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461. Infographic: 7 Things You Should Know About Urinary Leg Bags | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/7-things.html
     March 01, 2017 - Before connecting the leg bag to an indwelling urinary catheter, perform hand hygiene and put on clean … Remove gloves, discard them in the trash, and perform hand hygiene again. … should have a policy and procedure that takes manufacturer's instructions into account and includes: hand … hygiene and personal protective equipment (PPE), instructions for aseptic technique, cleaning and storage

462. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39249/psn-pdf
     September 30, 2015 - decision-making, discusses examples of patient involvement in reducing medication errors and encouraging hand … hygiene, and proposes a framework for including patients in safety efforts.

463. Medication discrepancies in resident sign-outs and their potential to harm. | PSNet
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     March 28, 2011 - Efforts to standardize hand-offs remain a critical part of preventing communication failures . … A past AHRQ WebM&M commentary discussed hand-offs and the need for systems to prevent errors in care … February 3, 2011 Improving sleep hygiene of medical interns: can the sleep, alertness … July 14, 2010 Use of strategies from high-reliability organisations to the patient hand-off … See More About The Topic Hospitals Internal Medicine Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off

464. It Takes a Team: Preventing Infections in Ambulatory Surgery Centers (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/appendix-l.pdf
     May 01, 2017 - . • Clean hands when moving from a dirty to a clean task on the same patient or after touching the patient … Cleaning, Disinfection, and Sterilization Environment of Care Safe Injection Practices • Clean hands … Hand hygiene is one of the most important ways to prevent infections. … Health care personnel will clean their hands before and after patient care. … to prevent surgical site and other infections at ASCs are— ▶ ASK staff if they have washed their hands

465. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2022 - CDC Hand Hygiene This CDC webpage shares information on hand hygiene in healthcare settings.

466. MRSA Surveillance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2024 - Patient Educational Resources MRSA Surveillance Environmental Cleaning Contact Precautions Hand … Hygiene Promotion Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Prevention

467. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2022 - CDC Hand Hygiene This CDC webpage shares information on hand hygiene in healthcare settings.

468. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion Facilitator Notes
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     April 01, 2022 -       Form sterile field on bedside table or other flat surface but not patient bed       With washed hands … hygiene immediately before and after insertion Use sterile gloves, drapes, sponges Use appropriate antiseptic … Contamination of sterile field 22 (27%) Nurse touched items on sterile field with bare nonsterile hands … Breach of sterile barrier 31 (38%) Sterile gloved hand used to swab genitalia (without tongs); same hand … sanitizers Sterile gloves Adequate facilities for hand hygiene Accessibility/location of kits Where

469. Patient safety stories: a project utilizing narratives in resident training. | PSNet
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     May 10, 2016 - January 9, 2014 Assessment of fidelity in interventions to improve hand hygiene of healthcare … May 6, 2009 Improving sleep hygiene of medical interns: can the sleep, alertness, and

470. Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare. | PSNet
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     February 28, 2018 - applying rigorous QI methods to improve safety in a number of challenging areas (the first three are hand … hygiene, handoff communication , and preventing wrong site surgery) and disseminating the lessons from … and Administrators General Internal Medicine Hospital Medicine Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off

471. Selling soap. | PSNet
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     March 06, 2005 - This article discusses physician noncompliance with hand hygiene recommendations and describes several … interventions, including a screensaver showing germs captured in a Petri dish off a physician's "clean" hands

472. PowerPoint Presentation
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     September 03, 2014 - statements that apply to their facility by using an audience response system, discussion, or show of hands … Hygiene Educate patients about WHO 5 steps of hand hygiene3 Ask patients to be your second set of eyes … hygiene. … hygiene.     17 Patients and their Families in CHARGE — Access Site (Preparation/Cleansing) Access … World Health Organization Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care: First Global Patient Safety Challenge

473. CUSP Psychological Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/cusp-psychological-safety.html
     November 01, 2024 - Patient Educational Resources MRSA Surveillance Environmental Cleaning Contact Precautions Hand … Hygiene Promotion Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Prevention

474. Skin Preparation Prior to Incision | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2025 - Use of Preoperative Chlorhexidine Antisepsis Decolonization Resources Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Hand … Hygiene in the Perioperative Setting Contact Precautions Optimizing Environmental Cleaning Perioperative

475. Supplemental Oxygen | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2025 - Use of Preoperative Chlorhexidine Antisepsis Decolonization Resources Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Hand … Hygiene in the Perioperative Setting Contact Precautions Optimizing Environmental Cleaning Perioperative

476. Infectionprevchcklst (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/infectionprevchcklst.doc
     June 02, 2025 - Monitor hand hygiene no less than quarterly and report performance to all employees and the board.

477. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39419/psn-pdf
     September 20, 2011 - health-care-consumers-inclination-engage-selected-patient-safety-practices-survey-adults https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/engaging-patient-observer-promote-hand-hygiene-compliance-ambulatory-care

478. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion Facilitator Notes (doc file)
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     April 01, 2022 - hygiene immediately before and after insertion · Use sterile gloves, drapes, and sponges · Use appropriate … To keep to their workflow routines, clinicians may not use hand gel. … sanitizers, and sterile gloves; · Ensuring there are adequate facilities for hand hygiene; and · Locating … Wall mounted hand hygiene products must meet fire code requirements. … Nurses should also work with their infection prevention team to help advocate for additional hand hygiene

479. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus | PSNet
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     June 24, 2010 - 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 hygiene … hygiene. … hygiene.

480. Appendix H. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Maintenance Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/maintenance-checklist.html
     March 01, 2017 - Perform hand hygiene using an alcohol-based sanitizer or soap and water immediately before donning gloves … Staff practices standard precautions, performs hand hygiene, and wears clean gloves when handling the