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  1. www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/cusp-approach.html
    October 01, 2024 - Patient Educational Resources MRSA Surveillance Environmental Cleaning Contact Precautions HandHygiene Promotion Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Prevention … CUSP promotes a culture of safety, understanding that behavioral change goes hand-in-hand with technical
  2. psnet.ahrq.gov/print/pdf/node/854855
    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
  3. 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, handhygiene, 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
  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44023/psn-pdf
    November 16, 2015 - influence-organizational-context-quality-improvement-and-patient-safety-efforts-infection https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quantification-hawthorne-effect-hand-hygiene-compliance-monitoring-using-electronic
  5. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/codifying-knowledge-improve-patient-safety-qualitative-study-practice-based-interventions
    January 29, 2014 - July 27, 2018 Quantification of the Hawthorne effect in hand hygiene compliance monitoring … October 15, 2014 Patient-as-observer approach: an alternative method for hand hygiene
  6. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/methicillin-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-us
    April 05, 2013 - December 9, 2015 Impact of a hospital-wide hand hygiene initiative on healthcare-associated … October 31, 2014 Status of the implementation of the World Health Organization multimodal handhygiene strategy in United States of America health care facilities.
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. Ppe-Quiz-Key (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/educational-bundles/infection-prevention/precautions/ppe-quiz-key.docx
    March 01, 2017 - Personal protective equipment (PPE) can reduce contamination of health care personnel hands and clothes … Hand hygiene should be performed immediately before and after using PPE. ☒ True ☐ False 10.
  10. Ppe-Quiz (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/educational-bundles/infection-prevention/precautions/ppe-quiz.docx
    March 01, 2017 - Personal protective equipment (PPE) can reduce contamination of health care personnel hands and clothes … Hand hygiene should be performed immediately before and after using PPE. ☐ True ☐ False 10.
  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47681/psn-pdf
    January 30, 2019 - /health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quantification-anesthesia-providers-hand-hygiene-busy-metropolitan-operating-room-what-would
  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43430/psn-pdf
    October 20, 2014 - Highlighting how positive deviance has demonstrated an encouraging effect on hand hygiene compliance
  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41105/psn-pdf
    December 16, 2013 - the likelihood that patients would participate in safety behaviors, such as asking providers about handhygiene.
  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73089/psn-pdf
    March 31, 2021 - patients and families with the skills necessary to audit four safe practices (patient identification, handhygiene, blood or chemotherapy identification, and related side effects) can provide healthcare organizations
  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837338/psn-pdf
    June 08, 2022 - healthcare-related-infections-within-nursing-homes-nhs-qualitative-study-care-practices-based https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-deficiency-citations-nursing-homes
  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38970/psn-pdf
    July 05, 2013 - applying rigorous QI methods to improve safety in a number of challenging areas (the first three are handhygiene, handoff communication, and preventing wrong site surgery) and disseminating the lessons from
  17. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/120-key-strategies-target-mrsa-ssi.pdf
    April 01, 2025 - • Includes best practices in the following topics:  Hand hygiene  Surgical scrub  Hair removal
  18. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/035-importance-mrsa-prevention-notes.docx
    October 01, 2024 - For over 150 years, hand hygiene has been a fundamental and vitally important infection prevention practice … Several studies demonstrate that improving hand hygiene practices can lead to a reduction of HAIs and … Despite these findings, estimates of hand hygiene adherence rates range from 81 percent to as low as … Many tools exist for monitoring and improving hand hygiene adherence, but many inpatient units still … These practices include, but are not limited to, hand hygiene, the proper use of personal protective
  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33666/psn-pdf
    October 01, 2008 - health care facilities, and the predominant method of transmission occurs from person to person via the hands … These include compliance with hand hygiene, optimal management of central venous and urinary catheters … Infection control practices that have been demonstrated to reduce MRSA include: adherence to hand hygienehygiene. … hygiene.
  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43213/psn-pdf
    June 04, 2014 - This commentary describes strategies to reduce such infections, including hand hygiene adherence, checklist

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