Table 1.
Audit criteria, sample and approach to the measurement of compliance with best practice.
Fig 1.
Compliance with best practice audit criteria in baseline audit (%).
1. Healthcare practitioners have received education on how they can support patients (and/or their families) to actively engage in patient safety practices. (46 of 46 samples taken). 2. Patients (and/or their families) have received information and education on how to detect and report changes in their clinical condition, communicate errors, and how they can best participate in patient safety initiatives. (46 of 46 samples taken). 3. Where possible, patients (and/or their families) have received specific instructions from their healthcare practitioner to take a specific action to prevent harm/adverse events or improve safety. (46 of 46 samples taken). 4. Visual aids such as brochures and prompts have been made available in the wards (or within the healthcare organisation) to remind patients and healthcare practitioners to perform safety behaviors. (92 of 92 samples taken).
Table 2.
Getting research into practice matrix.
Fig 2.
Compliance with best practice criteria in follow-up audit compared to baseline audit (%).
1. Healthcare practitioners have received education on how they can support patients (and/or their families) to actively engage in patient safety practices. (46 of 46 samples taken). 2. Patients (and/or their families) have received information and education on how to detect and report changes in their clinical condition, communicate errors, and how they can best participate in patient safety initiatives. (46 of 46 samples taken). 3. Where possible, patients (and/or their families) have received specific instructions from their healthcare practitioner to take a specific action to prevent harm/adverse events or improve safety. (46 of 46 samples taken). 4. Visual aids such as brochures and prompts have been made available in the wards (or within the healthcare organisation) to remind patients and healthcare practitioners to perform safety behaviors. (92 of 92 samples taken).