title: Application of a Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program in critical care: the royal exchange.
abstract: This article discusses the history of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) and how it is used to foster a culture of safety. CUSP involves interdisciplinary teamwork and empowers nurses at all levels to pioneer changes and develop leadership skills. A case study is presented to show how CUSP was used effectively in critical care to create a standardized handover of patients from the operating room to the intensive care unit.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic & Heart-Lung Transplant ICU, Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, 3500 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246, USA. Electronic address: lauren.smith@baylorhealth.edu.
authors.forename: Lauren E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Center for Learning Innovation and Practice, Baylor Scott and White Health, North Texas, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Sonya A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Flanders
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D009732:Nursing Care; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010348:Patient Care Team; D062209:Patient Handoff; D061214:Patient Safety; D058996:Quality Improvement
keywords: Communication; Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program; Patient handoffs; Patient handovers; Patient safety; Teamwork