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161. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=1
     January 01, 2022 - CDC Hand Hygiene This CDC webpage shares information on hand hygiene in healthcare settings.

162. 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

163. 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.

164. 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

165. 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

166. 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

167. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion Facilitator Notes (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urinary-catheter-insertion-notes.docx
     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

168. CUSP Psychological Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/cusp-psychological-safety.html
     November 01, 2024 - Patient Educational Resources MRSA Surveillance Environmental Cleaning Contact Precautions Hand … Hygiene Promotion Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Prevention

169. Skin Preparation Prior to Incision | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/skin-prep-incision.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

170. Supplemental Oxygen | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2025 - Use of Preoperative Chlorhexidine Antisepsis Decolonization Resources Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Hand … Hygiene in the Perioperative Setting Contact Precautions Optimizing Environmental Cleaning Perioperative

171. Infectionprevchcklst (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/infectionprevchcklst.doc
     June 02, 2025 - Monitor hand hygiene no less than quarterly and report performance to all employees and the board.

172. 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

173. 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%

174. Enhancing Patient Safety Through Cognition and Communication (M-Safety Lab) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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 .

175. Central Venous Catheter Maintenance Facilitator Notes (doc file)
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     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,

176. ICU Assessment (doc file)
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     April 01, 2022 - hygiene prior to central venous catheter insertion or manipulation O O O Daily audits for central … hygiene used by all personnel involved in central line care for each patient O O O Adherence to … hygiene supplies: alcohol-based waterless product or antiseptic soap and water O O O O Sterile … 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

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. BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06 (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/maintenance-checklist.docx
     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

179. URINARY CATHETERIZATION – Sample Policy (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-b.docx
     April 24, 2015 - Standard Precautions: Use gloves when manipulating the catheter site and drainage system and practice hand … hygiene before and after. 1.8 A sterile, continuously closed drainage system should be maintained for … Use gloves and practice hand hygiene before and after handling the drainage device. 1.12 Patients with

180. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
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     October 01, 2024 - Hygiene24-28 Perform hand hygiene… Before and after palpating central line site Before and after inserting … hygiene! … Guideline for hand hygiene in health‐care settings: recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control … Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force. … Bacterial contamination of the hands of hospital staff during routine patient care.