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41. Module 3—Integrating Infection Prevention and Control into the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Program—The Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - Prevention and Control into the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Program—The Nursing Home Infection … Prevention and Control into the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Program—The Nursing Home Infection … Preventionist Training Course Resource: Module 3—Integrating Infection Prevention and Control … into the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Program—The Nursing Home Infection Preventionist … Training Course This module describes how infection prevention and control program activities can be

42. Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Resources Catalog News Best Practice Summaries Incorporating Infection … Resource: Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan (PDF, … 236 KB) This resource provides nursing home leaders and infection preventionists with an outline of … Source:  AHRQ Topic(s):  Infection Control & Prevention; Leadership & Management Audience(s):  Clinical … reviewed May 2022 Page originally created May 2022 Internet Citation: Incorporating Infection

43. Infection Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … Program Tools Ambulatory Surgery Centers Toolkit Sections Infection … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Control and Epidemiology Guide to the Elimination of Orthopedic Surgical Site Infections (in collaboration … Infection Prevention Infographic This infographic describes infection control practices important to

44. Module 13—Occupational Health Considerations for the Infection Prevention and Control Program—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Prevention and Control Program—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course … Prevention and Control Program—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course Resource … Home Infection Preventionist Training Course This module discusses occupational health considerations … for the infection prevention and control program. … Prevention and Control Program—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course.

45. A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - Infections and Infection Prevention in Long-Term Care      Infections in Long-Term Care      Infection … The guide covers four key areas: An overview of infections and infection prevention in LTC facilities … Infections and Infection Prevention in Long-Term Care Infections in Long-Term Care Key Messages … Many infections can be prevented with basic infection prevention and control steps, such as hand hygiene … Streptococcus infection) Some viral infections (such as influenza) It is important to use droplet

46. Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2023 - Infection Control & Prevention Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention … in Nursing Homes  (PDF, 1 MB) This resource addresses infection control and prevention in nursing homes … Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan (PDF, 236 KB) This … resource provides nursing home leaders and infection preventionists with an outline of the critical … Observational Audits: A Pathway to Improving Infection Prevention and Preventing the Spread of COVID-

47. Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) (doc file)
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    November 01, 2019 - Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) Diagnosis · First, ask about SYMPTOMS … The role of asymptomatic bacteriuria in young women with recurrent urinary tract infections: to treat … is associated with a higher prevalence of antibiotic resistant strains in women with urinary tract infections … Diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of catheter associated urinary tract infection in adults: 2009 international … Urinary tract infections in long-term-care facilities.

48. Auditing Strategies to Improve Infection Prevention Processes in Nursing Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2021 - Catalog News Best Practice Summaries Auditing Strategies to Improve Infection … Observational Audit: Validate Nursing Home Staff Performance to Improve Infection Prevention Processes … Observational Audits: A Pathway to Improving Infection Prevention and Preventing the Spread of COVID- … actual work environment and helps facilities collect data that can be used to support improvements in infection … Page originally created March 2021 Internet Citation: Auditing Strategies to Improve Infection

49. Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention in Nursing Homes (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2022 - Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention in Nursing Homes … Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection … Nursing home staff should use best practices for infection prevention to help keep residents, staff, … Quick testing and responses to possible cases can mean the diff erence between infection spreading … For complete recommendations, please reference the latest CDC guidance (Interim Infection Prevention

50. Practice General Infection Prevention Skills | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … transmission-based precautions, including how contact precautions prevent the spread of healthcare-associated infections … staff in using evidence-based practices to prevent HAIs, including catheter-associated urinary tract infections … outlines how the environment and equipment in a facility can be a source of potential bacterial and viral infections

51. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2022 - Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Diagnosis1,2 • Relatively sudden onset of redness, warmth, tenderness … Consider wound culture for patients with purulent cellulitis, particularly in patients with recurrent infection … Use – Ambulatory Care Skin and Soft Tissue Infections 2 References 1. … Cellulitis and soft tissue infections. Ann Intern Med. 2018 Feb 6;168(3):ITC17-32. … Clindamycin versus trimethoprim- sulfamethoxazole for uncomplicated skin infections.

