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41. 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. … Reduction in nosocomial infection with improved hand hygiene in intensive care units of a tertiary care … Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings.

42. 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.

43. Access of Central Venous Catheter for Initiation of Dialysis Procedural Checklist 1a (pdf file)
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    June 02, 2025 - Access of Central Venous Catheter (CVC) for Initiation of Dialysis Procedural Checklist #1a ☐ Hand … hygiene ☐ Assemble supplies for patient at dialysis chair (no common tray/cart brought to dialysis … station) ☐ Hand hygiene ☐ Don clean gloves, gown, and impermeable mask/eye protection or face … hygiene Note: If troubleshooting or manipulation of catheter or dialysis lines must occur during … the dialysis treatment, then perform hand hygiene, don gloves and personal protective equipment, and

44. 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.

45. Appendix 2. Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Fact Sheet | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2018 - The following interventions decrease the risk for CLABSIs Use appropriate hand hygiene. … 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. … Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings.

46. NOTICE Process Checklist (pdf file)
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    June 02, 2025 - Connection Technique Hand Hygiene CI 1 Yes ☐ No ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ … Antiseptic Aseptic Disconnection Technique Hand Hygiene CT 1 Yes ☐ No ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Yes … of Prepared Cannulation Sites During Needle Insertion Hand Hygiene AV I 1 Yes ☐ No ☐ … Hygiene Clean Gloves Before Disconnect Bloodlines Aseptically Hand Hygiene Clean Gloves … Hygiene Observation Number Date* Shift* Used Hand Hygiene WHO Moment Observation Number Date

47. 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 … hygiene adherence monitoring.

48. 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 … hygiene programs. … 827 KB) Tool to engage all facility staff to practice all infection prevention skills by performing hand … hygiene, practicing standard precautions, keeping the facility's environment and equipment clean, and

49. Central Venous Catheter Exit Site Care Procedural Checklist 1b (pdf file)
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    June 02, 2025 - Central Venous Catheter (CVC) Exit Site Care Procedural Checklist #1b ☐ Hand … hygiene ☐ Assemble supplies for patient at dialysis chair (no common tray/cart at station) ☐ … clean gloves, gown, mask, and eye protection; remove old dressing and discard; remove gloves ☐ Hand … hygiene ☐ Don clean gloves and cleanse area around CVC exit site with chlorhexidine unless there … hygiene Central Venous Catheter Exit Site Care Procedural Checklist 1b Check Box1: Off Check

50. Training Module 3 Activity Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - hygiene products (sink with soap/water and hand sanitizer) Prizes Directions Ask for a volunteer … (Remember the volunteer should always start with proper hand hygiene.) … 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 … hygiene.

51. Access of Arterial Venous Fistula or Graft for Termination of Dialysis and Post-Dialysis Access Care Procedural Checklist 3b (pdf file)
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    June 02, 2025 - Fistula or Graft for Termination of Dialysis and Post-Dialysis Access Care Procedural Checklist #3b ☐ Hand … hygiene ☐ Assemble supplies; don gloves, gown, and impermeable mask/eye protection or face shield … ☐ Reinfuse extracorporeal circuit; disconnect bloodlines aseptically; remove gloves ☐ Hand hygiene … container at point of use; remove gloves Note: Hold needle sites with clean gauze using clean gloved hands … hygiene Note: This checklist is not intended for observation of buttonhole cannulation technique.

52. Implementation Guide: Toolkit for MRSA Prevention in ICU & Non-ICU Settings (doc file)
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    October 01, 2024 - Hand Hygiene Promotion Hand hygiene is a fundamental practice for reducing HAIs. … The objective of hand hygiene promotion is to provide information about hand hygiene indications and … adherence to hand hygiene policies. … for hand hygiene. … Resources: CDC | Clean Hands: About Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings · Centers for Disease Control

53. Access of Arterial Venous Fistula or Graft for Initiation of Dialysis Procedural Checklist 1c (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/procchecklist1c-access-av-fistula.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Access of Arterial Venous Fistula or Graft for Initiation of Dialysis Procedural Checklist #1c ☐ Hand … hygiene ☐ Assemble supplies for patient at dialysis chair (no common tray/cart at station) ☐ … hygiene ☐ Don clean gloves; if not already worn, don gown, impermeable mask, and eye protection … antisepsis ☐ Insert cannulation needles; tape in place; initiate treatment; remove gloves ☐ Hand … hygiene Note: This checklist is not intended for observation of buttonhole cannulation technique.

54. Parenteral Medication Storage, Preparation, and Administration Procedural Checklist 2 (pdf file)
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    June 02, 2025 - Checklist #2 ☐ Assemble supplies in clean area with clean surface away from dialysis station ☐ Hand … hygiene ☐ Open one vial of each medication at a time ☐ Wipe stopper with alcohol or other antiseptic … in clean preparation area ☐ Take only individual patient’s medications to dialysis station ☐ Hand … hygiene ☐ Don clean gloves, wipe injection port with antiseptic ☐ Inject medication ☐ Discard … syringe into Sharps container ☐ Remove gloves ☐ Hand hygiene Note: This checklist is intended

55. National Opportunity To Improve Infection Control in ESRD (NOTICE) Phase Two Final Report (pdf file)
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    September 29, 2014 - Hand hygiene moments were defined as any time hand hygiene should be performed, such as initiating a … The hand hygiene measure is calculated as the percentage of successful specific hand hygiene items out … Circle “No” if had hygiene is not performed, performed incorrectly, or hands are contaminated before … Hand Hygiene The guidelines below pertain specifically to the Hand Hygiene section of the Audit: … • Circle Yes or No if hand hygiene was performed according to the hand hygiene policy.

56. 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 … hygiene, personal protective equipment, and environmental cleaning procedures.

57. Ppe-Activity (doc file)
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    March 01, 2017 - 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 … hygiene. 6.

58. Catheter Care and Maintenance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - Slide 4: Hand Hygiene and Glove Use 4,5 Gloves play a key role in preventing hand contamination—but … do NOT replace hand hygiene Perform hand hygiene and wear gloves immediately before — Accessing … Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force. … Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene. … Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene.

59. A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - hand rub or soap and water, also known as practicing hand hygiene. … Help residents practice hand hygiene. … Basic Background Hand hygiene refers to the practice of removing or killing germs on hands so that … To practice hand hygiene, keep your hands clean by either washing with soap and water or using an alcohol-based … Training staff on hand hygiene.

60. Clean Equipment and Environment Promotes Safe Resident Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - Education Hand hygiene Gloves Clean rooms Disinfected surfaces Proper medical device care … Slide 8: Hand Hygiene 4,5 Good hand hygiene is essential for catheter care and infection prevention … are superior to antimicrobial soaps and should be used to maintain proper hand hygiene. … Guideline for hand hygiene in health-care settings. … Guideline for hand hygiene in health-care settings.