The DoD Patient Safety Program offers patient safety education materials including badge cards, brochures, posters and more. Patient safety materials are available only to Army, Navy, Air Force and National Capital Region facilities within the Military Health System. For additional information about requesting patient safety educational materials, please see Frequently Asked Questions.
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Badge Cards
NPSG (Ambulatory) NPSG(Hospital) SBAR
Quick reference of The Joint Quick reference of The Joint The Situation-Background-Assessment-
Commission’s patient safety goals Commission’s patient safety goals Recommendation (SBAR) badge card for ambulatory staff. for hospital staff. provides healthcare team members a technique for communicating critical information.
I PASS THE BATON TeamSTEPPSTeam Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS) is an evidence-based teamwork system designed to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare. TeamSTEPPS consists of a collection of instructions, materials and tools to help drive a successful teamwork initiative from the initial planning to implementation through to sustainment. The system is designed to improve patient safety using a three-phase approach: Phase I Assessment: Facility determines organizational readiness; Phase II Planning, Training & Implementation: Facility “decides what to do” and “makes it happen;” and Phase III Sustainment: Facility spreads the improvements in teamwork performance, clinical processes and outcomes resulting from the TeamSTEPPS initiative.TeamSTEPPS
Mnemonic reminder for an TeamSTEPPS badge card includes summaries
effective hand-off strategy. of team-based safe practices that may be used
as observation tools for healthcare professionals
Brochures
Ask Me 3 Ask Me Ask Me
Patient Physician
The brochure addresses how to Brochure outlines five steps for patients. Brochure outlines five steps healthcare
foster effective communication exchange includes a checklist they can follow to professionals can share with patients.
between healthcare professionals and patients. make their healthcare safer.
TEAM UP
Brochure explains a mnemonic device
for patients to encourage active participation
in their healthcare.
Pocket Guides
Professional Conduct Pocket Guide
A compact companion to the
Professional Conduct Toolkit.
Posters (16x20)
TeamSTEPPS (Set of 10) I PASS THE BATON SBAR
Helpful reminder of TeamSTEPPS Mnemonic reminder for handoffs The SBAR poster provides healthcare
processes for healthcare professionals. and health care transitions. team members with a technique
for communicating critical information.
Ask Me Ask Me Ask Me 3
Five steps to share with patients Visual reminder for patients of A visual reminder to make health literacy
at every office visit. five steps they can follow to make a priority by fostering effective
their healthcare safer. communication exchange.
TeamSTEPPS Materials
TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Instructor Manual TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Pocket Guide
Reference manual for TeamSTEPPS instructors Portable reference guide distributed by
leading a TeamSTEPPS training session. TeamSTEPPS trainers to healthcare
professionals trained to use TeamSTEPPS.
TeamSTEPPS 2.0 DVD TeamSTEPPS Dental Module DVD
DVD to support TeamSTEPPS trainers leading DVD to support TeamSTEPPS trainers leading
courses for military treatment facility staff. courses for dental healthcare professionals.