Healthcare Safety Toolkit Library

An evidence-based, objective sedation scale that can be used to determine a patient’s level of sedation. The scale helps you rank patients from combative through non-arousable states.

Sample policy and dosing guidelines for pain management in the pediatric population developed by Children’s Minnesota using the WHO Guidelines as a reference. This sample addresses the use of opioids, non-opioid medications and alternative therapy treatment based on the level of pain in a pediatric patient.

The Institute of Medicine has defined an ADE as an “injury resulting from medical intervention related to a drug.” It’s estimated that one-third of all adverse hospital events are related to ADEs, resulting in almost two million hospital visits annually. Each year, serious adverse events, including fatalities, occur due specifically to the misuse of intravenously administered opioids in hospitals.

This letter from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) outlines the requirements for hospital medication administration, particularly IV medications and post-operative care of patients receiving intravenous opioids.

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 offers key points to consider and address when engaging with medical professionals and discussing an opioid management program for their hospital or clinic.

Healthcare facilities can use this assessment for practitioners who prescribe, dispense, and/or administer opioid products. The assessment tool addresses selection, dosing and patient monitoring when using opioid products. This tool was developed by the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Medical Society.

Aggregating and analyzing the results of practitioner assessments can help healthcare facilities identify opportunities for improvement and aid in the development of targeted, high-leverage strategies to improve the safe use of opioids.

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.

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.

Prioritizing our Healthcare Workers: The importance of Addressing the Intersection of Workplace Violence and Mental Health and Wellbeing