Patient Safety Resources

NASS

• Spine Safety Alerts
• Sign, Mark & X-ray (SMaX)
• Herbal Supplements: “Natural” Doesn’t Always Mean Safe
• Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA): Screening Options

General

• FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts 
• FDA Medical Device Safety 
• MedWatch: The FDA Safety and Adverse Event Reporting Program 
• National Patient Safety Foundation
• WHO Guidelines for Patient Safety

Injections

• CDC Injection Safety
• CDC Clinical Reminders: Spinal Injection Procedures Performed without a Facemask Pose a Risk for Bacterial Meningitis
• CDC One and Only Campaign (Safe Injection Practices)

Infection

• Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality. Health Care Associated Infections: Tools & Resources

Surgery

• Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses Comprehensive Surgical Checklist
• Preventing Surgical Fires (FDA)
• World Health Organization Safe Surgery Checklist

Wrong Site Surgery Prevention

• Joint Commission Universal Protocol, Wrong Site Surgery Resources and Sentinel Event Alerts