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Culture of Safety
Culture of Safety
(Mandatory Module)
Objectives:
Upon completion of this module, dialysis facility personnel will be able to:
describe the basic concepts of patient safety in the healthcare environment
identify best practices to prevent safety errors
engage patients and families to enhance their culture of safety
Activities Required for Diamond Status/Measures:
In order to receive Diamond Status, your facility must meet the measures listed below:
100% of entire staff (includes Dietitians, Management, Nurses, Medical Directors, Social Workers, and Technicians), complete the 10-question
Facility Pre-Program Self-Assessment
which should be shared with staff and leadership before in-service training
100% of entire staff (includes Dietitians, Management, Nurses, Medical Directors, Social Workers, and Technicians), participate in in-service training with PowerPoint presentations:
Culture of Safety
Culture of Safety in the Dialysis Unit
Complete online Reporting Form
If you would like to participate with your facility to earn Diamond status, please
click here to register/log-in
so you may access the module tools, resources, and reporting forms.
**THIS MODULE IS ELIGIBLE FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT!**
If your facility completes and submits this module as complete, all nurses who participated with their facility may apply for 1.0 continuing education credit for their participation. In order to receive continuing education credit:
individual participants must complete all module requirements with their facility (including review of PowerPoint presentations and pre-assessment form)
complete a module evaluation with request for continuing education credit
Credit will not be issued until after
your facility
has submitted the module's final step: the
Culture of Safety
Reporting Form, via the
5-Diamond Patient Safety Program
website, and it has been marked as Complete by the 5-Diamond system.*
*If you encounter an issue with obtaining continuing education credit, please verify your facility has submitted the required module Reporting Form and that it has been marked Complete before contacting the National Office.
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