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321. Addressing Questions Asked by Staff: Wound Cleaning (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-wound-cleaning.pdf
     March 01, 2022 - Section 14-5 – Addressing Questions Asked by Staff: Wound Cleaning There are some new nurses … Some nurses and nursing assistants feel comfortable using chlorhexidine (CHG) cloths on superficial … Wound care nurses who are advocates of CHG bathing can also help. … March 2022 Section 14-5 – Addressing Questions Asked by Staff: Wound Cleaning There are some new nurses

322. Physician and Staff Engagement: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/physician-staff-engagement-facguide.html
     March 01, 2017 - What would it look like if everyone—physicians and nurses and staff—were truly engaged in doing this … This discrepancy is seen also in the operating room between nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologists. … For instance, a physician who resists enacting a new, nurse-driven ICU protocol may think the change … Loss of time is a concern for many doctors and nurses. … Say: Try to find at least one good physician or a nurse who is intrinsically motivated.

323. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/physician-staff-engagement-facguide.docx
     January 01, 2017 - What would it look like if everyone—physicians and nurses and staff—were truly engaged in doing this … This discrepancy is seen also in the operating room between nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologists. … For instance, a physician who resists enacting a new, nurse-driven ICU protocol may think the change … Loss of time is a concern for many doctors and nurses. … SAY: Try to find at least one good physician or a nurse who is intrinsically motivated.

324. Slide 1 (ppt file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/contentcalls/clabsi_invest-slides/CLABSI-Investigation-Walk-the-Process-Sept-14-2010-508.ppt
     January 01, 2010 - in particular, when we began to focus on the evidence around insertion, I wanted to know how we, as nurses … within 72 hours of being placed in the ED ICU spread use of bundle to the ED Checklist used but nurses … documenting noncompliance instead of stopping procedure Nurses must be empowered to stop the procedure … Nurses did not feel they had leadership support to stop the procedure Leadership gave nurses a number … % of nurses that are comfortable stopping procedure? Did they stop it when necessary?

325. Strategy 4: IDEA Discharge Planning (Tool 2b) (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy4/Strat4_Tool_2b_IDEAL_Booklet_508.docx
     June 02, 2025 - During your hospital stay, your doctors and nurses will make sure to answer your questions and address … Repeat these instructions back to the doctor or nurse in your own words. … Write down what your doctors and nurses say. Ask questions again until you understand the answers. … going home before you are ready, call [insert name] at [phone number]. :: 14 1 :: · My doctors or nurses … Ask your doctor or nurse how others can help you recover.

326. Henry Ford Hospital Unit Lowers C. diff Infections by 90 Percent Using AHRQ Safety Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2025 - Rachel Smith, B.S.N., R.N., nephrology unit educator, explained, “The nurses had not all been following … Using a nurse-driven protocol to verify C. diff in patients with symptoms, the nephrology unit launched … In addition to the regular work done by the environmental services staff, every Sunday the unit’s nurses … Badge buddies” with C. diff control protocols attached to all staff badges to empower the use of the nurse-driven … Using the nurse-driven protocol and implementing infection prevention interventions have protected and

327. Strategy 2: Communicating for Improve Quality (Tool 4) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy2/Strat2_Tool_4_Poster_508.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - • Tell doctors and nurses about your health. Tell us about yourself and how you are feeling. … • Make sure you understand what doctors and nurses tell you.

328. The Impact of Health Information Technology on Work Process and Patient Care in Labor and Delivery (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Campbell_47.pdf
     March 11, 2008 - maternal fetal medicine fellows and faculty) and certified nurse midwives. … Nurse midwives were excluded from this study because they have a lower volume of patient care and would … 3.5 Shifts Total 9 9 Day/evening/night 3 / 3 / 3 3 / 3 / 3 Observations N (%) N (%) Nurse … 8.1 5.6 8.5 5.8 NS Paper work 3.9 3.3 4.2 3.8 NS Personal/idle waiting 3.1 3.9 1.4 2.3 0.0002 Nurse … the experience leaves a permanent memory for families. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Overall Nurse

329. Strategy 6F: On-Demand Advice, Diagnosis, and Treatment for Minor Health Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/strategy6f-ondemand.html
     April 01, 2023 - around-the-clock staffed by registered nurses (RNs) who assist members who have questions or need advice … , training in active listening and motivational interviewing may help nurses make meaningful connections … If members or nurses consistently have difficulty with specific questions, the clinical team should take … Minimize stress on practitioners: Studies suggest that advice line nurses may be prone to significant … Stress in telephone helpline nurses is associated with failures of concentration, attention and memory

330. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 -       * QAPI = Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement; APRN = advanced practice registered … X X X X   X X Nurse Shift Change Report Nurses meet at change of shift to review … Nurse managers or charge nurses. Nurse managers or charge nurses typically lead the meeting. … If I could review this on a weekly basis in a short meeting with the nurses and nursing assistants, that … Let's meet here at the nurses' station. Facilitator: It looks like we have a plan.

