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141. Physician Engagement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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142. Multiple Settings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2023 - : Ambulatory surgery centers Web: ahrq.gov/haiambsurgery Central line-associated bloodstream infections … (CLABSI) Web: ahrq.gov/CLABSItools Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)—hospitals … The toolkit addresses approaches to desgin tat target six areas of safety: infections, falls, medication

143. Playbook for Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI in the ICU Setting | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2022 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Safety Program (CUSP) and the tiered interventions introduced in the central line-associated bloodstream infection … (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) prevention modules.

144. CUSP Videos | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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145. Guide to Sustaining a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2017 - Guide to Sustaining a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care … (CAUTIs) and other healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). … HAIs/CAUTI Sustainability Guide 5 ׀ http://theconsumervoice.org/issues/other-issues-and-resources/infection-prevention … help the LTC facility educator train facility staff, and when appropriate, residents and families, on infection … The educational bundles can be used to supplement your infection prevention orientation curriculum.

146. Standardized Nursing Protocol: Basin Bed Bathing With 2% Liquid CHG and Showering With 4% CHG Liquid Soap (doc file)
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     March 01, 2022 - , midline catheters, and lumbar drains) resulted in a 32 percent reduction in all-cause bloodstream infections … Use of CHG on these areas kills germs and helps prevent infections. … in general medical and surgical units: the ABATE Infection Cluster Randomized Trial. … Decolonization to reduce post-discharge infection risk among MRSA carriers. … Chlorhexidine-based decolonization to reduce healthcare-associated infections and multidrug-resistant

147. Standardized Nursing Protocol: Basin Bed Bathing With 2% Liquid Chlorhexidine (CHG) and Showering With 4% CHG Liquid Soap (doc file)
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     March 01, 2022 - , midline catheters, and lumbar drains) resulted in a 32 percent reduction in all-cause bloodstream infections … Use of CHG on these areas kills germs and helps prevent infections. … in general medical and surgical units: the ABATE Infection Cluster Randomized Trial. … Decolonization to reduce post-discharge infection risk among MRSA carriers. … Chlorhexidine-based decolonization to reduce healthcare-associated infections and multidrug-resistant

148. Management Practices for Sustainability - Module 1: Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … increase 2 ASCs have an excellent safety record 3 Surgical safety checklists can reduce accidents and infections … Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) as part of the National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections … Program Goals Reduce surgical infection and complication rates.

149. AHRQ Safety Program for Telemedicine | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2023 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections

150. Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2021 - Four Moments Questions Moment 1: Does the resident have symptoms that suggest an infection? … Moment 2: What type of infection is it? … First , what type of infection does the resident have? … Make sure the type of infection being treated , such as urinary tract infection or bacterial pneumonia … The residents reviewed should be individuals who are being evaluated for or treated for an infection.

151. Standardized Nursing Protocol: Bed Bathing With 2% Chlorhexidine (CHG) No-Rinse Bathing Cloths and Showering With 4% CHG Liquid Soap (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2022 - midline catheters, and lumbar drains) resulted in a 32 percent reduction in all-cause bloodstream infections … Use of CHG on these areas kills germs and helps prevent infections. … in general medical and surgical units: the ABATE Infection Cluster Randomized Trial. … Decolonization to reduce post-discharge infection risk among MRSA carriers. … Chlorhexidine-based decolonization to reduce healthcare-associated infections and multidrug-resistant

152. Standardized Nursing Protocol: Basin Bed Bathing With 2% Liquid Chlorhexidine (CHG) and Showering With 4% CHG Liquid Soap (pdf file)
     preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/nursing-chg-basin-bathing.pdf
     March 01, 2022 - midline catheters, and lumbar drains) resulted in a 32 percent reduction in all-cause bloodstream infections … Use of CHG on these areas kills germs and helps prevent infections. … in general medical and surgical units: the ABATE Infection Cluster Randomized Trial. … Decolonization to reduce post-discharge infection risk among MRSA carriers. … Chlorhexidine-based decolonization to reduce healthcare-associated infections and multidrug-resistant

153. Iowa’s Waverly Health Center Uses AHRQ Tools to Improve Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2018 - "Although our hospital's rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) was already … "The hospital's nursing initiatives sought to reduce infections to no more than one per 1,000 catheter … peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) lines, a procedure that causes high rates of hospital infection … For 2014, the hospital had saved approximately $605,000 with system improvements related to its infection … The CUSP team was composed of eight individuals representing nursing, infection prevention, quality services

154. FAQs (Staff): Targeted Decolonization (doc file)
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     March 01, 2022 - uses a special antiseptic skin cleanser that will remove bacteria for up to 24 hours and will prevent infections … decolonization, it would be reasonable to say: “Some bacteria live in the nose and can increase your risk of infection … we routinely use special products in the nose to get rid of bacteria in order to reduce the risk of infection … However, most patients will accept these products if they understand that it is given to prevent infection … Remember, decolonization has been proven to reduce bloodstream infections and MDROs including MRSA and

155. Addressing Questions Asked by Staff: Nasal Mupirocin for MRSA Carriers With Devices (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2022 - Mupirocin is a topical antibiotic ointment to prevent infections. … germs that commonly live in the nose, including MRSA, which is known to cause thousands of invasive infections … Many recent studies have shown the effectiveness of decolonization in reducing risk of infections due … Because having MRSA in the nose is a known risk factor for later infection, our hospital has decided … to adopt the use of mupirocin to prevent transmission and infection in your patients who have medical

156. Adherence and Skills Assessment | 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 … Chlorhexidine versus routine bathing to prevent multi drug-resistant organisms and all-cause bloodstream infection … in general medical and surgical units: the ABATE Infection Cluster Randomized Trial.

157. AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2020 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections

158. Briefing in Action | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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159. Identify Your Unit’s Safety Issues | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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160. Principles of Safe Design Apply to Technical and Teamwork | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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