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81. Staff Huddle Reminder: Importance of Iodophor Administration (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2022 - methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers by history, screening tests, or clinical cultures … methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers by history, screening tests, or clinical cultures

82. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/sepsis-facilitator-guide.pdf
    November 01, 2019 - Slide 7 Sepsis: Cultures SAY: Patients with suspected sepsis should have blood cultures drawn … Or, the patient can have evidence of an infection and culture data are not available. … have grown, narrow based on those cultures. … Of course, if the culture results show a resistant organism that is not adequately covered, adjust … If the patient remains ill and you have no culture data to work with, consider further evaluation to

83. Recommended Infection Prevention Components of Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (pdf file)
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    June 02, 2025 - All other positive culture results separated by location/site, including hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis … recorded for each occurrence, including patient identification, date of infection diagnosis (positive culture … Water and dialysate cultures and endotoxin levels b. … Reuse water source and reuse equipment cultures and endotoxins c.

84. Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2019 - Moment 2: Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … After the decision to initiate antibiotics is made, ensure appropriate cultures are collected. … Cultures obtained before antibiotics are initiated are the most useful for making clinical decisions

85. Technical Interventions To Prevent CAUTI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2015 - The following are appropriate conditions for urine culture use: Evaluation of sepsis without a clear … , evaluate current processes for obtaining urine cultures (e.g., avoid urinalysis or urine cultures as … Have periodic audits on urine culture use in intensive care units to look for trends, especially if CAUTI … avoid inappropriate antimicrobial use in catheterized patients is to refrain from obtaining a urine culture … When a urine culture is positive in a catheterized patient who has no symptoms of infection, do not treat

86. Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Explained (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2021 - The resident should have appropriate cultures ordered and obtained before starting antibiotics. … Have we collected appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics?

87. 162-Example-Completed-Learning-Defects-Tool (doc file)
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    October 01, 2024 - The nurse also found after they drew blood cultures that they had accessed the central line, leaving … The nurse saw the resident drawing a blood culture from the central line, leaving the stop cock without … Institutional Factors (related to institution’s culture and resources) The nurse was hesitant to speak … up as she did not feel supported when the cultures were drawn incorrectly. … Enter recurrence ranking The Infection Preventionist will hold an education session about the blood culture

88. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Community-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Conditions (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/respiratory-facilitator-guide.pdf
    November 01, 2019 - A sputum Gram stain and culture is recommended whenever a patient is able to produce sputum. … If the sputum culture grows an amoxicillin or ampicillin- susceptible organism, if the streptococcal … Sputum Gram stain and culture is not needed in many cases of COPD exacerbations, but can be considered … Slide 28 Moment 2: To Culture or not To Culture? … Fluoroquinolone use should be generally avoided, unless prior or current culture data for a specific

89. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
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    November 01, 2019 - Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … cellulitis and skin and soft tissue infections can be challenging Some reasons may include frequent lack of culture

90. Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2021 - Have we collected appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … The resident should have appropriate cultures ordered and obtained before starting antibiotics. … Several actions can be taken to integrate the Four Moments into the culture of your institution.

91. CAUTI Outcome Data Definitions (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/cauti-surveillance/data-definitions.pdf
    March 01, 2017 - CAUTI events in one month Catheter Days (30x3)+10+12+7+4 = 123 catheter days Number of Urine Cultures … This includes urine cultures collected for every resident (i.e., with or without catheters) each month

92. Toolkit for Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices_Toolkit Overview and Recommended Prelaunch Activities (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2022 - Choose a 1-year period and count the number of unique patients who have a positive blood culture from … Use your current processes for identifying MRSA carriers using reported history, prior culture result … As is the case with many infection prevention programs, it will take time to achieve culture change. … or history documented on transfer o MRSA-positive screening test (if performed) or clinical culture … Use your current processes for identifying MRSA-positive clinical cultures, screening cultures, and history

93. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/VAP-facilitator-guide.pdf
    November 01, 2019 - If cultures cannot be obtained with noninvasive sampling, invasive methods should be considered. … Respiratory specimens should be sent for Gram stain and bacterial culture. … Blood cultures may be positive in up to 15 percent of patients, so are reasonable to obtain when VAP … If VAP is the likely diagnosis, use respiratory culture results to direct therapy. … S. aureus and Gram-negative bacilli grow easily in culture.

94. 5 Tk3 P3T5-Training Slides For Nursing Home Nurses Phase 3 (doc file)
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    May 01, 2014 - Prescribing clinicians often make decisions before a culture and sensitivity results are available, and … First, most of the data are from XXXX cultures, and of the cultures used, the most common was urine/wound

95. Appendix C. Universal Decolonization in Adult ICUs Overview Statement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2013 - It also resulted in a 37 percent reduction in MRSA clinical cultures. … Decolonization Annual ICU bloodstream infections AA (AA * (1-0.44)) Annual ICU MRSA clinical cultures

96. Appendix C. Universal Decolonization in Adult ICUs Overview Statement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2013 - It also resulted in a 37 percent reduction in MRSA clinical cultures. … Decolonization Annual ICU bloodstream infections AA (AA * (1-0.44)) Annual ICU MRSA clinical cultures

97. Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2015 - Culture consists of the unit team’s values, attitudes, and beliefs, which will all have an impact on … CUSP helps hospital units move from a culture in which a punitive response to error prevails to a culture … , evaluate current processes for obtaining urine cultures (e.g., avoid urinalysis or urine cultures … Measuring Culture The AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS) can be used to track changes … Improving the Culture of Culturing: Avoiding Unnecessary Urine Cultures in Catheterized Patients.

98. Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2015 - Culture consists of the unit team’s values, attitudes, and beliefs, which will all have an impact on … CUSP helps hospital units move from a culture in which a punitive response to error prevails to a culture … , evaluate current processes for obtaining urine cultures (e.g., avoid urinalysis or urine cultures … Measuring Culture The AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS) can be used to track changes … Improving the Culture of Culturing: Avoiding Unnecessary Urine Cultures in Catheterized Patients.

99. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/VAP-one-page.docx
    November 01, 2019 - Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa · Enterococcus species and Candida species that grow in sputum cultures … colonizers and do not require treatment · Obtain endotracheal aspirate and send for Gram stain and culture … Bronchoscopic alveolar lavage fluid <10,000 CFU/mL · Endotracheal aspirate <100,000 CFU/mL · Obtain blood cultures … ventilator within 1–2 days of diagnosis, VAP is less likely; consider stopping therapy · Use respiratory culture

100. Error Disclosure Training and Organizational Culture | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2017 - Organizational culture refers to the shared beliefs from those working together about how work gets accomplished … . 9-11 Health services researchers have focused on understanding several types of cultures in health … and skills learned in training programs in the workplace, while units with neutral or negative safety cultures … Further, longitudinal studies linking more positive error disclosure cultures with better outcomes from … including safety, teamwork, and disclosure cultures, which could also have a positive impact on patient