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281. Pledge (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2017 - ...to practice all infection prevention skills! … If a resident needs to be started on additional infection prevention precautions, I will explain these … treat those infections. … I understand that: • Antibiotics only work to treat bacterial infections, not viral infections like … , and antibiotic-resistant infections.

282. Supplemental Oxygen | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2025 - the Perioperative Setting Contact Precautions Optimizing Environmental Cleaning Perioperative Infection … Prevention There is evidence that tissue oxygenation plays a role in infection prevention. … The effect is best observed when combined with other infection prevention strategies. … Presentations Presentation: Perioperative Infection Prevention Strategies After reviewing the content … Normothermia Glycemic control​ Supplemental oxygen​ Discuss how these factors influence surgical site infections

283. Module 15—Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship Considerations During Care Transitions—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2022 - Module 15—Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship Considerations During Care Transitions—Nursing … Home Infection Preventionist Training Course Resource: Module 15—Infection Prevention and … Antibiotic Stewardship Considerations During Care Transitions—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training … Course This module discusses infection prevention and antibiotic stewardship considerations during … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control and Prevention Audience(s): Managers, Clinical Leaders

284. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     May 01, 2014 - Common Suspected Infections: Communication and Decision Making for Four Infections Tool 4. … In wound infections among soldiers in the Middle East, multidrug resistant acinetobacter infections have … and ear infections and sinusitis in adults. … Do you know why a resident DOES NOT need a fever to have an infection? … 2 or more symptoms/signs of other infection?

285. National Opportunity To Improve Infection Control in ESRD (NOTICE) Phase Two Final Report (pdf file)
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     September 29, 2014 - current knowledge of dialysis-related infections, in particular, vascular access infection causes and … The Medicare claims-based infection rate is defined as: Hemodialysis access-related infections per 100 … Reduce hospitalizations from infections. 6. … of infections) and a denominator (the number of persons who could have acquired an infection). … Infection rate data is used to see whether infections are decreasing or increasing in facilities over

286. Decolonization Strategies
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     April 01, 2025 - Hospital/medical center-affiliated clinic versus private practice and offsite Input from local surgeons, infection … Collect patient compliance data in EHR Follow up audits to determine the impact on infection rates … Preventing surgical-site infections in nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus. … Cost-effectiveness of preoperative nasal mupirocin treatment in preventing surgical site infection in … Decreased hospital costs and surgical site infection incidence with a universal decolonization protocol

287. Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2022 - Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan Incorporating … Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan Emergency preparedness plans … Your facility’s infection preventionist should be included in the planning, development, and revising … Guidance to long-term care facility surveyors on regulations including F838 Facility Assessment, F880 Infection … Control, and F882 Infection Preventionist

288. Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Surveillance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2017 - Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Surveillance National Healthcare Safety Network … Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) provides long-term care facilities with a system to track CAUTI and other infections … Long-Term Care National Healthcare Safety Network Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Surveillance … Quantitative Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection-Related Data Definitions Tool ( PDF , 373 KB … Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Case Review Form ( Word , 299.4 KB; Text Version ) A

289. Video-Transcript-Spanish (doc file)
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     June 02, 2025 - cuidados a largo plazo Aplicar principios de seguridad Videos: Importance of Infection … We all have a part to play in preventing this type of infections. … catheters, and one resident developed a C. diff. infection, after receiving antibiotics to treat her … Many of our residents are at increased risk for infection from these organisms, due to their weakened … Helen McCabe Infection Control Nurse [Profesional de enfermería a cargo del control de infecciones]

290. Appendix K. Infographic Poster on CAUTI Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2015 - Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide … Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … Surrounding the wheel are several facts about healthcare-associated infections and CAUTIs. … Healthcare-associated infections are a significant cause of illness, death, and excess cost in all health … Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are among the most common HAIs in the United States

291. A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2021 - A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff Resource:  A Unit Guide To Infection … 3 MB) This guide is designed to provide long-term care staff with basic knowledge about facility infection … The guide is meant to provide infection prevention information to frontline staff, and was developed … using materials from the Infection Preventionist’s Guide to Long-Term Care and other sources. … Source:  AHRQ Topic(s):  Infection Prevention & Control Audience(s):  Nursing Assistants; Nursing

