Comprehensive Unit based Patient Safety Program Deepa Jose,RN,CCRN.

Unit Based Patient Safety Program MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center Intensive care unit

What is CUSP? The Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program (CUSP) was designed to improve safety culture and learn from mistakes (two components of a safety scorecard) by integrating safety practices into the daily work of a unit or clinical area

5 steps in CUSP Educate staff on the science of safety training. Staff identify defects. Executive partnership. Begin learning from defect. Implement teamwork tools.

Is it safe for your patient? What is the best way to do it?

1.Preventing Falls 2.Preventing Pressure Ulcers 3.Improve Patient Satisfaction -Hourly Rounding & Prompt Call Bell Response 4.Prevent CAUTIs – REMOVE FOLEY ASAP! 5.Preventing CLABSI – Remove Central Lines ASAP 6.Preventing MRSA & VRE Transmission 7.Preventing Ventilator Associated Pneumonias – Q4 hour mouth care 8.Enhancing Communication – Bedside Reporting, Include Patient in Plan of care, and teach about meds & 9.Improving Hand Hygiene & Isolation compliance 10.Family Meetings by Day 5 for ALL Patients – Palliative Care

Members of the team RNs Multifunctional techs Respiratory therapists Physicians Physician assistants PT & OT. House keeping staff. Unit secretaries

Purpose of the Team Create a multidisciplinary team to identify defects in the delivery of care Identify barriers contributing to defects in the delivery of safe and efficient care Develop strategies to remove barriers and prevent defects in the future Create a “Culture of Safety” through improved peer to peer accountability and interdisciplinary relations Minimize variability in practice to standardize the delivery of care Identify and share best practices

Preventing central line infections Use Procedure Cart for ALL Central Line insertions Complete Central Line Checklist for ALL line insertions Use Maximum Barrier Precautions for Central Line Insertions Pause for a Cause Proper Hand Hygiene Before & After Procedure

CLABSI prevention

Hand Washing Campaign Hand hygiene posters in each room Hand sanitizer wipes on patient meal trays Associates starts wearing the sign Key Focus of ICU CUSP program

Unit activities Monthly patient safety meeting. Leadership safety rounds. Publish data of CLABSI and CAUTI. Staff education about new initiatives and the outcomes of new program.

New central line dressing ICU started using Sobra View ultimate dressing for all central lines. Apply biopatch at insertion site

CHG( Chlorhexidine Gluconate) bath Daily CHG baths to all ICU patients with central line or Foley catheter.

ICU/2T team

CLABSI Data

CAUTI

CLABSI

Falls

HAPU

Future Goals Expand the program to all inpatient units. Get more involved with the Maryland state STOP HAI program. Ongoing staff education and training. Ongoing program evaluation and accurate data collection.