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61. Appendix 2. Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Fact Sheet | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2018 - Use appropriate hand hygiene Bottom line: Proper hand hygiene is required before and after palpating … In addition, the use of gloves does not obviate the need for hand hygiene. … Effectiveness of a hospital-wide programme to improve compliance with hand hygiene. … APIC guideline for handwashing and hand antisepsis in health care settings. … Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings.

62. 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.

63. Why Choose a CUSP Approach? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2024 - Patient Educational Resources MRSA Surveillance Environmental Cleaning Contact Precautions Hand … CUSP promotes a culture of safety, understanding that behavioral change goes hand-in-hand with technical

64. Appendix G. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - technique can lead to the risk of cross transmission of microorganisms from the health care worker's hands … With nondominant hand, identify meatus, and be prepared to keep this hand in this position until after … Hold the catheter with the nondominant hand; use the dominant hand to fully inflate the catheter balloon … Remove gloves and perform hand hygiene     3. … Perform hand hygiene.     6.

65. Hands-on Practice--Strategies to Improve Communication Between Pharmacy Staff and Patients (pdf file)
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    October 24, 2007 - Hands-on Practice--Strategies to Improve Communication Between Pharmacy Staff and Patients HANDS-ON … - PHARMACIST ROLE Instructions: We are doing a hands-on activity where you will be split into groups … HANDS-ON PRACTICE! … - PATIENT ROLE Instructions: We are doing a hands-on activity where you will be split into groups … Hands-on Practice!

66. Hands-on Practice--Strategies to Improve Communication Between Pharmacy Staff and Patients (pdf file)
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    October 24, 2007 - Hands-on Practice--Strategies to Improve Communication Between Pharmacy Staff and Patients HANDS-ON … - PHARMACIST ROLE Instructions: We are doing a hands-on activity where you will be split into groups … HANDS-ON PRACTICE! … - PATIENT ROLE Instructions: We are doing a hands-on activity where you will be split into groups … Hands-on Practice!

67. BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06 (doc file)
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    March 01, 2017 - technique can lead to the risk of cross transmission of microorganisms from the health care worker’s hands … With nondominant hand, identify meatus, and be prepared to keep this hand in this position until after … Hold the catheter with the nondominant hand; use the dominant hand to fully inflate the catheter balloon … Remove gloves and perform hand hygiene 3. … Perform hand hygiene. 6. Document— a. Type and size of catheter and balloon b.

68. Index of Clinical Topics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2025 - Use of Preoperative Chlorhexidine Antisepsis Decolonization Resources Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Hand … Hand Hygiene in the Perioperative Setting Hand hygiene is a fundamental infection prevention practice … Improving and maintaining adherence among staff to hand hygiene guidelines is an effective MRSA prevention … This section discusses hand hygiene, its impact on MRSA and SSI prevention, and implementation of hand

69. AHRQ’s CUSP Helps Sinai Health System Reduce Infections and Medication Errors | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2016 - More than 140 NICU staffers participated in hand hygiene training that is particularly vital in certain … Mount Sinai Hospital also developed a "Caregiver Guide to Hand Hygiene" and a parent education course … To help sustain the commitment to proper hand hygiene in the NICU, more than 120 caregivers signed an … According to the pledge, caregivers were "…committed to uphold good hand hygiene practices, advocate … for the patient, and be a role model and team member for other caregivers related to hand hygiene."

70. Catheter Types and Being Part of the Insertion Team
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    March 01, 2017 - Then, remove your gloves and cleanse your hands. … Keep nondominant hand in this position, do not remove! … Be sure to keep your non-dominant hand in this position—don’t switch hands, because it would now be considered … Do not remove that hand. … Use tongs to cleanse the urethral area with your sterile hand and do not switch hands And remember what

71. Ppe-Activity (doc file)
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    March 01, 2017 - or goggles · Simulated germs (e.g., chocolate syrup, washable paint, povidone-iodine) · Waste bin · Hand … hygiene products (sink with soap/water and hand sanitizer) · Prizes Directions 1. … (Remember the volunteer should always start with proper hand hygiene.) 3. … during resident care by placing a small amount of the simulated germ product on the volunteer’s gloved hands … PPE removal to make sure it is done in the proper order and that he/she does not contaminate his/her hands

