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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/failure-ensure-patient-safety-leads-patient-falls-nursing-homes
August 14, 2024 - Compare five interventions relevant for fall prevention in long-term care settings. … Describe optimal fall prevention care processes in long-term care settings. … Factors associated with falls in Canadian long term care homes: a retrospective cohort study. … The relationship between culture of safety and rate of adverse events in long-term care facilities. … April 6, 2011
Nurses' perceptions of safety culture in long-term care settings.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/index.html
November 01, 2024 - implementation project aims to help intensive care units, non-intensive care units, surgical services, and long-term … framework to develop and implement interventions to reduce MRSA in hospitals, surgical services, and long-term … Toolkits for surgical services and long-term care facilities will be completed in 2025.
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/safety/partner.html
June 01, 2021 - Partnering with a Senior Executive
After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to—
Identify the qualities a senior executive brings to a team and recognize how they can help improve patient safety.
Describe the responsibilities of the senior executive.
Identify strategies for e…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/tools.html
June 01, 2021 - General Implementation Tools
These tools are designed to help support implementation of your program. The Gap Analysis helps identify activities that are fundamental to an antibiotic stewardship program as well as those that can enhance established programs. The Commitment Poster is a public display of yo…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/intervention.html
June 01, 2021 - Choosing an Intervention and Measuring Change
A decision on an intervention should be informed by input from frontline staff and the antibiotic stewardship team. The Staff Safety Assessment Form and the Learning from Antibiotic-Associated Adverse Events Form will help your team obtain that information. Th…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/specimens.html
June 01, 2021 - Collecting Microbiologial Specimens
Knowing when to collect a microbiological sample and how to collect good quality samples, are key components to the appropriate diagnosis and, when indicated, treatment of residents with a potential infection.
The materials below are primarily intended for nursing staff. …
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/collection.html
June 01, 2021 - Appropriate Collection of Microbiological Specimens
After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to—
Recognize that collecting a good specimen is important to making treatment decisions.
Detail procedures for collecting urine and respiratory samples from nursing home residents.
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/safety/teamwork.html
June 01, 2021 - Improving Teamwork and Communication
After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to—
Recognize the importance of seeking input from all team members when making antibiotic prescribing decisions.
Summarize how to use available AHRQ Safety Tools, such as SBAR ( S ituation; B ackg…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/safety/targets.html
June 01, 2021 - Identifying Targets To Improve Antibiotic Use
After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to—
Identify opportunities to improve antibiotic prescribing.
Recognize how to leverage frontline staff to guide safety improvement efforts around antibiotic prescribing.
Recognize oppor…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/sustain.html
June 01, 2021 - Sustaining Your Antibiotic Stewardship Program
After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to—
Recognize that stewardship interventions must be sustained to have a continued effect.
Discuss approaches for identifying new stewardship targets.
Discuss personnel and resources nec…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/index.html
December 01, 2024 - Please note: the Toolkit for Surgical Services and the Toolkit for Long-Term Care Settings will be coming … including both intensive care units and non-intensive care units), high-risk surgical services, and long-term … program collaborated with clinicians, frontline staff, surgeons, educators, researchers, hospitals, and long-term
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/health-information-technology-nursing-home/annual-summary/2008
January 01, 2008 - The facility for this study was an academically-affiliated long-term care facility in Canada with an … Impact and Findings: A CDSS in the long-term care setting can lead to improved medication safety, but … Computerized clinical decision support during medication ordering for long-term care residents with renal … Computerized physician order entry with clinical decision support in long-term care facilities: costs … Prescribers' responses to alerts during medication ordering in the long-term care setting.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/nursing-home-information-technology-it-optimal-medication-and-care-delivery
January 01, 2023 - Care Facility
Population
Nurse
Type of Care
Long-Term Care … Implementation of Health Information Technology in Long-Term Care Settings: Finding from the Health IT … Link:
Implementation of Health Information Technology in Long-Term Care Settings: Findings from … They have introduced IT to long-term care facility staff as a key element of resident care, rather than … Mercy Health Partners' four long-term care facilities in southwestern Ohio have been part of Horn's project
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adopting-fall-tailoring-interventions-patient-safety-tips-program-engage-older-adults-fall
December 08, 2021 - More
Related Resources
Patient Safety Primers
Long-term … February 8, 2023
Interventions to increase patient safety in long-term care facilities-umbrella … Utilizing quality improvement methods to prevent falls and injury from falls: enhancing resident safety in long-term … Term Care
September 1, 2011
Nurses' perceptions of safety culture in long-term … July 8, 2009
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/dispub92/nisnote.jsp
January 01, 2004 - term care hospital
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Long term care hospital (beginning in 2001 data).
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836710/psn-pdf
March 09, 2022 - Implementation of an antibiotic stewardship program in
long-term care facilities across the US. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-antibiotic-stewardship-program-long-term-care-facilities- … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-antibiotic-stewardship-program-long-term-care-facilities-across-us … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-antibiotic-stewardship-program-long-term-care-facilities-across-us
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33600/psn-pdf
June 16, 2024 - Recent studies analyzing harm in Medicare patients in
ambulatory and long-term-care hospitals have also … Further information on safety in these settings may be found in the
Primers on Ambulatory Care Safety, Long-term … Only recently have researchers begun to
analyze safety issues in ambulatory care and long-term care, … More detail on safety
issues in these settings may be found in the Ambulatory Care Safety and Long-term … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/long-term-care-and-patient-safety
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/diagnostic-errors
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digital.ahrq.gov/population/individuals-end-life-care-needs
January 01, 2023 - Prescribers' responses to alerts during medication ordering in the long term care setting. … Nursing Home
Computerized physician order entry with clinical decision support in long-term … Computerized physician order entry with clinical decision support in long-term care facilities: costs … clinical decision support system for medication dosing for patients with renal insufficiency in the long-term … clinical decision support system for medication dosing for patients with renal insufficiency in the long-term
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/dispub92/kidnote.jsp
January 01, 2004 - term care hospital
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Long term care hospital
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Nursing facility certified under Medicaid … term care hospital (beginning 7/02)
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Discharge, transferred to a long term care hospital swing bed, beginning in … term care hospital (beginning in 2002 data)
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Long term care hospital (beginning in 2001 data) … term care hospital (effective 1/1/06)
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Long term care hospital (beginning in 2001 data).
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-medication-related-safety-residents-nursing-homes-qualitative-study
March 24, 2019 - Long-term care residents are at increased risk for experiencing medication administration errors . … January 17, 2024
Evaluation of medication incidents in a long-term care facility using … Error
February 1, 2006
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