292. 141-Cusp-Tip-Sheet-Assembling-Team (doc file)
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     April 01, 2025 - such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and surgical site infections (SSIs). … Celebrate successes and highlight the importance of the patient safety and infection prevention work … At the least, the team roster should include a surgeon champion, a senior leader, nurses, infection preventionists … the team in conversation about their observations regarding MRSA and SSI prevention, decolonization, infection … You are so important in our ongoing efforts to prevent infections.

293. Learn Best Practices for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Syndromes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2021 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections … Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticulitis and Biliary Infections … Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections Best Practices

294. 4 Tk3 T1-Sample Policy Final (doc file)
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     October 01, 2016 - : (1) urinary tract infections (UTIs), (2) lower respiratory tract infections, and (3) skin and soft … tissue infections. … Tract Infection For residents without an indwelling catheter, initiate antibiotics if the resident meets … Minimum Criteria for Initiating Antibiotics for a Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Initiate antibiotics … Minimum Criteria for Initiating Antibiotics for a Lower Respiratory Tract Infection If a resident has

295. Appendix A, Pt. 3 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Conclusions A total of 607 procedures were studied, with 67 infections. … Results There were 53 infections in 4240 procedures. … There were 10 infections, an incidence of 0.54%. … Staphylococcus aureus in pure or mixed culture accounted for 50% of the infections. … 14 surgical wound infections grew positive cultures; 80% of them were polymicrobial.

296. AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Updated Baseline Rates and Preliminary Results 2014-2016 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - -$128,210,000 -400 -400 C difficile Infection (CDI) -$133,200,000 -$162,430,000 -300 -400 Falls … 18) and Without Instrument Pressure Ulcer MPSMS Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers Surgical Site Infection … In the 2010-2014 method, Clostridium difficile Infection data were included in “All Other HACs” rather … Data for the six Patient Safety Indicators and the Surgical Site Infection data from CDC are also wholly … Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers 0643,23 21.62 708,301 23.81 704,906 23.69 Surgical Site Infection

297. Exhibit 7. Algorithm to identify deep and organ-space surgical site infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Algorithm to identify deep and organ-space surgical site infections Previous Page Next Page … Determining Surgical Site Infection Rates Chapter 3. … Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections Chapter 4. … Infection Prevention Support Tool Appendix S. … Surgical Infection Society Abstract Appendix U.

298. Appendix B. Decisionmaking and Readiness for Implementation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2013 - The REDUCE MRSA Trial showed a 44 percent reduction in all-cause bloodstream infections when baseline … These are total bloodstream infection rates from all causes, not just those limited to central line infection … to central line infection bloodstream events. … Infection Prevention Program: The hospital Infection Prevention and Control program may be one of several … (e.g., hospital epidemiologist, director of infection prevention, infection preventionist providing support

299. Clabsitoolsap2 (doc file)
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     January 01, 2011 - Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Fact Sheet Bottom line Central line-associated bloodstream … infections (CLABSIs) result annually in: · 84,551 to 203,916 preventable infections · 10,426 to 25,145 … Estimating the proportion of reasonably preventable hospital-acquired infections and associated mortality … Risk factors of catheter-related bloodstream infections in parenteral nutrition catheterization. … Prevention of central venous catheter-related infections by using maximal sterile barrier precautions

300. Timeline for Implementing Antibiotic Stewardship in Ambulatory Care (doc file)
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     September 01, 2022 - The “Never Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Acute Viral Upper Respiratory Infection: The Common Cold Presentation … and facilitator guide Discussion guide: Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (“the Common Cold”) … One-page document: Upper Respiratory Infection (“the Common Cold”)  Patient handout: The Common Cold … One-page document: Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Patient handout: Skin and Soft Tissue Infections … Urinary Tract Infections Patient handout: Urinary Tract Infections (English and Spanish) Review the