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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46460/psn-pdf
January 17, 2018 - Association between organisational and workplace
cultures, and patient outcomes: systematic review. … Association between organisational and workplace cultures, and
patient outcomes: systematic review. … found that despite the lack of randomized trials, there is a consistent association
between safety culture … The
authors conclude that efforts to enhance safety culture are likely to improve patient outcomes. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/culture-safety
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls
https://psnet.ahrq.gov
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK3_P3T5-Training_Slides_for_Nursing_Home_Nurses_Phase_3.ppt
May 01, 2014 - Initial decisions on prescribing antibiotics often are made before culture and sensitivity results are … Prescribing clinicians often make decisions before a culture and sensitivity results are available, and … Of # cultures used to make the antibiograms,
x% were urine cultures.
x% were wound cultures. … x% were sputum cultures. … First, most of the data are from XXXX cultures, and of the cultures used, the most common was urine/wound
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/cauti-surveillance/collect-tool.html
March 01, 2017 - Catheter Utilization Ratio
(Number of catheter days / Number of resident days) x 100
0
Urine Culture … Collection Rate
(Cultures per 1,000 resident days)
(Number of collected urine cultures / Number … This should be collected at the same time each day.
0
Urine Cultures:
Number of urine cultures … Resident Catheter Days
(# of residents w/catheters)
Resident Days
(# of residents)
Urine Cultures
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854993/psn-pdf
November 01, 2023 - Building cultures of high reliability: lessons from the high
reliability organization paradigm. … Building cultures of high reliability: lessons from the high reliability organization paradigm. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/building-cultures-high-reliability-lessons-high-reliability-organization-paradigm … history of the
concept of high reliability organizations (HROs) and key features of high reliability culture … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/high-reliability
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-paradoxes-and-safety-culture
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/cauti-surveillance/data-collection-tool.xlsx
March 01, 2017 - Catheter Utilization Ratio (Number of catheter days / Number of resident days ) x 100 0
Urine Culture … Collection Rate
(Cultures per 1,000 resident days) (Number of collected urine cultures / Number of resident … This should be collected at the same time each day. 0
Urine Cultures: Number of urine cultures collected … new events) Resident Catheter Days
(# of residents w/catheters) Resident Days
(# of residents) Urine Cultures
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60949/psn-pdf
September 23, 2020 - Why accountability sharing in health care organizational
cultures means patients are probably safer. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-accountability-sharing-health-care-organizational-cultures-means-
patients-are-probably … This article discusses how implementation of just culture
principles can assign accountability appropriately … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-accountability-sharing-health-care-organizational-cultures-means-patients-are-probably … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/human-error-medicine
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/just-culture-and-its-critical-link-patient-safety-part
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39103/psn-pdf
November 18, 2009 - Identifying organizational cultures that promote patient
safety. … Identifying organizational cultures that promote patient safety. … a link between safety climate and organizational culture demonstrating that measured
safety climate … /primer/culture-safety
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/organizational-culture-source-high-reliability
https … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessing-patient-safety-culture-review-and-synthesis-measurement-tools
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36616/psn-pdf
January 14, 2011 - Telling cultures: 'cultural' issues for staff reporting
concerns about colleagues in the UK National … Telling cultures: 'cultural' issues for staff reporting concerns about colleagues in the UK National … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/telling-cultures-cultural-issues-staff-reporting-concerns-about-colleagues-uk … social science perspective on organizational factors that influence peer reporting
behavior and safety culture … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/telling-cultures-cultural-issues-staff-reporting-concerns-about-colleagues-uk-national-health
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/ASB-UTI-slides.pptx
November 01, 2019 - Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … Send urinalysis (UA) and urine cultures when patients have symptoms of UTI
Do not send urine cultures … Positive urine culture: ≥ 1000 CFU/mL of a urinary pathogen. … Ask colleagues why the urine culture was sent (was there a suspicion for UTI at some point?).
