In honor of Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW), NPSF has compiled a list of patient-friendly tools and resources that we feel will assist both organizations and individuals alike celebrate and raise patient safety awareness at the local level. Empowering patients and families with the information they need to play an active role in their healthcare is critical to the delivery of safe healthcare. We encourage patients, families and caregivers to utilize these tools and take the next step in advancing patient safety.

Recommended patient-friendly tools & resources:

• Ask Me 3™ brochures and posters
• The Universal Patient Compact™
• Fact Sheet – What You Can Do to Prevent Infection Visit The Partnership for Healthcare Excellence for additional fact sheets and educational videos
• A Checklist for Getting the Right Diagnosis
• Cover your Cough brochure
• APIC’s Guide to Being a Good Visitor
• Hand Hygiene Poster
• Hand Hygiene Saves Lives: Patient Admission Video
• Patient Guides on Healthcare Associated Infections from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)