Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volume 32, Number 3, March 2006

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Features: Methods, Tools, and Strategies

A Web-based Tool for the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP)
pp. 119-129(11)
Authors: Pronovost, Peter J.; King, Jay; Holzmueller, Christine G.; Sawyer, Melinda; Bivens, Shauna; Michael, Michelle; Haig, Kathy; Paine, Lori; Moore, Dana; Miller, Marlene

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Features: Performance Improvement

Actions and Implementation Strategies to Reduce Suicidal Events in the Veterans Health Administration
pp. 130-141(12)
Authors: Mills, Peter D.; Neily, Julia; Luan, Diana; Osborne, Andrea; Howard, Kierston

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Features: Timeliness and Efficiency

Sustained Improvement for Specialty Clinic Access
pp. 142-151(10)
Authors: Hankinson, Mary Therese; Faraone, Donna; Blumenfrucht, Marvin

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Features: Evidence-Based Medicine

When Implementation Fails: The Case of a Nursing Guideline for Fall Prevention
pp. 152-160(9)
Authors: van der Helm, Jelle; Goossens, Astrid; Bossuyt, Patrick

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Features: Failure Mode and Effects Analysis

Using Failure Mode and Effects Analysis for Safe Administration of Chemotherapy to Hospitalized Children with Cancer
pp. 161-166(6)
Authors: Robinson, Deborah L.; Heigham, Melissa; Clark, Jeanenne

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National Patient Safety Goals

SBAR: A Shared Mental Model for Improving Communication Between Clinicians
pp. 167-175(9)
Authors: Haig, Kathleen M.; Sutton, Staci; Whittington, John

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