Do you have clear, concise Does the Checklist: Have you:
objectives for your checklist? Utilize natural breaks in workflow Trialed the checklist with front line (pause points)? users (either in a real or simulated Is each item: Use simple sentence structure and situation)? A critical safety step and in great basic language? Modified the checklist in response danger of being missed? to repeated trials? Have a title that reflects its Not adequately checked by other objectives? mechanisms? Does the checklist: Have a simple, uncluttered, and Actionable, with a specific logical format? Fit the flow of work? response required for each item? Detect errors at a time when they Fit on one page? Designed to be read aloud as a can still be corrected? verbal check? Minimize the use of color? One that can be affected by the Can the checklist be completed in Is the font: use of a checklist? a reasonably brief period of time? Sans serif? Have you considered: Upper and lower case text? Have you made plans for future review and revision of the Adding items that will improve Large enough to be read easily? checklist? communication among team Dark on a light background? members? Involving all members of the team Are there fewer than 10 items per in the checklist creation process? pause point?
Is the date of creation (or revision)
clearly marked?
Please note: A checklist is NOT a teaching tool or an algorithm
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