52. The “Never Antibiotics” Diagnoses: ​Viral Acute Upper Respiratory Infection: ​the Common Cold – Slides
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    September 01, 2022 - to communicate with patients the appropriate management of viral upper respiratory tract infections … 3 Approximately 500 million viral infections occur in the United States every year About 25% of … Associated With Antibiotics2,3 Adverse drug events Antibiotic-associated diarrhea4,5 Yeast infections … “Viral infections often last a week or so and almost always get better on their own. … Nearly half a million Americans suffered from Clostridium difficile infections in a single year.

53. Nursing Home COVID-19 Infection Control Assessment & Response (ICAR) Tool Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network Resources Catalog Nursing Home COVID-19 Infection … Control Assessment & Response (ICAR) Tool Facilitator Guide Resource: Nursing Home COVID-19 Infection … Control Assessment & Response (ICAR) Tool Facilitator Guide ​This updated infection control assessment … and response tool is a longer but more comprehensive assessment of infection control practices within … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control and Prevention Audience(s): Clinical Leaders Format: PDF

54. Preventing Infections in Endoscopic Procedures (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2017 - Preventing Infections in Endoscopic Procedures Appendix M. … Preventing Infections in Endoscopic Procedures More than 20 million gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic … While rare, patients have acquired infections from these procedures due to: • Poor cleaning/disinfection … of equipment and/or • Lapses in infection prevention practices and/or • Defective or poorly maintained … Standards of Infection Prevention in Reprocessing Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopes. 2016: http://

55. Assessment and Management of the Resident With a Suspected Skin or Soft Tissue Infection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Respiratory Tract Infection Skin or Soft Tissue Infection Penicillin Allergies and … Discuss the diagnostic approach and empiric management of skin and soft tissue infections​. … Discuss preventative and supportive measures for skin and soft tissue infections.   … Card – Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Nursing Home Residents (PDF, 177 KB)   The materials … One-Page Document – Cellulitis (DOCX, 37 KB) Card – Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

56. Toolkit for Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2022 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … prevention programs implement a decolonization protocol that was found to reduce bloodstream infections … vancomycin-resistant enterococcus positive clinical cultures, and a 32 percent reduction in all-cause bloodstream infections … in general medical and surgical units: the ABATE Infection Cluster Randomized Trial.

57. Core Competencies for Infection Prevention and Control Professionals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network Resources Catalog Core Competencies for Infection … Prevention and Control Professionals Resource: Core Competencies for Infection Prevention … ​This document contains recommendations and specifications related to core components for effective infection … document can be used as a guide for identifying the needs of health care organizations with regards to infection … Source: WHO Topic(s): Infection Control and Prevention Audience(s): Clinical Leaders, Clinicians

58. Surgical Site Infection Investigation Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … To improve, perioperative teams need a structured approach to investigate infections at a systems level … processes that may have contributed to the surgical site infection case. … How To Use This Tool Your team should investigate as many site infections as possible, but there is

59. Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - Home Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network Resources Catalog Interim Infection … for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic ​This guidance for infection … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated select healthcare infection prevention … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control and Prevention; Vaccination Audience(s): Managers, Clinicians … last reviewed April 2022 Page originally created April 2022 Internet Citation: Interim Infection

60. Module 7—Hand Hygiene—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Action Network Resources Catalog Module 7—Hand Hygiene—Nursing Home Infection … News Best Practice Summaries Module 7—Hand Hygiene—Nursing Home Infection … Preventionist Training Course Resource: Module 7—Hand Hygiene—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist … the spread of pathogens, including those that are resistant to antibiotics, and reduces the risk of infections … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control and Prevention Audience(s): Managers, Clinical Leaders