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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838197/psn-pdf
    September 28, 2022 - prevention strategies, which include maximizing sterile barriers during insertion, adhering to good hand … hygiene practices, and changing sterile dressings every two days for gauze dressings and at least every … and the importance of keeping the dressing clean and dry;22 and reinforcing the importance of good hand … hygiene before touching the line and preventing it from getting wet in the shower. … This type of hands- on, guided learning promotes confidence and enhances the patient’s ability to correctly

  2. Be Picky about your PICCs—Fragmented Care and Poor Communication at Discharge Leads to a PICC without a Plan. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/be-picky-about-your-piccs-fragmented-care-and-poor-communication-discharge-leads-picc
    July 19, 2023 - prevention strategies, which include maximizing sterile barriers during insertion, adhering to good hand … hygiene practices, and changing sterile dressings every two days for gauze dressings and at least every … and the importance of keeping the dressing clean and dry; 22 and reinforcing the importance of good hand … hygiene before touching the line and preventing it from getting wet in the shower. … This type of hands-on, guided learning promotes confidence and enhances the patient’s ability to correctly

  3. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs4-infection-prevention-mdro-protocol.pdf
    July 01, 2023 - surgical site infection (SSI), as well as the broader practices of antimicrobial stewardship and hand … hygiene. … intermediary vehicles including contaminated surfaces (rooms, beds, equipment, and healthcare worker hands … hospital environment o Room cleaning interventions in patient-care wards/ICUs • Dedicated staff • Hand … hygiene-only interventions • Education-only interventions • Respiratory precautions (droplet, airborne

  4. Emergency Medical Service/911 Workforce Infection Control and Prevention Issues | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/ems-911-workforce-infection-control/protocol

  5. ICU Assessment Response Guide (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/icu-assessment-guide.pdf
    April 01, 2022 - Staff correctly perform hand hygiene greater than 95 percent of the time based on direct observations … Note that the 95 percent goal for hand hygiene is based on an subject matter experts recommendation. … Rationale: Hand hygiene is a critical foundational strategy to prevent HAIs. … Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings. https://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/index.html. 2021.

  6. In Conversation With… Mark Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH | PSNet

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    April 26, 2023 - blameworthy acts, either patterns of errors or patterns of behavior, such as the serial violators of hand … hygiene protocols. … The goal was to try to solve some of these intractable quality and safety problems—hand hygiene noncompliance … opportunities to improve and bringing resources to bear on the smallest problems before they get out of hand

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49832/psn-pdf
    June 01, 2018 - are instructed to take certain precautions if they develop neutropenia, such as maintaining adequate hand … hygiene and avoiding sick contacts, raw or uncooked meat, fruits or vegetables, unpasteurized beverages

  8. Appendix G. References for Fault Tree Model Probability Estimates | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2018 - Identifier Description Input Value Reference Event115 Poor hygiene … Best guess Event116 Linen contaminated 0.05 Best guess Event136 Fail to wash hands … So = 0.125/4=0.003125 Event203 Fail to wash hand (non-OR staff) 0.38 Sharir et al. 2001 … Malnourished pt 0.001 From Tony (very small proportion of malnourished pts in the US) Event53 Pt hands

  9. PowerPoint Presentation

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/CDI-slides.pptx
    November 01, 2019 - Modifiable Risk Factors26 Antibiotic use Gastric acid suppression Probiotics Infection control practices Hand … hygiene Contact precautions Environmental cleaning 21 Clostridioides difficile AHRQ Safety Program … clavulanate Approval required for use of these agents Susceptibilities of these agents not routinely provided Hand … hygiene campaign and monthly auditing of environmental cleaning 68% reduction in CDI in hospitals 23

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33852/psn-pdf
    January 01, 2017 - model—one in which the onus is on patients to report adverse events like medication errors or lapses in hand … hygiene—remains the most common.

  11. Facilitator Guide: Deep-Rooting Your Data (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/sustainability_deep_root_data_facnotes.docx
    December 01, 2017 - SAY: On the other hand, process measures data show how you are doing with the various activities that … Process measures identify process compliance, such as hand hygiene.

