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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/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb8txt.html
December 01, 2017 - Check rubber tips on legs of bedside commode or other equipment.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/maintenance-checklist.docx
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/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/insertion-checklist.docx
March 01, 2017 - Secure catheter to the resident’s leg with securement device.
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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/es/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/situ/simulation_antepart-hemorrhage.docx
May 01, 2017 - 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/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/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/urine-culturing/when-to-order/cultures-slides.html
April 01, 2017 - To make this really clear with a simple example, if your resident has obvious gangrene of the leg, and
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/early-mobility-tool.docx
January 01, 2017 - able to step or shuffle through standing to chair; this involves actively transferring weight from one leg … able to step or shuffle through standing to chair; this involves actively transferring weight from one leg
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/early-mobility-tool.html
January 01, 2017 - able to step or shuffle through standing to chair; this involves actively transferring weight from one leg … able to step or shuffle through standing to chair; this involves actively transferring weight from one 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/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/French.pdf
April 27, 2004 - 193,885
228 Fracture skull & face 6 4,160 24,960
229 Fracture arm 17 6,521 110,857
230 Fracture leg … 4,103
228 Fracture skull & face 237.83 82 19,502
229 Fracture arm 102.48 316 32,384
230 Fracture leg … skull & face 233 1.17 1,036 35 2.87 5,552
229 Fracture arm 1,911 9.56 510 73 5.98 10,773
230 Fracture leg
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/020-ss-periop-infection-prevention.pptx
April 01, 2025 - Hair removal of chest and legs was common practice for cardiac surgery patients
Hair removal not documented … Staff feedback revealed that all cardiac surgery patients underwent hair removal of chest and legs before