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1. The How-To’s of Hand Hygiene | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.cahps.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/infection-prevention/hand-hygiene/hand-hygiene-slides.html
   March 01, 2017 - Slide 6: Soap and Water Hand Washing 4,6,7 Hand Hygiene Technique Wet hands with water. … Apply soap to palm of hand. Rub hands together, covering all surfaces for at least 15 seconds. … Rinse hands with water. … Slide 7: Notes About Hand Hygiene Products 4,7 ABHRs/gels are preferred for hand hygiene when hands … Hand hygiene protects your hands and the environment from being contaminated.

2. Educational Bundles | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   February 01, 2019 - Hand Hygiene Hand hygiene is one of the most effective skills staff can perform to prevent infections … , including the products, procedures, and strategies to implement and sustain hand hygiene programs. … Supplemental materials include hand hygiene activities to perform with staff, and a quiz and answer key … The skills activity guide has several scenarios that involve observing for proper hand hygiene before … The hand hygiene bundle has more information.

3. Breaking Down Barriers to Aseptic Catheter Insertion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.cahps.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/breaking-down-barriers-slides.html
   December 01, 2017 - Contamination of sterile field 22 (27%) Nurse touched items on sterile field with bare non-sterile hands … Breach of sterile barrier 31 (38%) Sterile gloved hand used to swab genitalia (without tongs); … same hand used to insert catheter. … Slide 8 Barriers to Aseptic Insertion Technique Inconsistent or inconvenient locations for hand … Perform hand hygiene immediately before and after insertion.

4. Guide-Infection-Prevention (pdf file)
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   March 01, 2017 - ▪ Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, or use an alcohol-based hand rub or … alcohol hand wipe, covering all surfaces of the hands. … BASIC BACKGROUND Hand hygiene refers to the practice of removing or killing germs on hands so that … To practice hand hygiene, keep your hands clean by either washing with soap and water or using an alcohol-based … ▪ Wash hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand rub before

5. Nursing Home Workplace Safety Resource List (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2023 - -(ihs)/hand- hygiene/monitoring/9789241598606_eng.pdf? … The How-To’s of Hand Hygiene: AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI https://www.ahrq.gov … /hand-hygiene-slides.html AHRQ created this training module for hand hygiene in long-term care facilities … of infections. • When and how to perform hand hygiene. • Key hand hygiene practices for the prevention … /hand-hygiene-slides.html https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2006-117/pdfs/2006-117.pdf?

6. Catheter Care and Maintenance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   March 01, 2017 - Slide 4: Hand Hygiene and Glove Use 4,5 Gloves play a key role in preventing hand contamination—but … do NOT replace hand hygiene Perform hand hygiene and wear gloves immediately before — Accessing … Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force. … Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene. … Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene.

7. Clean Equipment and Environment Promotes Safe Resident Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   March 01, 2017 - Slide 8: Hand Hygiene 4,5 Good hand hygiene is essential for catheter care and infection prevention … Just Clean Your Hands educational resources. Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion . … Guideline for hand hygiene in health-care settings. … Guideline for hand hygiene in health-care settings. … Transfer of vancomycin-resistant enterococci via health care worker hands.

8. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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   May 20, 2016 - The checklist should have all of the following4,6-7:  Date, start time, end time, hands washed … o Providers (including any assistants) should wash their hands before and after palpating catheter … o After inserting and dressing the catheter site, remove gown and gloves and then wash hands. …  Perform hand hygiene and put on clean gloves. …  Repeat hand hygiene and don sterile gloves.  Remove sutures.

9. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
   www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4y_combo_nqi03-bsi-bestpractices.pdf
   May 17, 2016 - The checklist should have all of the following12-14:  Date, start time, end time, hands washed prior … ○ Providers (including any assistants) should wash their hands before and after palpating catheter … ○ After inserting and dressing the catheter site, remove gown and gloves and then wash hands. …  Perform hand hygiene and put on clean gloves. …  Repeat hand hygiene and don sterile gloves.  Remove sutures.

10. Implementation-Guide-Appendix-I (doc file)
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    August 07, 2015 - indwelling catheters only when medically necessary · Use aseptic insertion technique with appropriate hand

11. Defining a Quality Report's Audience for Promotional Purposes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/promote/act-early/identify.html
    November 01, 2018 - On the one hand, we all should have a good primary care physician. … On the other hand, certain people are more likely to visit a physician frequently and should care more

12. Tool: Task Assistance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2023 - that assistance will be actively sought and offered to reduce the occurrence of error:  "I need a hand … "Can I give you a hand?"  

13. URINARY CATHETERIZATION – Sample Policy (doc file)
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    April 24, 2015 - Standard Precautions: Use gloves when manipulating the catheter site and drainage system and practice hand … Use gloves and practice hand hygiene before and after handling the drainage device. 1.12 Patients with

14. Clabsitoolsap5 (doc file)
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    December 11, 2012 - Obtain supervision if needed (see roles, above) Perform a time-out/briefing Confirm hand

15. 6 Tk1 T3-Resident Information Sheet Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Final (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2016 - people or to places on your body where the bacteria might cause an infection: • Always wash your hands … • Remind your visitors to wash their hands when they come in to and leave the nursing home.

16. Job Aid: “Last 10 Patients” Chart Audit (pdf file)
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    May 18, 2021 - patients seen in the last month who meet the inclusion criteria, or you can take the schedule and do a hand

17. Module 2: Urinary Catheter Maintenance Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2023 - Remember, it’s important to do this aseptically by using good hand hygiene practices and avoiding contamination … The nurse should hand the urinary catheter bag to the transporter so he can attach it to the side of

18. Distribute Your Health Care Quality Report to Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2017 - comparative information to distribute, you need to be thinking about how and when to get it into the hands … What channels can you use to get the information into the hands of your audience?

19. TeamSTEPPS Fundamentals Course: Module 3. Communication | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/instructor/fundamentals/module3/igcommunication.html
    March 01, 2019 - Distractions—Emergencies can take your attention away from the current task at hand. … HAND-IT: Stands for the Hand off I ntervention T ool. Select for more information . … Patient Hand-Off Tool Kit: This resource includes 10 examples of handoff tools.

20. Job Aid: Introduction to Quality Improvement (pdf file)
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    May 18, 2021 - Define the improvement aim and measures of success and place in the far left-hand box on the template