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161. Improving Patient Safety in Nursing Homes: A Resource List (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursing-home-resource-list-2.0.pdf
     April 01, 2025 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide https://www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/index.html AHRQ’s Nursing … Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide provides toolkits to help nursing homes optimize their use of … Nursing 2015 Just Culture Toolkit Nursing Care Center: 2025 National Patient Safety Goals Nursing Home Antimicrobial … Stewardship Guide Nursing Home Staff Competency Assessment Nursing Home Quality Initiative SOPS … Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide 15. Nursing Home Staff Competency Assessment 16.

162. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/039-mrsa-surveillance-slides.pptx
     October 01, 2024 - Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | ICU & Non-ICU MRSA Surveillance 18 Antibiotic Treatment Selection Antibiotic … stewardship is another reason to consider conducting MRSA surveillance. … Access the Antibiotic Stewardship section of the Toolkit website. … Current infection prevention and antibiotic stewardship program practices: a survey of the Society for

163. Best Practices Pocket Cards & Posters | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/posters.html
     June 01, 2021 - Best Practices Pocket Cards & Posters The materials below are intended for health care practitioners and nursing staff. Minimum Criteria for Initiation of Antibiotics for Suspected UTI, and When To Send a Urinalysis and Urine Culture (8 x 11, one-sided) (PDF, 202.3 KB) Minimum Criteria for Initiation o…

164. 2021: An AHRQ Year in Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/2021-ahrq-year-in-review.html
     January 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders 2021: An AHRQ Year in Review JAN 11 2022 By David Meyers, M.D. David Meyers, M.D. Turning the calendar to a new year is a time for taking stock—reflecting on our accomplishments and setting our sights on where we want to go…

165. Paving the Road: Translating Evidence-based Research Into Practice | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-gonzales.html
     October 01, 2024 - Gonzales received another 5-year AHRQ grant that allowed him to expand on his antibiotic stewardship

166. Appropriate Collection of Microbiological Specimens | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/collection.html
     June 01, 2021 - Appropriate Collection of Microbiological Specimens After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to— Recognize that collecting a good specimen is important to making treatment decisions. Detail procedures for collecting urine and respiratory samples from nursing home residents​. …

167. Infectious Complications Related to the Catheter Other than CAUTI (September 9, 2014) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/infectious-complications-transcript.html
     November 01, 2015 - This is one study and there are examples of others, but this was one that looked at impact of antibiotic … stewardship specifically on C. diff . … If we are really to use antibiotic stewardship in our favor, it means that we have to use fairly stringent

168. Rafael Borja (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/infectious-complications-transcript.doc
     September 09, 2014 - This is one study and there are examples of others, but this was one that looked at impact of antibiotic … stewardship specifically on C. diff. … If we are really to use antibiotic stewardship in our favor, it means that we have to use fairly stringent

169. Partnering with a Senior Executive | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/safety/partner.html
     June 01, 2021 - Partnering with a Senior Executive After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to— Identify the qualities a senior executive brings to a team and recognize how they can help improve patient safety. Describe the responsibilities of the senior executive. Identify strategies for e…

170. Collecting Microbiologial Specimens | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/specimens.html
     June 01, 2021 - Collecting Microbiologial Specimens Knowing when to collect a microbiological sample and how to collect good quality samples, are key components to the appropriate diagnosis and, when indicated, treatment of residents with a potential infection. The materials below are primarily intended for nursing staff. …

171. AHRQ Quality Indicators Toolkit Facilitates Process Improvement Work at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/qitool/casestudy.html
     December 01, 2017 - Its "Code Sepsis" project has helped ensure rapid response to sepsis cases, and its antimicrobial stewardship

172. Changing the System To Improve Antibiotic Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/safety/system-change.html
     June 01, 2021 - Changing the System To Improve Antibiotic Safety After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to— Use barriers as opportunities to improve systems and prevent problems from recurring​. List factors that may compromise patient safety. Develop an intervention to reduce barriers and…

173. Identifying Targets To Improve Antibiotic Use | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/safety/targets.html
     June 01, 2021 - Identifying Targets To Improve Antibiotic Use After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to— Identify opportunities to improve antibiotic prescribing​. Recognize how to leverage frontline staff to guide safety improvement efforts around antibiotic prescribing​. Recognize oppor…

174. The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Posters | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/four-moments/posters.html
     June 01, 2021 - The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Posters Posters can be reproduced for posting in common areas and work stations, and also can be shared with prescribing clinicians as well as residents and their family members. The posters below are primarily intended for health care practitioners and nursing…

175. Discussing Infectious Concerns About Residents | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/discuss-concerns.html
     June 01, 2021 - Discussing Infectious Concerns About Residents Effective communication may help residents and family members requesting antibiotics understand that there are potential risks associated with antibiotic use. Try using the DESC technique when conflicts develop with residents and/or their family members. Other po…

176. Improving Teamwork and Communication | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/safety/teamwork.html
     June 01, 2021 - Improving Teamwork and Communication After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to— Recognize the importance of seeking input from all team members when making antibiotic prescribing decisions​. Summarize how to use available AHRQ Safety Tools, such as SBAR ( S ituation; B ackg…

177. Improving Antibiotic Use Is a Patient Safety Issue | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/safety/improve-use.html
     June 01, 2021 - Improving Antibiotic Use Is a Patient Safety Issue After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to— Discuss the potential harms associated with antibiotic use​. Recognize that patient harm is largely preventable​. Recognize that changes to the system, not just to the behavior of …

178. Guide To Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/implementing-guide.pdf
     March 01, 2017 - stewardship in the Urine Culturing and Antibiotic Stewardship section. … Urine Culturing and Antibiotic Stewardship Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB), or a positive urine culture … found in Appendix E, the Antibiotic Stewardship educational video, and the “4 Things You Should Know … brochure, the Antibiotic Stewardship educational video, and the resources found on the Consumer Voice … The Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes.

179. Penicillin Allergies and Other Side Effects of Antibiotic Use | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/penicillin.html
     May 01, 2022 - Penicillin Allergies and Other Side Effects of Antibiotic Use After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to— Discuss the diagnostic approach to a resident with a penicillin allergy. Recognize how to conduct a detailed medication allergy history. Review cross-reactivity between…

180. Technical Interventions To Prevent CAUTI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/guides/implguide-pt3.html
     October 01, 2015 - Antimicrobial Stewardship Inadvertent increases in antimicrobial use that result from overuse of urine … Antimicrobial stewardship measures such as improved processes around urine culturing are crucial to patient