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221. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34135/psn-pdf
     February 28, 2024 - Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings. … February 28, 2024 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-healthcare-settings … The hand hygiene guidelines represent part of a U.S. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-healthcare-settings https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-among-physicians-performance-beliefs-and-perceptions

222. AHRQ’s Care Coordination Work Leads to Better Outcomes, Lower Costs for Massachusetts Agency on Aging | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2014 - hospitals, has reworked its care transition model thanks to a mobile technology product called Care at Hand … "Care at Hand allows us to deliver high-quality care at a lower cost," says Lori O'Connor, R.N., director … ESMV looked to Care at Hand to do so. … In using the Atlas to develop Care at Hand, Dr. … To read more about Care at Hand, go to http://careathand.com .

223. Catheter-Care-Quiz-Key (doc file)
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     March 01, 2017 - Hand hygiene does not need to be performed if you are wearing gloves. ☐ True ☒ False ANSWER: False. … Gloves play a key role in preventing hand contamination, but glove use does not replace proper hand hygiene … She performs hand hygiene and dons gloves before entering Bill Board’s room. … Sue discards her gloves and performs hand hygiene before leaving Bill’s room. … ANSWER: Sue Me did a good job performing hand hygiene and donning gloves before assessing Mr.

224. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 17, 2015 - Quantification of the Hawthorne effect in hand hygiene compliance monitoring using an electronic monitoring … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quantification-hawthorne-effect-hand-hygiene-compliance-monitoring-using … - electronic Hand hygiene is a core practice for decreasing health care–associated infections, but … A prior WebM&M perspective reviewed recent strategies for promoting and monitoring hand hygiene. … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/innovations-promoting-hand-hygiene-compliance

225. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 08, 2014 - Disentangling quality and safety indicator data: a longitudinal, comparative study of hand hygiene … This large Australian study sought to examine whether hand hygiene compliance rates may serve as a … The authors expected to identify an association between hand hygiene rates, accreditation outcomes, … A previous study from Canada found that increasing overall hand hygiene adherence did not result in … A recent AHRQ WebM&M perspective reviewed advances in promoting hand hygiene compliance.

226. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 21, 2015 - Improving hand hygiene at eight hospitals in the United States by targeting specific causes of noncompliance … Improving hand hygiene at eight hospitals in the United States by targeting specific causes of noncompliance … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-hand-hygiene-eight-hospitals-united-states-targeting-specific- … A recent AHRQ WebM&M interview and perspective discuss ways to enhance hand hygiene adherence. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-among-physicians-performance-beliefs-and-perceptions https

227. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42433/psn-pdf
     October 08, 2013 - Culture change in infection control: applying psychological principles to improve hand hygiene. … Culture change in infection control: applying psychological principles to improve hand hygiene. … The seemingly simple act of hand hygiene has proved to be a formidable obstacle in patient safety, … as hand hygiene rates remain unacceptably low at many hospitals. … This study describes how one hospital reframed hand washing as a social issue at the unit level and

228. Utilizing improvement science methods to improve physician compliance with proper hand hygiene. | PSNet
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     April 13, 2011 - Utilizing improvement science methods to improve physician compliance with proper hand … Utilizing improvement science methods to improve physician compliance with proper hand hygiene. … study highlights the importance of instituting a project champion to drive improvements in physician hand-hygiene … Utilizing improvement science methods to improve physician compliance with proper hand hygiene.

229. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 25, 2023 - Improving communication from hospital to skilled nursing facility through standardized hand-off: a quality … Improving communication from hospital to skilled nursing facility through standardized hand-off: a quality … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-communication-hospital-skilled-nursing-facility-through- standardized-hand-quality … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-communication-hospital-skilled-nursing-facility-through-standardized-hand-quality … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-communication-hospital-skilled-nursing-facility-through-standardized-hand-quality

230. Clabsitoolsap2 (doc file)
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     January 01, 2011 - 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.

231. 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.

232. 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.

233. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44506/psn-pdf
     October 21, 2015 - A prospective controlled trial of an electronic hand hygiene reminder system. … A Prospective Controlled Trial of an Electronic Hand Hygiene Reminder System. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prospective-controlled-trial-electronic-hand-hygiene-reminder-system Hand … A prior AHRQ WebM&M perspective reviewed innovations in promoting hand hygiene compliance. … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-compliance-patient-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-compliance-patient-safety

234. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42333/psn-pdf
     June 05, 2013 - Has improved hand hygiene compliance reduced the risk of hospital-acquired infections among hospitalized … Has improved hand hygiene compliance reduced the risk of hospital-acquired infections among hospitalized … This report, which used data for all hospitals in Ontario, demonstrates that overall hand hygiene rates … At baseline, rates of the two HAIs were quite low, and hand hygiene rates were relatively high, meaning … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-healthcare-settings https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-among-physicians-performance-beliefs-and-perceptions

235. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866579/psn-pdf
     August 28, 2024 - removed; no soaking hand in water.” … psnet.ahrq.gov//#17 19 The routine use of antiseptic agents for surgical scrubbing of both the surgeons’ hands … and the patient’s surgical hand site have also been studied. … Surgical hand antisepsis to reduce surgical site infection. … Preoperative A1c and postoperative infection in elective hand surgery. Hand. 2023;18(5):785–791.

236. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46372/psn-pdf
     September 13, 2017 - Impact of a successful speaking up program on health- care worker hand hygiene behavior. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-successful-speaking-program-health-care-worker-hand-hygiene- behavior … Improving hand hygiene in health care facilities is a long-standing patient safety goal that has been … The intervention has sustained improvements in physician hand hygiene adherence for nearly two years … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-healthcare-settings https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-hand-hygiene-eight-hospitals-united-states-targeting-specific-causes-noncompliance

237. Patient participation: current knowledge and applicability to patient safety. | PSNet
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     February 01, 2011 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Patient empowerment and multimodal hand … November 10, 2010 'My five moments for hand hygiene': a user-centred design approach … to understand, train, monitor and report hand hygiene. … August 5, 2020 Implementation of hand hygiene in health-care facilities: results from … the WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework global survey 2019.

238. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34843/psn-pdf
     March 02, 2011 - Hand hygiene among physicians: performance, beliefs, and perceptions. … Hand hygiene among physicians: performance, beliefs, and perceptions. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-among-physicians-performance-beliefs-and-perceptions Hand … Whereas being a role model, having a positive attitude towards hand hygiene, and easy access to hand-rub … //psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-healthcare-settings

239. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33766/psn-pdf
     May 01, 2014 - When we conducted epidemiological studies to look at why health care workers would not clean their hands … demonstrated that health care workers had too many opportunities per hour of patient care to clean hands … , and they simply could not wash their hands with soap and water in an appropriate time. … DP: The possibility to clean hands with alcohol was available and recommended if you could not reach … "Explain why you did this at that time and forgot to clean your hands," or "Why did you clean your hands

240. 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.