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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-hpwpreport/clabsi-hpwptab3.html
August 01, 2015 - Hand-washing initiatives.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=112
January 01, 2024 - Transplantation, Shared Decision Making
McDonald MV , Brickner C , Russell D Observation of hand … The purpose of this observational study was to describe nurse hand hygiene practices in the home health … care (HHC) setting, nurse adherence to hand hygiene guidelines, and factors associated with hand hygiene … The investigators concluded that hand hygiene adherence in HHC was suboptimal, with rates mirroring those … Observation of hand hygiene practices in home health care.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/enhancing-long-desc.html
April 01, 2021 - Pilot randomised controlled trial to improve hand hygiene through mindful moments . … Pilot randomised controlled trial to improve hand hygiene through mindful moments .
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/pf-handbook/mod5-appendix.html
March 01, 2022 - Image of a hand drawing a flowchart.
Return to Contents
Slide 4. … Be sure to have all materials on-hand. … Hand-offs.
Return to Contents
Slide 17.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/central-catheter-maintenance-notes.docx
April 01, 2022 - Some highlights from this 2011 CDC Guideline for CLABSI Prevention Checklist include hand hygiene compliance … And as always, hand hygiene should be performed before and after all central line care, including accessing … It is important to perform hand hygiene before changing the tubing. … And remember, it’s really important to perform proper hand hygiene prior to accessing a central line,
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/officebasedcare/module1/1_ts_office_intro-ig.pptx
January 20, 2006 - You're going to make a new chain; however, this time without the use of your dominant hand; place your … dominant hand behind your back. … However, this time, in addition to your dominant hand behind your back, you must not speak.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/appendix-m.pdf
May 01, 2017 - Implementation Guide
Empower
patients
and families
to insist that
all team members wash
their hands … before providing
care; encourage patients and
families to perform hand
hygiene as well.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/icu-assessment.docx
April 01, 2022 - access team to insert a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) lines
O
O
O
Performance of hand … O
O
O
Adherence to proper central line maintenance procedures inclusive of assessment of proper hand … Product
Yes
No
Don't Know
Used by staff
All-inclusive urinary catheter insertion kit
O
O
O
O
Hand … Policy or Standardized Procedure
Yes
No
Don't Know
Performing hand hygiene immediately before and … Yes
No
Staff correctly perform hand hygiene greater than 95 percent of the time based on direct observations
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/translating-research-into-practice.html
April 01, 2025 - Use of Preoperative Chlorhexidine Antisepsis
Decolonization Resources
Antimicrobial Prophylaxis
Hand
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/mrsa-surveillance.html
April 01, 2025 - Use of Preoperative Chlorhexidine Antisepsis
Decolonization Resources
Antimicrobial Prophylaxis
Hand
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/maintenance-checklist.html
March 01, 2017 - Perform hand hygiene using an alcohol-based sanitizer or soap and water immediately before donning gloves … Staff practices standard precautions, performs hand hygiene, and wears clean gloves when handling the
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/environmental-scan-programs/envscan-program-ape.html
April 01, 2018 - Error
2
409
-- Radiograph Interpretation Error
1
412
Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off … Communication between Providers
30
632
---- Read Back Protocols
3
633
---- Structured Hand-offs
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-neonatal/nclabsi4.html
January 01, 2013 - Prompt
Not Done
Unit Timeout Procedure Followed
95.8%
1.1%
3.1%
Inserter Performed Hand … Without
Prompt
With
Prompt
Not Done
Glove Before Access
96.4%
0.3%
3.4%
Hand
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Borowitz_4.pdf
January 22, 2008 - told, forgetting, or misunderstanding information that has been communicated during any
patient care hand-off … The survey was created by the authors based upon a conceptual model of hand-offs of care
developed through … Moreover, it may make hand-offs less efficient because the
“rules” would have to be negotiated for each … hand-off. … UHC best
practice recommendation: Patient hand-off
communication; white paper, Oak Brook, IL: UHC;
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/168-central-line-maintenance-infographic.docx
October 01, 2024 - Hands and Hub
· Clean your hands and wear clean gloves before accessing the central line
· Scrub the
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/instructor/fundamentals/module10/exmeasure.html
March 01, 2014 - During the implementation planning session, the team agrees that hand hygiene compliance has been a major
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=266
January 01, 2024 - L , Johnson JK Comparison of two glove-sampling methods to discriminate between study arms of a hand … In both study arms, at the last hand hygiene opportunity before exiting the room or after the completion … of seven hygiene opportunities, gloved hands were sampled to assess bacterial contamination; one hand … authors conclude that the data supports the use of the direct imprint method for the culturing of gloved hands … Comparison of two glove-sampling methods to discriminate between study arms of a hand hygiene and glove-use
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide70.html
October 01, 2014 - On the other hand, your boyfriend hates your smoking and you are worried you might develop a serious
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/patient-safety-resources/cdiff-toolkit/cdiffl2tools1i.html
September 01, 2012 - Adherence to hand hygiene protocols is excellent at this institution.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/018-ss-importance-ssi-mrsa-prevention.pptx
April 01, 2025 - SSI and MRSA Prevention
Office/Home
Decolonization
CHG Bathing
Pre-op
Decolonization
CHG Bathing
Hand … Hygiene
Hair Removal
Antimicrobial Prophylaxis
Contact precautions (if appropriate)
Surgery
Hand … Precautions (if appropriate)
Ongoing CHG/Decolonization, as appropriate
Glycemic Control
Incision Care
Hand … Person colonized with MRSA
Even if asymptomatic
Direct/indirect contact
Environment
Healthcare worker hands … Hand hygiene and surgical scrub
Skin antisepsis/skin prep
Hair removal, glycemic control, normothermia