  12. Deep-Rooting Your Data: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/deep-root-data-fac-notes.html
    December 01, 2017 - Say: On the other hand, process measures data show how you are doing with the various activities that … Process measures identify process compliance, such as hand hygiene.

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33739/psn-pdf
    October 01, 2012 - Systematic review of studies on compliance with hand hygiene guidelines in hospital care. … What is the optimum location of alcohol-based hand cleanser?

  14. Vascular Access Device (VAD) Policy, Adult (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/clabsi-tools/vascular-access-device-policy.pdf
    March 01, 2008 - Good hand hygiene with hospital-approved soap and water or waterless alcohol-based cleanser is required … Good hand hygiene with hospital-approved soap and water or waterless alcohol-based cleanser is required … A surgical hand scrub is required before insertion of tunneled catheters, implanted ports, and permanent … Hand hygiene IFC001 http://www.insidehopkinsmedicine.org/hpo/policies/39/122/policy_122.pdf 4. … 4391CF82C3E4108AAB4A34A4887B708AA4CBCF8DF220BFDD5BF388D48951A2867CA5838DF2A4E1F699C840CBE623CCFD51A3427B8E9D85B256CD8911835AC1&name=Hand

  15. Sustaining Zero CLABSIs (Transcript) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/zero-clabsi.html
    April 01, 2013 - In looking at reducing CLABSI using our data, things that went well were the hand hygiene. … shocked when we saw when we first started out that 44 percent were following the recommendations for hand … hygiene. … want the parents in there, the grandparents want to come, so you need to teach several groups about hand … washing and hand washing when they leave the unit, taking off gowns, taking off things that could get

  16. CVC Placement: Speak Now or Do Not Use the Line | PSNet

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    November 01, 2003 - procedure, develop muscle memory for the key technical steps, and demonstrate proper safety practices (hand … hygiene, wide sterile barriers, and sharps safety). … excellent adjunctive training option because it enables the trainee to learn procedures incrementally, with hands-on … support during the more challenging stages of the procedure, and progressive hands-off supervision as

  17. Appendix F. Interventions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    March 01, 2017 - Engaging the patient as observer to promote hand hygiene compliance in ambulatory care. … Yes Yes Moderate Case study of having patients serve an auditing function for hand … hygiene compliance. … Engaging the patient as observer to promote hand hygiene compliance in ambulatory care (Bittle, Jt Comm … Patient as an observer was successful at improving hand hygiene.

  18. Ankyloglossia-protocol-140630 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ankyloglossia_research-protocol.pdf
    June 30, 2014 - remedy attributable medium and longterm other sequelae including articulation disorders, poor oral hygiene … age intended to prevent or address social concerns related to tongue mobility (i.e., speech, oral hygiene … Hand searching. … We will carry out hand searches of the reference lists of recent systematic reviews or meta-analyses … fluency, effort with speech, speech intelligibility), sleep disordered breathing (sleep apnea), oral hygiene

  19. Preventing-Cauti-Icu-Setting-Module 1-Speaker-Notes (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/cauti-tools/cauti-icu/preventing-cauti-icu-setting-module_1-speaker-notes.docx
    September 01, 2015 - CAUTIs develop from a patient’s colonic or perineal flora, generally because of bacteria on the hands … maintenance bundle: · Maintain unobstructed urine flow · Maintain a continually closed system · Perform hand … hygiene and use standard precautions before touching the catheter · Empty urine drainage bag regularly

  20. Module 1: Overview - Facilitator's Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/facil-guide/preventing-cauti-icu-setting-module1-speaker-notes.html
    February 01, 2023 - CAUTIs develop from a patient’s colonic or perineal flora, generally because of bacteria on the hands … maintenance bundle: Maintain unobstructed urine flow Maintain a continually closed system Perform hand … hygiene and use standard precautions before touching the catheter  Empty urine drainage bag regularly
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