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These curated resources reflect best practices across the country from government agencies, national societies, national and state associations, and leading medical universities for ADE, CAUTI, CLABSI, Injury from Falls and Immobility, OB Adverse Events, Pressure Ulcers, SSI, VAE, VTE and Antibiotic Stewardship.

Adverse Drug Events (ADE)

Resource	Source	Year
ADE Change Packet	Health Research and Educational Trust	2014
Anticoagulant Toolkit: Reducing Adverse Drug Events	Purdue University PharmaTAP	2008
Diabetes A to Z	HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital	2016
Opioid Overdose Toolkit	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration	2014
Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices	Institute for Safe Medication Practices	2014-2015
The Glycemic Control Implementation Guide	Society of Hospital Medicine	2008
The Michigan Opioid Safety Score: A Patient Safety and Nurse Empowerment Tool	Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing	2015

Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI)

Resource	Source	Year
ANA CAUTI Prevention Tool	American Nurses Association	N/A
Assessment of Appropriateness of Antibiotics for CAUTI	American Hospital Association - Physician Forum	2014
Catheter Out Website	University of Michigan	NA
CDC - CAUTI Resources Webpage	Center for Disease Control	2015
Eliminate CAUTI Checklist	Health Research and Educational Trust	2014
Guide to the Elimination of CAUTI	Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology	2008
HICPAC Guidelines	Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee	2009
How to Guide - CAUTI Prevention	Institute for Healthcare Improvement	2011
Implementation Guide	MHA Keystone	2015
Implementing Nurse Driven Protocols to Reduce CAUTI	The Joint Commission	2013
MHA Keystone CAUTI Collaborative	MHA Keystone	2015
Patient and Family Education	MHA Keystone	2015
Strategies to Reduce CAUTI Video Series	VHA, Inc.	2014-2015

Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI)

Resource	Source	Year
CDC CLABSI Definitions and FAQs	Center for Disease Control	2015
CLABSI Change Packet	Health Research and Educational Trust	2014
CLABSI Toolkit	The Joint Commission	NA
Eliminate CLABSI Checklist	Health Research and Educational Trust	2014
HICPAC Checklist	Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee	2011
HICPAC Guidelines	Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee	2011
Tools for Reducing CLABSI	Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality	2014

Injuries from Falls and Immobility

Resource	Source	Year
Best Practices for Falls Reduction: A Practical Guide	Special Supplement to American Nurse Today	2012
Falls with Injury Change Package - Preventing Harm From Falls	Health Research and Educational Trust	2014
Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care	Agency for Healthcare Quality	2013
Targeted Solutions Tool for Preventing Falls	The Joint Commission	2016

Obstetrical (OB) Adverse Events

Resource	Source	Year
Eliminate OB Harm	Health Research and Educational Trust	2014
OB Harm Change Packet	Health Research and Educational Trust	2014
Preeclampsia Toolkit	California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative	2013

Pressure Ulcers

Resource	Source	Year
Developing a cost-effective pressure-ulcer prevention program in an acute-care setting	Wound Care Advisor	2013
Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers (HAPU) Change Package: Preventing Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers	Health Research and Educational Trust	2014
Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals - A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care	Agency for Healthcare Quality	2014

Surgical Site Infections (SSI)

Resource	Source	Year
HICPAC Guideline	Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee	1999
SSI Change Packet	Health Research and Educational Trust	2014
SSI Prevention Best Practice Summary	Johns Hopkins Medicine	2012
Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Acute Care Hospitals - available for purchase	Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America	2008

Ventilator-Associated Events (VAE)

Resource	Source	Year
CDC VAE Calculator	Center for Disease Control	2015
CDC VAE Manual	Center for Disease Control	2015
VAE Change Packet	Health Research and Educational Trust	2014
Facility Site Review	FHN	2016

Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)

Resource	Source	Year
VTE Change Packet	Health Research and Educational Trust	2014
VTE Prevention Implementation Guide	Society for Hospital Medicine	NA

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