Ohio Patient Safety Institute

General Safety

Patient ID/Wristbands · OPSI Standardization of Color Wrist Bands Tool Kit Poster PowerPoint Presentation Press Release Template · Dangerous Confusion with Color-coded Wristbands · Oops, sorry, wrong patient! Applying the Joint Commission "two identifier" rule beyond the patient room · Technology in Patient Safety: Using Identification Bands to Reduce Patient Identification Errors · Bar-coding to Enhance Patient Safety	Infection · Impact of Barrier Precautions in Reducing the Transmission of Serious Nosocomial Infections · APIC Statement on Need for Increased Prevention Measures for Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) MRSA - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus · Getting Started Kit: Reduce Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infections, Part of the IHI 5 million lives campaign · Information about MRSA for Healthcare Personnel · Management of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Healthcare Settings, 2006 · Reduce Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infection
Abbreviations · Joint Commission Do Not Use List · Error Prone Abbreviations List · ISMP Campaign to Eliminate Use of Error-Prone Abbreviations
Fall Precautions · National Center for Patient Safety 2004 Falls Toolkit · Guidelines for the Prevention of Falls in Older Persons: American Geriatrics Society · Sentara Health Care Falls Reduction: An Error Management Model · Patient Fall Prevention and Management Protocol with Toileting Program, VAMC Bay Pines · CDC Fall Prevention Activities · Fatal Falls: Lessons for the Future	Skin Integrity · Prevent Pressure Ulcers · Cost Savings through Bedsore Avoidance · National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
	Handwashing · Important Hand Hygiene Tips · CDC An Ounce of Prevention: Hand Washing Campaign to Reduce Infections · Clean Your Hands! UK Clean Your Hands Campaign

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