This unit-based program guided and funded by AHRQ in conjunction with NORC at the University of Chicago and the Johns Hopkins University will help improve teamwork, communication, and the ...

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The AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Workplace Safety Supplemental Items for nursing homes were designed for use with the core SOPS Nursing Home Survey to help nursing homes assess the ...

The Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) is a systematic method to evaluate and compare the understandability and actionability of patient education materials. It is designed as a guide ...

Note: Resources on this page were used in testing the Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families. The materials were ...

AHRQ's tools and research to ensure safe and seamless transitions of patients from one care setting to another, reducing preventable adverse events, drug-related errors, and other problems.

Contents Overview The Purpose of This Guide The Problem The Solution Frameworks for Change and Improvement The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program Table 1. Culture Change Model Comparison Planning ...

The hospitals involved in the 2-year AHRQ pilot initiative encountered a variety of barriers. They identified innovative and inspiring solutions to overcome these obstacles and decrease pressure ...

The Patient and Family Engagement module of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (or CUSP) Toolkit focuses on an important topic: Making sure patients and their family members understand what ...

Purpose of the tool: This tool describes the key perinatal safety elements with examples for the safe administration of magnesium sulfate during labor. The key elements are presented within the ...

The purpose of urinary catheterization is to facilitate urinary drainage when medically necessary. Urinary catheters should be evaluated every day for need and removed promptly when no longer ...

This module will provide an overview of the interventions required for early mobility in mechanically ventilated patients and ways to establish and sustain a nurse-driven early mobility protocol.