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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/cultural-competence/oralling.html
July 01, 2019 - Providing Oral Linguistic Services
To address shifting demographic trends in health
care, this guide offers an approach to defining the needs of members with
limited English proficiency and developing strategies to meet their
communication needs.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) com…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/bonafide-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Simulated critical alarm response time decreased from 5.6 (±3.9) to 4.4
(±4.3) minutes following reconfiguration … of liberalizing home
parameters to reduce alarm rates, which may include more uninterrupted sleep, decreased
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/ena-slides.pdf
September 01, 2015 - reducing inappropriate placements of urinary catheters include:
• A reduction in CAUTI rates with decreased … • With decreased infection rates, costs for extended hospitalizations and additional treatments are … also decreased. … Is the work of breathing decreased and shortness of breath
improved? Are the breath sounds clearer?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/guides/ena-slides.pdf
September 01, 2015 - reducing inappropriate placements of urinary catheters include:
• A reduction in CAUTI rates with decreased … • With decreased infection rates, costs for extended hospitalizations and additional treatments are … also decreased. … Is the work of breathing decreased and shortness of breath
improved? Are the breath sounds clearer?
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/935.html
October 01, 2024 - department working conditions for nurses from “poor” to “mixed” or “mixed” to “better” significantly decreased
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a4a_combo_psi_casestudy.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
Case Study of Using the QI Toolkit for Quality Improvement
What is the purpose of this tool? This tool provides a case study from one hospital that
participated in the field test and evaluation of the QI Toolkit. It offers …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/evans-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - increased medical errors, increased risk
of patient safety incidents, extended patient waiting times, and decreased … minutes.
11
Using mixed-model regression with a fixed intercept for our selected windows showed that decreased … Aim 2
An adaptive simulation-based educational intervention was associated with decreased stress
(increased
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/mod3.html
March 01, 2019 - Module 3: Falls Prevention and Management
Next Page
Table of Contents
Module 3: Falls Prevention and Management
Learning and Performance Objectives
Session 1
Session 2
Conclusion
Appendix. Additional Tools and Resources
Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities
…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/053-sample-script-iodophor.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Teaching Patients How To Decolonize With Iodophor:
Key Points & Sample Script
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Properly teaching patients the importance of preoperative decolonization and how to perform it …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-ostomy.pdf
June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Ostomy Care
Ostomy Care
Ostomy Basics
■ An ostomy is usually temporary and created as part of a staged surgical approach to divert
fecal matter, allow for resolution of inflammation, and to provide time for infant to grow and
stabilize.
■ Often has 2 parts: proximal o…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html
January 01, 2025 - multivariable logistic regression models to examine how hospital nurse work environment was associated with decreased
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/ontimefallpxoverviewmaterialspacket.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Upper extremity (UE)
Lower extremity (LE)
LE LE LE LE LE UE
Injury Assessment ROM upper: full/decreased … Full Full Full Full Full Decr
ROM lower: full/decreased Decr Decr Decr Decr Decr Full
Loss of consciousness
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb.pdf
June 02, 2025 - .
(~7500 new cases/year) but is decreased with surfactant and early extubation to NCPAP. … – Chronic furosemide use improves both oxygenation and lung compliance, but has not
decreased length … – Decreased gastric compliance.
– Neurologic impairment. … ■ Concentrating milk for decreased volume of feeds.
■ More frequent, smaller volume feeds. … These include increased or decreased muscle tone, poor head control, jerky movements,
tremors, asymmetry
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra-1416-p006-2-ef.pdf
December 01, 2015 - Measure: Thermal Condition of Low Birth Weight Neonates Admitted to Level 2 or Higher Nurseries in the First 24 Hours of Life
Measure: Thermal Condition of Low Birth
Weight Neonates Admitted to Level 2 or Higher
Nurseries in the First 24 Hours of Life
Measure Developer: Collaboration for Advancing Pediatric Qualit…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0230-sepsis-antibiotics-technical-specs.pdf
August 01, 2014 - Timely Antiobiotics for Children With Severe Sepesis or Septic Shock Technical Specifications
Q-METRIC Sepsis Measure 4, Timely Administration of Antibiotics for Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
U18HS020516 Page 50
Submitted August 2014
Sepsis
Measure 4: Timely Antibiotics for Children with Severe Sepsis or …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lannon2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - weeks gestation and <37 weeks gestation
to mothers with a history of preterm birth have significantly decreased … history of previous preterm birth, including for African American mothers and mothers on Medicaid,
have decreased … Since July 2013, the mortality rate across centers participating in NPCQIC has decreased by
43%; we
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/best-practices-managing-deconditioning.pdf
May 01, 2022 - mental decline after a period of prolonged inactivity.1 For
some nursing home residents, it may lead to decreased
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/How_PFE_Benefits_Hosp_508.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Information to Help Hospitals Get Started
Information to Help Hospitals Get Started
Guide to Patient and Family Engagement :: 1
How Patient and Family Engagement
Benefits Your Hospital
Patient and family engagement is an area of increasing
importance for hospitals. Not only is engaging patients
and families…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/intro-early-mobility-slides.html
February 01, 2017 - Introduction and Evidence for Early Mobility: A Protocol To Get Patients Out of Bed Faster: Slide Presentation
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Introduction and Evidence for Early Mobility: A Protocol To Get Patients…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/daily-goals-rounds-slides.html
February 01, 2017 - Daily Goals During Interdisciplinary Rounds: Slide Presentation
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Daily Goals During Interdisciplinary Rounds
Slide 2: Learning Objectives
After this session, you will be able to—…