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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/NOTICEProcessChecklist.pdf
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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33565/psn-pdf
September 01, 2024 - Prevention of HAIs
A cornerstone of HAI prevention is appropriate hand hygiene. … for decades, until recently hand hygiene
rates among all clinicians were low. … monitoring of hand hygiene, feedback on hand hygiene practice in a
facility, and sociocultural approaches … have resulted in improved hand hygiene at many hospitals and other
healthcare facilities. … What's more, strong evidence links higher hand hygiene rates to lower overall HAI
rates.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-participation-current-knowledge-and-applicability-patient-safety
February 01, 2011 - August 5, 2020
'My five moments for hand hygiene': a user-centred design approach to … understand, train, monitor and report hand hygiene. … January 5, 2012
Implementation of hand hygiene in health-care facilities: results from … the WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework global survey 2019. … hygiene.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39278/psn-pdf
March 05, 2010 - hygiene. … group participants were significantly more likely to ask their nurses and physicians to wash their
hands … after viewing a Hand Hygiene Saves Lives video. … ask-or-not-ask-results-formative-assessment-video-empowering-patients-ask-their-health-care
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-among-physicians-performance-beliefs-and-perceptions … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-healthcare-settings
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/education-bundles.html
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.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867019/psn-pdf
October 23, 2024 - The latest report examines hand-hygiene efforts since 2020 and tracks advancements
realized using tactics … reports-hospital-and-asc-performance
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/leapfrog-hospital-survey
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-healthcare-settings … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quantification-hawthorne-effect-hand-hygiene-compliance-monitoring-using-electronic
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/procchecklist1b-cvc-exit-site-care.pdf
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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections
December 15, 2024 - Prevention of HAIs A cornerstone of HAI prevention is appropriate hand hygiene . … for decades, until recently hand hygiene rates among all clinicians were low. … monitoring of hand hygiene, feedback on hand hygiene practice in a facility, and sociocultural approaches … What's more, strong evidence links higher hand hygiene rates to lower overall HAI rates. … July 10, 2024
World Hand Hygiene Day.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/prevention-skills.html
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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42884/psn-pdf
February 06, 2014 - hygiene guidelines. … hygiene guidelines. … study used direct observation and immediate feedback to explain why clinicians did not wash their
hands … application-theoretical-framework-behavior-change-hospital-workers-real-time-explanations
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-among-physicians-performance-beliefs-and-perceptions … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-among-physicians-performance-beliefs-and-perceptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mental-models-basic-concept-human-factors-design-infection-prevention
April 26, 2017 - December 27, 2018
Hand hygiene and healthcare system change within multi-modal promotion … April 24, 2013
'My five moments for hand hygiene': a user-centred design approach to … understand, train, monitor and report hand hygiene. … April 10, 2019
'My five moments for hand hygiene': a user-centred design approach to … understand, train, monitor and report hand hygiene.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46953/psn-pdf
September 12, 2018 - the perceptions of
patients and healthcare professionals towards patient
involvement in promoting hand … hygiene compliance in the
hospital setting. … hygiene compliance in the hospital
setting. … This review of studies of patient engagement in hand hygiene programs found
some evidence that patients … are willing to raise concerns regarding hand hygiene, especially with nurses,
but also identified factors
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/infection-prevention/precautions/ppe-activity.html
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.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/procchecklist3b-access-av-fistula-term-dialysis.pdf
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.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49433/psn-pdf
June 23, 2021 - infection.(8)
The CDC's hand hygiene guidelines emphasize the critical importance of hand hygiene in … colonization with pathogenic bacteria after hand disinfection compared with unadorned hands (13,14), … hygiene on both the individual and organizational level, including lack of accessibility to hand hygiene … Guideline for hand hygiene in health-care settings. … Impact of ring wearing on hand contamination and comparison
of hand hygiene agents in a hospital.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45894/psn-pdf
June 23, 2017 - continue
to struggle with hand hygiene compliance. … The authors argue that improving the psychological safety of staff
may augment the response to hand … hygiene initiatives. … psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-hospital-wide-hand-hygiene-initiative-healthcare-associated-infections-results … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-among-physicians-performance-beliefs-and-perceptions
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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.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/procchecklist2-parenteral-med-prep.pdf
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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/849137/psn-pdf
May 17, 2023 - organization’s work to improve core safety activities related to medication safety, falls, infections, and hand … hygiene. … trends-adverse-event-rates-hospitalized-patients-2010-2019
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-improve-hand-hygiene-compliance-patient-care … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-improve-hand-hygiene-compliance-patient-care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-workload-infection-risk-critically-ill-patients
March 02, 2011 - hygiene among physicians: performance, beliefs, and perceptions. … hygiene improvement: a Delphi consensus-building study. … hygiene in patient care. … January 27, 2021
Implementation of hand hygiene in health-care facilities: results from … the WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework global survey 2019.