72. Access of Central Venous Catheter for Initiation of Dialysis Procedural Checklist 1a (pdf file)
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    December 08, 2014 - Access of Central Venous Catheter (CVC) for Initiation of Dialysis Procedural Checklist #1a ☐ Hand … Assemble supplies for patient at dialysis chair (no common tray/cart brought to dialysis station) ☐ Hand … remove in- dwelling solutions and/or flush with sterile saline; initiate treatment; remove gloves ☐ Hand … manipulation of catheter or dialysis lines must occur during the dialysis treatment, then perform hand

73. Practice General Infection Prevention Skills | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - Hand Hygiene Educational module and resources that highlight basic hand hygiene principles and best … reinforce with frontline staff, including the products, procedures, and strategies to implement and sustain hand … 827 KB) Tool to engage all facility staff to practice all infection prevention skills by performing hand

74. NOTICE Process Checklist (pdf file)
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    December 31, 2014 - Scrub Hub Cap w/ Antiseptic Scrub Uncapped Hub w/ Antiseptic Aseptic Connection Technique Hand … Yes ☐ No ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Catheter Termination Observation Number Date* Shift* Hand … Catheter Exit Site Care Observation Number Date* Shift* Hand … Hygiene Observation Number Date* Shift* Used Hand Hygiene WHO Moment Observation Number … Date* Shift* Used Hand Hygiene WHO Moment HH 1 Yes ☐ No ☐ HH 6 Yes ☐ No ☐ HH 2 Yes ☐ No

75. TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Module 3: Communication
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    December 01, 2005 - Visual cues can also serve as reminders, such as the use of signs reminding staff to wash their hands … These include SBAR, call-outs, check-backs, and hand-offs. … mind what a hand-off is. … It's not adequate just to hand that tool to somebody. … What went well in the hand-off?

76. Implementation Guide: Toolkit for MRSA Prevention in ICU & Non-ICU Settings (doc file)
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    October 01, 2024 - flora—and extrinsic sources of contamination from the healthcare environment or on healthcare personnel’s hands … Resources: CDC | Clean Hands: About Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings · Centers for Disease Control … CDC’s “Clean Hands Count” campaign specifically targets healthcare professionals and includes a variety … Some of these are highlighted below: · CDC Clean Hands Count for Healthcare Providers Factsheet · CDC … Clean Hands in Healthcare Training · CDC Global Handwashing Day All resources can be accessed in the

77. Pledge (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2017 - all surfaces of the hands and fingers • Rinse my hands with running water • Dry my hands using a clean … hand sanitizer, I will: • Apply the product to the palm of one hand • Rub my hands together • Rub the … product over all surfaces of my hands and fingers until my hands are dry I welcome feedback on my hand … I will: • Keep my hands clean by performing hand hygiene according to my facility’s policies. • Wear … I pledge to keep my hands clean by performing hand hygiene according to my facility’s policies to help

78. 036-Sources-Pathways-Mrsa-One-Pager (doc file)
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    October 01, 2024 - inadvertently transmit MRSA between patients or from the environment to patient(s).9,11-14 · Improving hand … High-touch surfaces: microbial neighbours at hand. … Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene. … Boyce JM, Pittet D; Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee; HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand … Guideline for hand hygiene in health-care settings.

79. PPE
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    March 01, 2017 - Hold removed glove in gloved hand. … Slide fingers of ungloved hand under remaining glove at wrist. … Therefore, it is important to remove your gloves correctly to avoid contaminating your hands. … Hold the removed glove in your gloved hand. … Finally, perform hand hygiene.

80. Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2023 - Hand Hygiene Observational Audit Tracking Tool  (XLSX, 477 KB) and User Guide  (PDF, 1 MB) This pre-programmed … Excel workbook compiles hand hygiene observational data by individual, shift, position, location, and … department to help staff regularly review opportunities for hand hygiene performance improvement. … that can be implemented to support increased compliance with infection prevention practices, including hand