This assessment will help users access the knowledge at the front lines of patient care to determine what risks are present in the unit. In other implementations of CUSP, senior executive might be the most substantial challenge a team faces. Engaging senior executives who do not have a clinical background is particularly challenging. In these situations the use of a tool like an Opportunity Estimator, which calculates estimated lives lost and dollars spent as the result of CLABSIs, can engage hospital executives with the prospective cost savings that can result from CUSP implementation. An Opportunity Estimator uses data from the total number central-line days, percentage of case fatalities, total number of incidents, and cost per infection to determine the overall savings that can be achieved through CUSP procedures. Encouraging senior executives, particularly those without a clinical background, to shadow a nurse or physician champion can help them to better understand unit challenges firsthand. High staff turnover also poses major challenges to CUSP implementation. High turnover adversely affects the amount and quality of training team members receive. Focused use of the the Science of “Understand Safety” module can provide a necessary primer on the concepts used in CUSP tools and other modules of the toolkit. Nurse empowerment can also be a concern for some teams. In these cases, using role-play exercises during training sessions allows nurses to practice speaking up and helps them to gain confidence in addressing situations with noncompliant physicians. Distributing pocket cards with information on necessary improvement areas, such as unit infection rates, can also provide impetus for them to speak up in situations with other members of the health care team. Slide 17 SAY: There are four learning objectives in the the “Assemble
This assessment will help users access the knowledge at the front lines of patient care to determine what risks are present in the unit. In other implementations of CUSP, senior executive might be the most substantial challenge a team faces. Engaging senior executives who do not have a clinical background is particularly challenging. In these situations the use of a tool like an Opportunity Estimator, which calculates estimated lives lost and dollars spent as the result of CLABSIs, can engage hospital executives with the prospective cost savings that can result from CUSP implementation. An Opportunity Estimator uses data from the total number central-line days, percentage of case fatalities, total number of incidents, and cost per infection to determine the overall savings that can be achieved through CUSP procedures. Encouraging senior executives, particularly those without a clinical background, to shadow a nurse or physician champion can help them to better understand unit challenges firsthand. High staff turnover also poses major challenges to CUSP implementation. High turnover adversely affects the amount and quality of training team members receive. Focused use of the “Understand the Science of Safety” module can provide a necessary primer on the concepts used in CUSP tools and other modules of the toolkit. Nurse empowerment can also be a concern for some teams. In these cases, using role-play exercises during training sessions allows nurses to practice speaking up and helps them to gain confidence in addressing situations with noncompliant physicians. Distributing pocket cards with information on necessary improvement areas, such as unit infection rates, can also provide impetus for them to speak up in situations with other members of the health care team. SAY: There are four learning objectives in the “Assemble the Slide 17