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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/training/cbt-basin-bathing.pptx
March 01, 2022 - Both shoulders, arms, and hands
Abdomen, then groin/perineum
Right leg and foot
Left leg and foot
Back
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/training/cbt-basin-bathing.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Avoid eyes and ears.
o Both shoulders, arms, and hands
o Abdomen, then groin/perineum
o Right leg and … foot
o Left leg and foot
o Back of neck, back, then buttocks
For all tubes, lines, and drains, clean
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/education-bundles.html
February 01, 2019 - Additional resources include answers to frequently asked questions related to use of and care for leg
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/cauti-surveillance/review-form.html
March 01, 2017 - ☐
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Was the drainage/leg bag kept below the level of the bladder?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/training/cbt-bed-bathing.pptx
March 01, 2022 - Both shoulders, arms, and hands
Abdomen, then groin/perineum
Right leg and foot
Left leg and foot
Back
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/training/cbt-bed-bathing.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Avoid eyes and ears.
o Both shoulders, arms, and hands
o Abdomen, then groin/perineum
o Right leg and … foot
o Left leg and foot
o Back of neck, back, then buttocks
For all tubes, lines, and drains, clean
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/insertion-checklist.html
March 01, 2017 - Secure catheter to the resident’s leg with securement device.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/maintenance-checklist.html
March 01, 2017 - Assess, if applicable, if the leg bag urine collection device is cleaned/disinfected and stored per policy
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/cauti-tools/cauti-icu/preventing-cauti-icu-setting-facilitators-guide.docx
September 01, 2015 - The nurse also notices that the patient’s urinary catheter isn’t secured to her leg. … The nurse failed to use a securement device to attach the catheter to the patient’s leg. … Not attaching the catheter to the leg can lead to urethral irritation.
3. … Ramirez, I can show you how I apply a securement device on the tubing and secure it to her leg. … The nurse places the securement device on the patient’s leg, making sure to show the transporter how
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu3a.html
October 01, 2014 - For example, after knee replacement surgery the person cannot bend that leg to curl up. … Bend or straighten the legs just a little, using care not to hyperextend the knee.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/no-more-cauti-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Inappropriate Catheter Indications
Incontinence
Catheters do not protect skin
Image: Legs
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/gynecologic-booklet.pdf
November 01, 2023 - Intestines
Rectum
Anus
Gynecologic Surgery Patient Education Guide 7
The Area Between Your Legs … You fill it with warm water and sit in it to soothe the area between your
legs. … Numb Belly or Belly and Legs
Gynecologic Surgery Patient Education Guide 19
In the Recovery Room … ■ To help prevent blood clots, you may have compression sleeves on your legs. … covered
■ If you have pain or swelling in your foot, ankle, thigh, or calf (the back of
your lower leg
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK3_T1-Sample_Policy_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Thromboembolic disease should be considered when a resident presents with an erythematous or swollen leg
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/058-nursing-protocol-showering-liquid.docx
October 01, 2024 - (2) Shoulders and back
(3) Arms, hands, between fingers, then armpits
(4) Abdomen and hips
(5) Both legs
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/situ/simulation-antepart-hemorrhage.html
July 01, 2023 - Trigger #1:
Patient volunteers information to assessing nurse:
"I feel something wet between my legs … Trigger #1
Patient: "I feel something wet between my legs."
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK3_T1-Sample_Policy_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Thromboembolic disease should be considered when a resident presents with an
erythematous or swollen leg
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/leveraging-cultural-change-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - She arrived from her long-term care facility with fever, inflammation, swelling of the leg.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK3_T4-Letter_to_Prescribing_Clinicians.docx
October 01, 2016 - Thromboembolic disease should be considered when a resident presents with an erythematous or swollen leg
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4i_combo_psi12-dvt-bestpractices.pdf
May 20, 2016 - Signs of DVT include unilateral leg swelling, warmth, and erythema.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK3_T4-Letter_to_Prescribing_Clinicians.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Thromboembolic disease should be considered when a resident presents with an
erythematous or swollen leg