Nursing best practices.

by | Oct 9, 2024 | Nursing

Using Google Sites, assemble an online resource tool kit containing at least 12 annotated resources that you consider critical to the success of your safety improvement initiative. These resources should enable nurses and others to implement and maintain the safety improvement you have developed.
It is recommended that you focus on the 3 or 4 most critical categories or themes with respect to your safety improvement initiative. For example, for an initiative that concerns improving workplace safety for practitioners, you might choose broad themes such as general organizational safety and quality best practices; environmental safety and quality risks; individual strategies to improve personal and team safety; and process best practices for reporting and improving environmental safety issues.
Following the recommended scheme, you would collect 3 resources on average for each of the 4 categories focusing on a specific patient safety issue. Each resource listing should include the following:
• An APA-formatted citation of the resource with a working link.
• A description of the information, skills, or tools provided by the resource.
• A brief explanation of how the resource can help nurses better understand or implement the safety improvement initiative pertaining to a specific patient safety issue.
• A description of how nurses can use this resource and when its use may be appropriate.
Remember that you must make your site “public” so that your faculty can access it. Check out the Google Sites resources for more information.
Here is an example entry:
• Merret, A., Thomas, P., Stephens, A., Moghabghab, R., & Gruneir, M. (2011). A collaborative approach to fall prevention. Canadian Nurse, 107(8), 24–29.
o This article presents the Geriatric Emergency Management-Falls Intervention Team (GEM-FIT) project. It shows how a collaborative nurse lead project can be implemented and used to improve collaboration and interdisciplinary teamwork, as well as improve the delivery of health care services. This resource is likely more useful to nurses as a resource for strategies and models for assembling and participating in an interdisciplinary team than for specific fall-prevention strategies. It is suggested that this resource be reviewed prior to creating an interdisciplinary team for a collaborative project in a health care setting.
Additionally, be sure that your plan addresses the following, which corresponds to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Please study the scoring guide carefully so you understand what is needed for a distinguished score.
• Identify necessary resources to support the implementation and continued sustainability of a safety improvement initiative pertaining to a specific patient safety issue.
• Analyze the usefulness of resources to the role group responsible for implementing quality and safety improvements focusing on a specific patient safety issue.
• Analyze the value of resources to reduce patient safety risk related to a specific patient safety issue.
• Present reasons and relevant situations for use of resource tool kit by its target audience.

Safety Improvement Initiative: Reducing Medication Errors

Resource Toolkit

Category 1: General Organizational Safety and Quality Best Practices

  1. Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI): https://www.ihi.org/

    • Description: Provides resources, tools, and frameworks for improving healthcare quality and safety.
    • Usefulness: Offers guidance on implementing quality improvement initiatives and addressing common healthcare challenges.
    • Use: Nurses can use IHI resources to learn about best practices in patient safety and quality improvement, and to find tools and templates for implementing initiatives.

Safety Improvement Initiative: Reducing Medication Errors

Resource Toolkit

Category 1: General Organizational Safety and Quality Best Practices

  1. Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI): https://www.ihi.org/

    • Description: Provides resources, tools, and frameworks for improving healthcare quality and safety.
    • Usefulness: Offers guidance on implementing quality improvement initiatives and addressing common healthcare challenges.
    • Use: Nurses can use IHI resources to learn about best practices in patient safety and quality improvement, and to find tools and templates for implementing initiatives.
  1. Joint Commission: https://www.jointcommission.org/
    • Description: A nonprofit organization that accredits healthcare organizations and sets standards for quality and safety.
    • Usefulness: Provides accreditation standards, education programs, and resources for improving patient safety.
    • Use: Nurses can use Joint Commission resources to learn about accreditation standards and best practices for preventing medical errors.
  1. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): https://www.ahrq.gov/
    • Description: A federal agency that conducts and supports research on healthcare quality, effectiveness, and safety.
    • Usefulness: Provides evidence-based resources and tools for improving patient safety.
    • Use: Nurses can use AHRQ resources to find evidence-based practices for preventing medication errors and other patient safety issues.

Category 2: Environmental Safety and Quality Risks

  1. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP): https://home.ecri.org/pages/ismp
    • Description: A nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing medication errors.
    • Usefulness: Provides resources and tools for preventing medication errors, including checklists, guidelines, and educational materials.
    • Use: Nurses can use ISMP resources to learn about best practices for medication safety and to identify potential risks in their workplace.
  1. The National Patient Safety Foundation: https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-patient-safety-foundation
    • Description: A nonprofit organization dedicated to improving patient safety.
    • Usefulness: Provides resources, tools, and education programs for healthcare professionals.
    • Use: Nurses can use NPSF resources to learn about patient safety issues and best practices for prevention.
  1. The World Health Organization (WHO): https://www.who.int/about
    • Description: A specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.
    • Usefulness: Provides guidance on a wide range of health issues, including patient safety.
    • Use: Nurses can use WHO resources to learn about global trends in patient safety and best practices for improving care.

Category 3: Individual Strategies to Improve Personal and Team Safety

  1. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN): https://www.ncsbn.org/
    • Description: A non-profit organization that represents state boards of nursing.
    • Usefulness: Provides resources and information for nurses, including information on continuing education and professional development.
    • Use: Nurses can use NCSBN resources to learn about best practices for professional development and to stay up-to-date on current trends in nursing.
  1. The American Nurses Association (ANA): https://www.nursingworld.org/
    • Description: A professional organization representing nurses in the United States.
    • Usefulness: Provides resources, advocacy, and support for nurses.
    • Use: Nurses can use ANA resources to learn about best practices in nursing, advocate for their profession, and connect with other nurses.
  1. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI): (See previous listing)

Category 4: Process Best Practices for Reporting and Improving Environmental Safety Issues

  1. The Joint Commission: (See previous listing)
  2. The National Patient Safety Foundation: (See previous listing)
  3. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): (See previous listing)

By utilizing these resources, nurses can gain a better understanding of patient safety issues and implement effective strategies to improve patient care.

 

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