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February 27 2013 20130227

Account for Variability

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Accountability

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Daily Goals

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Debrief on Accountability

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Develop a Plan of Action

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Encourage Professional Development of Staff

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Factors That Affect Spread

February 26 2013 20130226

How Will You Know Risk is Reduced?

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Identify Your Unit’s Safety Issues

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Identifying Contributing Factors

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Identifying and Ranking Defects

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Improve Teamwork and Communication

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Oversee Unit-Based Operations

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Peer to Peer Coaching

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Safety is a Property of the System

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Spread

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The Nurse Manager as a Mentor and Coach

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The Role of the Nurse Manager

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Understand Just Culture

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What Happened?

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What Will You Do to Reduce the Risk of Recurrence?

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Learn From Defects

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Principles of Safe Design Apply to Technical and Teamwork

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Teams Make Wise Decisions With Diverse and Independent Input

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Standardize When You Can

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Understand the Science of Safety

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Building Your CUSP Team

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Engage the Senior Executive

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Introduction

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The 4 E's

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What is CUSP?

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Background Quality Improvement Team Information Form
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Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report
Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide
Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal CLABSI Prevention
Engage the Senior Executive
Engage the Senior Executive Facilitator Notes
How To Learn More About CUSP With the CUSP Toolkit
Identify Defects Through Sensemaking
Identify Defects Through Sensemaking, Facilitator Notes
Implement Teamwork and Communication
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Learn About CUSP
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Shore Health System
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Understand the Science of Safety
Understand the Science of Safety:
What Do These Stories Tell Us?
What is CUSP?

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April 11 2013 20130411

About This Guide

April 11 2013 20130411

How To Learn More About CUSP With the CUSP Toolkit

April 11 2013 20130411

NorthCrest Medical Center

April 11 2013 20130411

Peterson Regional Medical Center

April 11 2013 20130411

Saint Joseph Mercy Health System-Ann Arbor

April 11 2013 20130411

Shore Health System

April 11 2013 20130411

Stories of Success: Using CUSP To Improve Safety

April 11 2013 20130411

What Do These Stories Tell Us?

April 11 2013 20130411

What is CUSP?

January 24 2013 20130124

Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report

January 24 2013 20130124

Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal CLABSI Prevention

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Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide

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Intensive Care Units for Newborns in Nine States See Sharp Drop in Bloodstream Infections

May 9 2011 20110509

ICUs in Michigan Sustain Zero Blood Stream Infections for Up to 2 Years

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