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61. 5-Minute Learning Modules for Frontline Staff | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2023 - series This series of two learning modules features strategies to help nursing home teams minimize infection … COVID-19, knowing when and how to report signs and symptoms of COVID-19, and remembering to maintain infection

62. About the Toolkit Development | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2017 - . 2 Background Infections that develop in health care settings are known as HAIs. … American Hospital Association University of Michigan Abt Associates Association of Professionals in Infection … Infections in residents of long-term care facilities: an agenda for research. … Impact of infection preventionists on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid quality measures in Maryland … SHEA/APIC Guideline: Infection prevention and control in the long-term care facility.

63. AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2024 - Protocol explains that universal decolonization is the most effective intervention to reduce MRSA infections … Toolkit for Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices This toolkit can help hospital infection … prevention programs implement a decolonization protocol that was found to reduce bloodstream infections … aims to help hospital intensive care units (ICUs) reduce rates of central line-associated bloodstream infection … (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). 

64. Gap Analysis for Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (doc file)
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    November 01, 2019 - ☐ Urinary tract infection ☐ Asymptomatic bacteriuria ☐ Community-acquired pneumonia ☐ Healthcare-acquired … pneumonia ☐ Ventilator-associated pneumonia ☐ Intra-abdominal infections ☐ Skin and soft tissue infection … ☐ Bacteremia ☐ Sepsis ☐ Surgical prophylaxis ☐ Clostridioides difficile infection ☐ Other: ☐ Other: … pneumonia ☐ Intra-abdominal infections ☐ Skin and soft tissue infection ☐ Bacteremia ☐ Sepsis ☐ Surgical … prophylaxis ☐ Clostridioides difficile infection ☐ Neutropenic fever ☐ Other: ☐ Other: ☐ Other: ☐ N/

65. Toolkit for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2023 - More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Decolonization Protocol Toolkit for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections …   The Toolkit for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI) can help … Reports Alternate Format Toolkit for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections … January 2012 Internet Citation: Toolkit for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections

66. Toolkit To Educate and Engage Residents and Family Members | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2016 - Sustain an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection … provide basic information about antibiotics and their risks (tool 4). ( PDF ) Suspect a Urinary Tract Infection … particularly concerned about a UTI, the nurse could provide them with a copy of Suspect a Urinary Tract Infection … tool 5) to help answer questions Communicate with residents and families about antibiotic-resistant infections … The “Suspect a Urinary Tract Infection?

67. AHRQ Tools To Reduce Hospital-Acquired Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2024 - More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation Catheter-associated urinary tract infection … (CAUTI): Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Central line-associated blood stream infections … Care Surgical care and recovery:  Toolkit for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Surgical site infections … build the foundation to make care safer and tackle specific HACs, including healthcare-associated infections

68. Communication-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
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    June 01, 2021 - Most of the time upper respiratory infections or common colds are caused by viruses. … In this scenario, a family member worries that her aunt has a urinary tract infection, or UTI. … · First, the resident has a fever, which is suggestive of infection and is important information to … In fact, for any residents with concern for an infection, all of the vital signs should be relayed to … , and also cannot tell which, if any, infection to treat.

69. APIC HAI Cost Calculator | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Protocol APIC HAI Cost Calculator The Association for Professionals in Infection … Control and Epidemiology (APIC) healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) Calculator Tools help define … Utilize these tools to engage senior leaders or other staff in this work to reduce infections.

70. Apply Now for Funding on Projects to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2024 - Events Apply Now for Funding on Projects to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections … Antibiotic Resistance AHRQ is funding innovative research proposals to prevent healthcare-associated infections … 2024 Internet Citation: Apply Now for Funding on Projects to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections

71. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2008 - Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs … ) are among the most common types of healthcare-associated infections. … (CAUTIs), among the most common types of healthcare-associated infections. … Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Central line-associated bloodstream infections … (CLABSI), are a type of healthcare-associated infection (HAI), and is associated with significant morbidity

72. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2008 - Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs … ) are among the most common types of healthcare-associated infections. … (CAUTIs), among the most common types of healthcare-associated infections. … Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Central line-associated bloodstream infections … (CLABSI), are a type of healthcare-associated infection (HAI), and is associated with significant morbidity

73. Practice Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - and mentorship to nursing homes across the country to increase the implementation of evidence-based infection … Post-Vaccination Practices Series Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention … Administration in Nursing Homes Vaccination Tracking and Reporting Tools Auditing Strategies to Improve Infection

74. Minimum Criteria for Antibiotics Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2017 - It uses criteria from the SBAR forms included in the Minimum Criteria for Common Infections Toolkit. … To use the tool, first select the type of suspected infection. … CHOOSE POTENTIAL INFECTION (CHOOSE ONE): Urinary Tract Infection 2    Skin and … Soft Tissue Infection 11    Lower Respiratory Tract Infection 15 … Deeper infections such as bursitis may present with similar signs/symptoms.

75. Chlorhexidine Bathing Routine Reduces Infections in Nursing Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2023 - Newsletter AHRQ News Now Events Chlorhexidine Bathing Routine Reduces Infections … Today's Headlines: Chlorhexidine Bathing Routine Reduces Infections in Nursing Homes . … Chlorhexidine Bathing Routine Reduces Infections in Nursing Homes Nursing homes using a chlorhexidine … Each year, 3 million healthcare-associated infections in U.S. nursing homes cause 150,000 hospital admissions … routine, known as decolonization, two residents per month avoided transfers to the hospital due to infections

76. Documentation and Coding for Patient Safety Indicators (pdf file)
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    March 15, 2016 - One example would be to inspect laboratory documentation of infections to search for missed line infections … (“selected infections due to medical care”). … Central line infections can be localized to skin and subcutaneous tissues (T80212A), bloodstream infection … PSI 07 Central Venous Catheter- Related Bloodstream Infections (CV-CRBI) X Bloodstream infections … Central line infections can be localized to skin and subcutaneous tissues (T80212A), bloodstream infection

77. Toolkit 1. Suspected UTI SBAR Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2016 - Sustain an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection … Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most commonly diagnosed infections in nursing homes. 2 … As such, the Suspected Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Situation, Background, Assessment, and Request ( … The handout Not All “Infections” Need Antibiotics (tool 3) also should be given to nurses. 1 American … Urinary tract infection (UTI) event for long-term care facilities. 2012 .  

78. General Implementation Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2021 - evidence-based materials that may answer frequently asked questions beyond the scope of this program, such as infection

79. Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections Pocket Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Protocol Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections … Pocket Guide PREVENT DEVICE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS: EVALUATE ALL DEVICES DAILY! … 2015 Internet Citation: Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections

80. TeamSTEPPS 2.0: Module 10 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2014 - Scenario Three nurses and the infection control officer from a 16-bed postsurgical intensive care unit … As a result, the unit has a relatively high surgical site infection rate.