Creating a Culture of Safety

The Creating a Culture of Safety module of the ESRD Toolkit discusses the importance of a comprehensive, unit-based approach to safety and its impact on improving patient care and reducing harm in dialysis centers.

Presentation Slides (PPTX, 20 MB)

Facilitator Notes (ZIP, 41.4 MB)

Videos

• Fostering a Culture of Safety
  This video vignette shows a fictional scenario in which a positive culture of safety overcomes multiple commonly seen barriers to infection prevention in dialysis facilities.
• Undermining a Culture of Safety
  This video vignette shows a fictional scenario of a dialysis center with a culture that endangers patient safety. Staff members can use it to learn from the safety defects portrayed.

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Tools

• Learn From Defects Tool (DOC, 217 KB)
• Staff Safety Assessment (DOC,199.5 KB)
• Safety Issues Worksheet for Senior Executive Partnership (DOC, 208 KB)
• NOTICE Process Checklist (PDF,1.6 MB)