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181. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 31, 2024 - Recognize the risk of occult hand tendon injuries. … Background The hand is a highly specialized anatomic unit. … Imaging Imaging is routine for most hand injuries but is not necessary for all hand lacerations. … A thorough hand examination, including neurovascular and functional testing, is required for all hand … Burden of hand maladies in US emergency departments. HAND. 2018;13(2):228-236.

182. Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Control and Prevention Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2014 - the collection, comparison, and sharing of data on fundamental infection control practices such as hand … during multiple hand hygiene opportunities. … Hand Hygiene Compliance Report Instructions for Using the Hand Hygiene Observation Tool This tool … NOTE: Hand Hygiene refers to use of alcohol foam hand rub or washing hands with soap and water for a … Make a CHECK (√) for each hand hygiene opportunity.

183. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 22, 2025 - Becoming Hand Hygiene Heroes: implementation of an infection prevention and control campaign for patient … Becoming hand hygiene heroes: implementation of an infection prevention and control campaign for patient … Maintaining hand hygiene is a critical safety activity for patients, families, and healthcare workers … This study describes a quality improvement project to increase hand hygiene among patients, families … Over the 2-year project period, overall hand hygiene rates improved, but rates among individual units

184. Hand-off bundle implementation associated with decreased medical errors and preventable adverse events on an academic family medicine in-patient unit: A pre-post study. | PSNet
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     December 12, 2021 - Study Hand-off bundle implementation associated with decreased medical errors and … Hand-off bundle implementation associated with decreased medical errors and preventable adverse events … The implementation of a standardized hand-off bundle modeled on the I-PASS tool (incorporating illness … Hand-off bundle implementation associated with decreased medical errors and preventable adverse events … More About The Topic Researchers Hospitals Family Medicine Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off

185. An integrative review exploring the perceptions of patients and healthcare professionals towards patient involvement in promoting hand hygiene compliance in the hospital setting. | PSNet
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     March 06, 2019 - exploring the perceptions of patients and healthcare professionals towards patient involvement in promoting hand … exploring the perceptions of patients and healthcare professionals towards patient involvement in promoting hand … This review of studies of patient engagement in hand hygiene programs found some evidence that patients … are willing to raise concerns regarding hand hygiene, especially with nurses, but also identified factors … exploring the perceptions of patients and healthcare professionals towards patient involvement in promoting hand

186. A Laceration that Needed a Proper Exam, Not an X-Ray | PSNet
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     November 25, 2020 - Recognize the risk of occult hand tendon injuries. … Imaging Imaging is routine for most hand injuries but is not necessary for all hand lacerations. … A thorough hand examination, including neurovascular and functional testing, is required for all hand … Burden of hand maladies in US emergency departments. … Missed injuries in the acutely traumatised hand.

187. Microbiological evaluation of two hand hygiene procedures achieved by healthcare workers during routine patient care: a randomized study. | PSNet
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     June 13, 2011 - Study Microbiological evaluation of two hand hygiene procedures achieved by healthcare … Microbiological evaluation of two hand hygiene procedures achieved by healthcare workers during routine … This study compared hand rubbing with an alcohol-based solution and traditional hand washing to determine … Results demonstrated greater efficacy with hand rubbing and decreased risk for transient pathogens with … Microbiological evaluation of two hand hygiene procedures achieved by healthcare workers during routine

188. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 11, 2020 - out of mind: a prospective observational study to estimate the duration of the Hawthorne effect on hand … out of mind: a prospective observational study to estimate the duration of the Hawthorne effect on hand … Hand hygiene is an essential practice for decreasing healthcare-associated infections but achieving … influence of the Hawthorne Effect on hand hygiene. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-improve-hand-hygiene-compliance-patient-care

189. Impact of a hospital-wide hand hygiene initiative on healthcare-associated infections: results of an interrupted time series. | PSNet
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     September 20, 2011 - Study Impact of a hospital-wide hand hygiene initiative on healthcare-associated … Impact of a hospital-wide hand hygiene initiative on healthcare-associated infections: results of an … multiple hospital-wide interventions over a 3-year period that led to dramatic, sustained improvements in hand … Impact of a hospital-wide hand hygiene initiative on healthcare-associated infections: results of an … July 3, 2014 Status of the implementation of the World Health Organization multimodal hand

190. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 13, 2024 - WHO research agenda on the role of the institutional safety climate for hand hygiene improvement: a … WHO research agenda on the role of the institutional safety climate for hand hygiene improvement: a … Hand hygiene is an important patient safety practice to prevent infection transmission. … developing consensus on research priorities on the role of institutional safety climate in the context of hand … Prioritized topics include the role of safety culture and media in shaping hand hygiene practices, the

191. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 31, 2019 - Flawed self-assessment in hand hygiene: a major contributor to infections in clinical practice? … Flawed self-assessment in hand hygiene: A major contributor to infections in clinical practice? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/flawed-self-assessment-hand-hygiene-major-contributor-infections-clinical … was better than their observed adherence with hand hygiene guidelines. … Participants also rated their own hand hygiene higher, on average, than their peers.

