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Last Reviewed: October 3, 2022
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homeSafety Culture in Healthcare Settings
  • Training Informationplus icon
    • Introduction
  • Module 1: Safety Cultureplus icon
    • Why a Culture of Safety is Important
    • The Sociotechnical Model
    • Definition Examples of Safety Culture and Overlap with Safety Climate
    • Key Attributes and Joint Benefits of Safety Culture
    • Common Features of Positive Healthcare Worker Safety Culture
    • General Measurable Elements of a Safety Culture
    • Tools to Measure Safety Culture and Climate
    • A Snapshot of Safety Culture in U.S. Hospitals
    • References
    • Quiz 1
  • Module 2: Work-Related Risks and Hazardsplus icon
    • Biological Hazardsplus icon
      • Chain of Infection Components
      • Risk Factors of Biological Agents and Unsafe Practices
    • Chemical Hazards
    • Enviromechanical Hazards
    • Physical Hazards
    • Psychosocial Hazards
    • Hazard Assessment/Determination
    • Case Study
    • References
    • Quiz 2
  • Module 3: Prevention and Control of Work-Related Injury and Illnessplus icon
    • Hierarchy of Controls
    • Elimination: Physically Remove the Hazard
    • Substitution and Engineering Controls
    • Administrative Controls: Change the Way People Work
    • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Protect the Worker with PPE
    • Donning and Doffing PPE: Proper Wearing, Removal, and Disposal
    • References
    • Quiz 3
  • Module 4: Leadership and Safe Work Environmentsplus icon
    • Commitment to Workplace Safety as High Priority and Through Role Modeling
    • Policies and Procedures and Safe Patient Handling
    • Hazard Analysis and Safe Staffing Workloads
    • State-of-the-Art Training and Handling Patients
    • Engage Healthcare Worker Champions and Observe Work
    • Transparency, Training, and Staff Safety Rounds
    • References
    • Quiz 4
  • Module 5: Legal-Ethical Considerations to Promote Safe Working Conditionsplus icon
    • The Occupational Safety and Health Act and OSHA Standards
    • OSHA Healthcare Standards
    • OSHA Hazard Communication Standard and OSHA Guidelines
    • What Workers Can Do
    • Ethics and Healthcare Worker Exposure Considerations
    • Ethical Principles
    • References
    • Quiz 5
  • Safety Culture in Healthcare Settings: Resources

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