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401. 018-Revision-Summary-Contact-Precautions (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/018-revision-summary-contact-precautions.docx
     October 01, 2024 - typically used as part of a MRSA prevention bundle—including not only contact precautions, but also hand … hygiene promotion, adherence to standard precautions, MRSA surveillance to identify which patients require … A recent simulation study found that, in the absence of hand hygiene, healthcare personnel who become … hygiene, and institutional culture change, across Veterans Affairs hospitals nationwide.2 Rates of MRSA … contact precautions in hospitals that have strong horizontal infection prevention practices (e.g., hand

402. Appendix I. Catheter Care Pocket Card | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-i.html
     October 01, 2015 - Use aseptic insertion technique with appropriate hand hygiene and gloves. … Maintain good hygiene at the catheter-urethral interface. Maintain unobstructed urine flow.

403. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73504/psn-pdf
     July 21, 2021 - This study evaluated working conditions that impact risk behaviors, such as missed hand hygiene, that … psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/save-lives-clean-your-hands

404. Balancing "no blame" with accountability in patient safety. | PSNet
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     March 13, 2013 - The authors highlight hand hygiene non-compliance as an example of a behavior that should be managed … penalties (mostly involving suspension of clinical privileges) for repeated failures to comply with hand … hygiene and other established safe practices.

405. Incivility and patient safety: a longitudinal study of rudeness, protocol compliance, and adverse events. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incivility-and-patient-safety-longitudinal-study-rudeness-protocol-compliance-and-adverse
     June 21, 2016 - These data were analyzed in conjunction with the hospital's hand hygiene and medication protocol compliance … cognition and teamwork, investigators did not observe differences in reported adverse events or changes in hand … hygiene or medication protocol adherence related to rudeness exposure.

406. Why Choose a CUSP Approach? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/why-cusp.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 … CUSP promotes a culture of safety, understanding that behavioral change goes hand in hand with technical

407. Urine Culture Collection (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/poster-urine-collection.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - June 2021 • Health care workers and residents should perform hand … hygiene before collecting urine cultures;

408. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/011-blood-culture-webinar-slides.pptx
     October 01, 2024 - Guidelines for hand hygiene and glove use must be observed. … Estimates of hand hygiene adherence range from 5 percent to 81 percent, with an average adherence of … Site selection, hand hygiene, standardization, and training on proper blood culture sample collection … WHO guidelines on hand hygiene in health care. … Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene.

409. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41470/psn-pdf
     November 15, 2024 - Fall 2024 hospital safety grade results document improvements in healthcare associated infections, hand … hygiene and medication safety scores. 

410. Observational Audits (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2021 - Audits should focus on one aspect of infection prevention at a time, for example, hand hygiene, personal … • Look for an evidence-based audit tool, such as the UNC SPICE hand hygiene tooli. … She goes to open the door prior to performing hand hygiene and the auditor has to prompt her. … For example, recreation staff members may conduct observational hand hygiene audits for environmental … March 2021 www.ahrq.gov http://www.ahrq.gov/ https://spice.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Hand-Hygiene-Competency-SPICE

411. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41811/psn-pdf
     October 31, 2012 - This Web site provides patient safety resources, including posters and videos with information on hand … hygiene, infection prevention, and medication errors.

412. Remember C.A.U.T.I. to Prevent CAUTI (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/infographic.pdf
     March 01, 2017 - Use hand hygiene, and insert using aseptic technique. … Use routine hygiene. Do not clean the periurethral area with antiseptics.

413. Financial incentives to reduce hospital-acquired infections under alternative payment arrangements. | PSNet
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     September 29, 2017 - February 13, 2019 Relationship between systems-level factors and hand hygiene adherence … May 10, 2023 Status of the implementation of the World Health Organization multimodal hand … hygiene strategy in United States of America health care facilities.

414. "They say they listen. But do they really listen?": A qualitative study of hospital doctors' experiences of organisational deafness, disconnect and denial. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/they-say-they-listen-do-they-really-listen-qualitative-study-hospital-doctors-experiences
     November 29, 2017 - Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Interventions to improve hand … hygiene compliance in the ICU: a systematic review. … Related Resources WHO research agenda on the role of the institutional safety climate for hand … hygiene improvement: a Delphi consensus-building study.

415. Making patients safer: nurses' responses to patient safety alerts. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-patients-safer-nurses-responses-patient-safety-alerts
     April 13, 2011 - commentary in epidemiological studies: identifying what contributes to successful interventions to promote hand … hygiene in patient care. … September 9, 2020 The problem with 'My Five Moments for Hand Hygiene'.

416. PSNet Curated Library (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - Situation Monitoring Engaging the patient as observer to promote hand hygiene compliance in ambulatory … Efforts to address poor provider hand hygiene rates have escalated in the setting of increased attention … Engaging the patient as observer to promote hand hygiene compliance in ambulatory care. … Efforts to address poor provider hand hygiene rates have escalated in the setting of increased attention … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/engaging-patient-observer-promote-hand-hygiene-compliance-ambulatory-care

417. 017-Ss-Importance-Ssi-Mrsa-Prevention-Fg (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/017-ss-importance-ssi-mrsa-prevention-fg.docx
     April 01, 2025 - the phases: · Office/home: Decolonization, CHG bathing · Preoperative: Decolonization, CHG bathing, hand … hygiene, hair removal, antimicrobial prophylaxis, contact precautions (if appropriate) · Surgery: Hand … precautions (if appropriate), ongoing CHG/decolonization, as appropriate, glycemic control, incision care, hand … This includes topics such as hand hygiene in the preoperative areas and post-anesthesia care units, surgical … Cleaning and disinfecting surfaces, hands, and medical devices are especially important to prevent MRSA

418. SAFE CARE Patient Safety Education Program. | PSNet
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     May 13, 2021 - This Web site provides patient safety resources, including posters and videos with information on hand … hygiene, infection prevention, and medication errors.

419. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4j_pdi12-crbsi-bestpractices.pdf
     May 17, 2016 - (the use of gloves does not obviate hand hygiene).10 Recommended Practice: Site Selection • Select …  Perform hand hygiene and put on clean gloves. …  Repeat hand hygiene and don sterile gloves.  Remove sutures. … Hygiene. … http://www.ihi.org/knowledge/Pages/Tools/HowtoGuideImprovingHandHygiene.aspx • Guideline for Hand Hygiene

420. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4x_combo_pdi12-crbsi-bestpractices.pdf
     May 17, 2016 - (the use of gloves does not obviate hand hygiene).10 Recommended Practice: Site Selection • Select …  Perform hand hygiene and put on clean gloves. …  Repeat hand hygiene and don sterile gloves.  Remove sutures. … Hygiene. … http://www.ihi.org/knowledge/Pages/Tools/HowtoGuideImprovingHandHygiene.aspx • Guideline for Hand Hygiene