192. Auditing Strategies to Improve Infection Prevention Processes in Nursing Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2021 - observational audits to support increased compliance with infection prevention practices, including hand … Hand Hygiene Observational Audits Data Tracking Tool and User Guide The Hand Hygiene Observational … compiles hand hygiene observational data by individual, shift, position, location, and department to … help staff regularly review opportunities for hand hygiene performance improvement. … This tracking tool is used in conjunction with the Hand Hygiene Observational Audit Tracking Tool User

193. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 14, 2023 - Using a human factors framework to assess clinician perceptions of and barriers to high reliability in hand … Using a human factors framework to assess clinician perceptions of and barriers to high reliability in hand … Hand hygiene adherence is an essential component of patient safety. … Using the SEIPS 2.0 model, this study explored clinician perspectives about high reliability in hand … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-among-physicians-performance-beliefs-and-perceptions https

194. Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3) (doc file)
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     April 13, 2017 - Evaluating and Selecting Hand Hygiene Products Transcript/Facilitator Notes Tim: (Slide 1) Hello … hand sanitizers that reduce bacteria on the skin. … Importantly, there is an FDA label indication for a surgical hand scrub product. … and that also there is some persistence of effect for these surgical hand scrubs. … Then the link to WHO method one and method two is available from World Health Organization Clean Hands

195. An evaluation of hand hygiene in an intensive care unit: are visitors a potential vector for pathogens? | PSNet
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     April 22, 2015 - Study An evaluation of hand hygiene in an intensive care unit: are visitors a potential … An evaluation of hand hygiene in an intensive care unit: Are visitors a potential vector for pathogens … Major efforts have focused on improving hospital employee hand hygiene as a way to decrease the spread … observational study found more than 60% of visitors to an intensive care unit did not disinfect their hands … on the frequency of hand hygiene among anesthesiology staff in the operating room.

196. Urinary Catheter Types and How To Care for Them Activity | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - A staff member walks into a resident's room and performs proper hand hygiene. … A staff person walks into a resident's room and performs proper hand hygiene. … Two staff members walk into a resident's room and performs hand hygiene. … She/he hands the urine collection device to the second staff person who empties the collection device … Both staff members perform hand hygiene as they are exiting the room.

197. Nurses' Association Uses AHRQ's TeamSTEPPS® in Patient Handoff Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - Safety First" program, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) developed a Patient Hand-Off … The perioperative Patient Hand-Off Tool Kit includes a summary of the evidence-based research on patient … hand-offs, sample patient hand-off templates, and a PowerPoint presentation on standardizing hand-offs … The Patient Hand-Off Tool Kit is available free of charge to the general public and AORN members on the … Though the organization does not keep specific data on the utilization or implementation of its Patient Hand-Off

198. PowerPoint Presentation
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     September 03, 2014 - The hand hygiene method of using soap and water can be used when hands are visibly soiled, or if the … Hygiene Review Washing with ABHR Apply recommended amount of product to palm of one hand and rub hands … For washing with ABHR, apply the recommended amount of product to the palm of one hand and rub hands … together, covering all surfaces of hands and fingers, until hands are dry.   … surfaces of the hands and fingers, and rub hands together vigorously for 15 seconds.

199. USER GUIDE: Hand Hygiene Observational Audit Data Tracking Tool for Use in Skilled Nursing Facilities (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2021 - using soap and water, using alcohol-based hand rub, or both. • Identify the specific steps in the hand … Items #1- #8 relate to hand hygiene with soap and water, items #9 and #10 relate to hand hygiene with … alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR). … and water and hand hygiene with ABHR audit data recording. … Figure 70 - Hand hygiene compliance rates by job title.

200. USER GUIDE: Hand Hygiene Observational Audit Data Tracking Tool for Use in Skilled Nursing Facilities (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2021 - using soap and water, using alcohol-based hand rub, or both. • Identify the specific steps in the hand … Items #1- #8 relate to hand hygiene with soap and water, items #9 and #10 relate to hand hygiene with … alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR). … and water and hand hygiene with ABHR audit data recording. … Figure 70 - Hand hygiene compliance rates by job title.