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/041-pros-cons-mrsa-surveillance-one-pager.docx
October 01, 2024 - Active Surveillance1
Involves collecting cultures at admission and/or during hospital stay
Advantages … additional resources, including increased supplies and staff time to collect and process surveillance cultures … Passive Surveillance1
Involves monitoring the results of clinical cultures that grow MRSA
Passive … surveillance methods:
· Monitor results of all clinical cultures from symptomatic patients to document … and analyze the cultures that grow MRSA
· Use laboratory-identified (LabID) MRSA bacteremia surveillance
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P2T8-Sample_Antibiogram_Phase_2.doc
May 01, 2014 - : Of XXX cultures used to make the antibiograms, XX% were urine cultures, YY% were wound cultures, and … Z% were sputum cultures. … · The leading organisms for positive urine cultures were:
· E. coli: XX% of urine cultures
· Enterococcus … Urinary tract infections (UTIs) from gram-negative organisms
· XX% of positive urine cultures were due … Gram positives
· XX of XX (XX%) Staph. aureus cultures were MRSA.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P2T8-Sample_Antibiogram_Phase_2.pdf
May 01, 2014 - : Of XXX cultures used to make the antibiograms, XX%
were urine cultures, YY% were wound cultures, … and Z% were sputum cultures. … • The leading organisms for positive urine cultures were:
o E. coli: XX% of urine cultures
o Enterococcus … Urinary tract infections (UTIs) from gram-negative organisms
• XX% of positive urine cultures were due … Gram positives
• XX of XX (XX%) S. aureus cultures were MRSA.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK3_P3T4-Training_Slides_for_Prescribing_Clinicians_Phase_3.ppt
May 01, 2014 - In addition to ordering a urine culture, which of the following procedures would you follow? … Wait for the urine culture results. … XX % were wound cultures.
XX % were sputum cultures. … In addition to ordering a urine culture, which of the following procedures would you follow? … Wait for the urine culture results.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/reduce/4-things.html
March 01, 2017 - 4 Things You Should Know About Urine Cultures
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care … Bacteriuria is the term used to describe a positive urine culture, the presence of bacteria in the urine … Inappropriate triggers for urine cultures include—
Urine color
Urine smell
Urine sediment
Cloudy … Urine cultures should only be ordered if one or more CAUTI symptoms are present.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/040-mrsa-surveillance-notes.docx
October 01, 2024 - Slide 13
Culture Collection Sites
SAY:
The sensitivity of surveillance specimens obtained from different … Slide 14
When To Collect Cultures
SAY:
Active surveillance cultures can be collected at predetermined … Admission surveillance cultures detect patients colonized with MRSA at admission. … hospital admission and the time of the weekly surveillance culture. … The MRSA rates, measured through passive surveillance of clinical culture results, decreased.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P3T8-Sample_Pocket_Card_Long_Version_Phase_3.doc
May 01, 2014 - Version
9” (4 @ 2.25”) x 3.25”
Key Findings From the Antibiograms
· Most of our data come from urine cultures … : Of 192 cultures used to make the antibiograms, 93% were urine cultures, 6% were wound cultures, and … 1% were sputum cultures. … · The leading organisms for positive urine cultures were:
· E. coli: xx% of urine cultures
· Enterococcus … Gram Positives
· 11 of 14 (xx%) Staphylococcus aureus cultures were Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46883/psn-pdf
March 14, 2018 - Cultures of caring: healthcare 'scandals', inquiries, and
the remaking of accountabilities. … Cultures of caring: Healthcare 'scandals', inquiries, and the remaking of accountabilities. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cultures-caring-healthcare-scandals-inquiries-and-remaking-accountabilities … This commentary examines the
Morecambe Bay inquiry to understand accountability through the lens of culture … accountability-patient-safety
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/report-morecambe-bay-investigation
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/culture-safety
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36574/psn-pdf
March 09, 2009 - Studying organisational cultures and their effects on
safety.
March 9, 2009
Hopkins A. … Studying organisational cultures and their effects on safety. Saf Sci. 2006;44(10). … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/studying-organisational-cultures-and-their-effects-safety
The author shares … examples of cultural analyses and provides suggestions for effective research on safety
in organizational culture … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/studying-organisational-cultures-and-their-effects-safety
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/clabsi-tools/appendix-3.html
March 01, 2018 - C-VAD Line Cultures: Indications
Slide 29. C-VAD Line Cultures: Method
Slide 30. … C-VAD Line Cultures: Interpretation
Slide 31. Blood Cultures
Slide 32. … C-VAD Line Cultures: Indications
The utility of catheter cultures is controversial; nonetheless … C-VAD Line Cultures: Interpretation
A catheter culture yield of ≥15 colony forming unit, accompanied … two sets of peripheral blood samples drawn for culture.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/antibiotic-targets-facilitator-guide.docx
June 01, 2021 - Have we collected appropriate cultures and diagnostic tests before starting antibiotics? … The prescriber also considered part of Moment 2; she ordered appropriate cultures before prescribing … They are not using appropriate diagnostic criteria before ordering urine cultures. … This leads to unnecessary antibiotics prescribed for residents with positive urine cultures. … Adaptive Problems
SAY:
Adaptive problems are problems for which solutions require a change in attitudes, beliefs