Healthcare Safety Toolkit Library

A sample policy on workplace violence prevention that can be used as a guide in developing your own organizational policy. This sample is brief and to-the-point, making it easy for staff to understand.

Here are recommendations from the CDC for providing quality family planning services. It involves methods for the development process of this program. Included are services for contraception, pregnancy, STDs and preventative health. A continuing education link is also accessible.

The Joint Commission Quick Safety memo attached is on proactive prevention of maternal death from maternal hemorrhage. It identifies risk factors for blood loss and introduces strategies and safety action considerations to reduce morbidity and mortality.

An article provided to discuss the development of the Apgar Score. It describes limitations affiliated with scoring and the benefits it offers with resuscitation. The document states the score is a poor prediction for the future outcome of an infant. It is deemed as a standardized assessment tool for newborns.

A literature review pertaining to immediate and sustained skin-to-skin contact, which focuses on healthy full-term newborns. It suggests recommendations, including the allowed timing of these sessions. It concentrates on safety measures consisting of appropriate training of staff to provide this service. Massage therapy is not recommended due to insufficient data to support any recommendations.

The Louisiana Department of Health and The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services introduce The Louisiana Substance Use in Pregnancy Toolkit. This toolkit focuses on pregnant women with substance abuse disorders. Its goal is early identification, referral to treatment, and engagement by mothers and babies at risk for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. It assists with screening, interventions, techniques, documentation and much more.

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.