website shares NIOSH's personal protective tracker app. The app allows users to track inventory and consumption of stock. It provides a spreadsheet to review all applicable data.

Adan Hospital department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Management provides algorithms in managing patients with COVID-19.

This checklist includes tips to improve patient care in the event of another outbreak. The following areas are identified as a need to review to improve: what we learned from experience, mental support, clarity to guidelines, modifications of current practices, up-to-date policies, sufficient PPE, questions, testing, visitor restrictions, and supplier agreements.

CMS reiterates infection control requirements, policies, and procedures for infection control and prevention of Coivd-19 for all programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) organizations. Guidelines offer practice strategies, remind organizations of detection, triage, isolation, exposures, and monitoring of patients to mitigate the risk of spread of infection of Coronavirus.

The ISDA prioritized diagnostic testing in hopes of expanding testing. Recommendations are provided for patients in ICU, non-ICU, and outpatients. This article also provided available tests and limitations with Coronavirus.

An article provided by the Louisiana Broadcasting system on how to talk to your kids about Coronavirus. It discusses tips on facts, how to stay safe, and simple steps to prevent infections from promoting healthy habits.

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.