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161. Ppe-Quiz (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/educational-bundles/infection-prevention/precautions/ppe-quiz.docx
     March 01, 2017 - Personal protective equipment (PPE) can reduce contamination of health care personnel hands and clothes … Hand hygiene should be performed immediately before and after using PPE. ☐ True ☐ False 10.

162. Ppe-Quiz-Key (doc file)
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     March 01, 2017 - Personal protective equipment (PPE) can reduce contamination of health care personnel hands and clothes … Hand hygiene should be performed immediately before and after using PPE. ☒ True ☐ False 10.

163. Infection Control and Prevention (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/infectioncontrol.pdf
     October 14, 2008 - • Hand washing sinks and hand sanitizer dispensers are available in sufficient numbers for use by … staff, patients and public to promote hand hygiene. … o Hand washing sinks with warm water and soap for patient use in isolation room/area; home training

164. Four Key Strategies To Prevent MRSA & SSI (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2025 - • Includes best practices in the following topics:  Hand hygiene  Surgical scrub  Hair removal

165. Patient and Family Engagement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2014 - Tools Universal Patient Compact™ [   PDF version - 124.94 KB ] WHO 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene

166. Infographic: 7 Things You Should Know About Urinary Leg Bags | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Before connecting the leg bag to an indwelling urinary catheter, perform hand hygiene and put on clean … Remove gloves, discard them in the trash, and perform hand hygiene again. … should have a policy and procedure that takes manufacturer's instructions into account and includes: hand … hygiene and personal protective equipment (PPE), instructions for aseptic technique, cleaning and storage

167. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion Facilitator Notes
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     April 01, 2022 -       Form sterile field on bedside table or other flat surface but not patient bed       With washed hands … hygiene immediately before and after insertion Use sterile gloves, drapes, sponges Use appropriate antiseptic … Contamination of sterile field 22 (27%) Nurse touched items on sterile field with bare nonsterile hands … Breach of sterile barrier 31 (38%) Sterile gloved hand used to swab genitalia (without tongs); same hand … sanitizers Sterile gloves Adequate facilities for hand hygiene Accessibility/location of kits Where

168. Appendix L. Infection Prevention Infographic - Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2017 - Patients and families should be encouraged to— Ask staff if they have washed their hands. … Always cleaning their own hands. … Hand hygiene is one of the most important ways to prevent infections. … Health care personnel will clean their hands before and after patient care. … Safe Injection Practices Clean hands before handling medications or syringes .

169. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion Facilitator Notes (doc file)
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     April 01, 2022 - hygiene immediately before and after insertion · Use sterile gloves, drapes, and sponges · Use appropriate … To keep to their workflow routines, clinicians may not use hand gel. … sanitizers, and sterile gloves; · Ensuring there are adequate facilities for hand hygiene; and · Locating … Wall mounted hand hygiene products must meet fire code requirements. … Nurses should also work with their infection prevention team to help advocate for additional hand hygiene

170. PowerPoint Presentation
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     September 03, 2014 - statements that apply to their facility by using an audience response system, discussion, or show of hands … Hygiene Educate patients about WHO 5 steps of hand hygiene3 Ask patients to be your second set of eyes … hygiene. … hygiene.     17 Patients and their Families in CHARGE — Access Site (Preparation/Cleansing) Access … World Health Organization Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care: First Global Patient Safety Challenge

171. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2022 - CDC Hand Hygiene This CDC webpage shares information on hand hygiene in healthcare settings.

172. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2022 - CDC Hand Hygiene This CDC webpage shares information on hand hygiene in healthcare settings.

173. Operating Room Traffic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/operating-room-traffic.html
     April 01, 2025 - Use of Preoperative Chlorhexidine Antisepsis Decolonization Resources Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Hand … Hygiene in the Perioperative Setting Contact Precautions Optimizing Environmental Cleaning Perioperative

174. Appendix H. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Maintenance Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     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

175. Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2013 - Prompt Not Done Unit Timeout Procedure Followed 95.8% 1.1% 3.1% Inserter Performed Hand … Hygiene 98.8% 0.2% 1.0% Wore Sterile Barrier Precautions 98.3% 0.5% 1.2% Covered … Without Prompt With Prompt Not Done Glove Before Access 96.4% 0.3% 3.4% Hand … Hygiene Prior to Gloving 98.7% 0.2% 1.0% Hub/Connector Cleaned for 15 Seconds 99.3%

176. It Takes a Team: Preventing Infections in Ambulatory Surgery Centers (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/appendix-l.pdf
     May 01, 2017 - . • Clean hands when moving from a dirty to a clean task on the same patient or after touching the patient … Cleaning, Disinfection, and Sterilization Environment of Care Safe Injection Practices • Clean hands … Hand hygiene is one of the most important ways to prevent infections. … Health care personnel will clean their hands before and after patient care. … to prevent surgical site and other infections at ASCs are— ▶ ASK staff if they have washed their hands

177. Organizational Behavior Management in Health Care: Applications for Large-Scale Improvements in Patient Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Cunningham_11.pdf
     January 29, 2008 - Advances in infection control often have been addressed by increasing hand hygiene among caregivers. … Moreover, nonbehavioral attempts to increase hand washing among caregivers suggest that hand-hygiene … • Peer observational feedback Geller17 Infection-control error • Hand washing • “Hands-free … Hand hygiene compliance in healthcare workers. J Hosp Infect 2006; 3: 205-209. 43. … Discrepancy between self-reported and observed hand hygiene behavior in healthcare professionals.

178. MRSA Surveillance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2024 - Patient Educational Resources MRSA Surveillance Environmental Cleaning Contact Precautions Hand … Hygiene Promotion Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Prevention

179. Glycemic Control | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/glycemic-control.html
     April 01, 2025 - Use of Preoperative Chlorhexidine Antisepsis Decolonization Resources Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Hand … Hygiene in the Perioperative Setting Contact Precautions Optimizing Environmental Cleaning Perioperative

180. Normothermia | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/normothermia.html
     April 01, 2025 - Use of Preoperative Chlorhexidine Antisepsis Decolonization Resources Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Hand … Hygiene in the Perioperative Setting Contact Precautions Optimizing Environmental Cleaning Perioperative