331. Toolkit 1. Suspected UTI SBAR Toolkit (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Target Audience Nursing directors, nursing care team, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses … or licensed vocational nurses, and nursing assistants What You Need for These Training Sessions … • Antibiotic stewardship involves everyone: — Physicians, nurse practitioners (NPs), and physician … She calls one of the nurses her daughter’s name. She has voided three times in the last 12 hours. … Antibiotic Stewardship Overview of Roles for Nurses in Antibiotic Stewardship Questions for Discussion

332. Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2018 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/chsp/data-resources/compendium-2018.html
     March 01, 2021 - March 2021 Update: New variables have been added to the compendium, including system-level counts of nurses … counts of system hospitals, physician groups, physicians, primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse … practitioners, nurses, nursing homes, and the extent to which systems own or manage hospitals in multiple

333. Prompting Removal of Unnecessary Indwelling Urinary Catheters
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urinary-catheter-removal.pptx
     April 01, 2022 - Socio-Adaptive Challenges To Removal6-8 Communication patterns and catheter use based on unit culture Nurses … Nurses Nurse-led protocol to remove all urinary catheters that do not meet criteria (nurse empowered … Daily review by nurses for catheter indication to make recommendations for removal (nurse empowered). … Nurse-empowered stop orders Daily nurse review for indications and removal if appropriate via nurse-driven … comfort with urinary catheter removal protocols Staff knowledge and skills Respect among nurses and

334. Best Practices: How Successful Units Engaged Their Senior Executive Leaders (Transcript) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2013 - , our nurse leaders and our clinical team with the ability to do all that they needed to do. … We have a clinical coordinator who is the charge nurse for all the units, and they would be called to … I’m a nurse that graduated in the 80s so I was taught to give up my seat to a physician if they came … Do you feel that the nurse, the new nurses are adapting this mentality or is it a challenge? … nurses to grasp it.

335. CLABSI Investigation: Walk the Process (Slide Presentation) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/clabsi-invest-slides/slides.html
     October 01, 2014 - within 72 hours of being placed in the ED ICU spread use of bundle to the ED Checklist used but nurses … documenting noncompliance instead of stopping procedure: Nurses must be empowered to stop the procedure … Nurses did not feel they had leadership support to stop the procedure: Leadership gave nurses … % of nurses that are comfortable stopping procedure? Did they stop it when necessary? 

336. AHRQ Research Inspires Efforts at Banner Desert To Reduce Drug Errors in E.D. Patients | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201509.html
     January 01, 2018 - The program also saves time for nurses and doctors who previously collected the information, and is making … Before the change at Banner Desert, the medication history was completed by nurses; when issues arose … From a patient care standpoint, it's now safer for the patients, and it frees up more of the nurses' … There is also cost savings, since techs cost much less compared to physicians and nurses." … "Physicians and nurses absolutely love that pharmacy is able to provide this service," Dr.

337. Strategy 2: Communicating for Improve Quality (Tool 4) (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy2/Strat2_Tool_4_Poster_508.docx
     June 02, 2025 - 0TTell doctors and nurses about your health.0T Tell us about yourself and how you are feeling. … Don’t assume we know everything about you. 0TMake sure you understand what doctors and nurses tell you

338. About the CAHPS® Health Literacy Item Set for Hospitals (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/literacy/about_the_health_literacy_item_set_for_hospitals_911.pdf
     October 01, 2015 - address the following six topic areas: • Information about medications • Communication between nurses … H-HL3 Nurses hard to understand because of the way they spoke patient’s language H-HL4 Nurses used … medical words patient did not understand H-HL5 Nurses talked too fast H-HL6 Nurses interrupted … patient H-HL7 Nurses answered all questions to patient’s satisfaction H-HL8 Nurses used condescending … , sarcastic, or rude tone or manner with patient H-HL9 Nurses cared about patient as a person Topic

339. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Indications Facilitator Notes (doc file)
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     April 01, 2022 - catheter use, here are a few strategies to consider: · First, develop a “shared mental model” between nurses … catheter placement to allow the team to be aware of the indication. · Second, recruit—not assign—an ICU nurse … In 2015, the American Nurses Association developed a streamlined tool to help identify appropriate uses … If there is no agreement between the physicians and nurses on when measuring urine output is needed, … True or False: The ICU nurse should insert an indwelling urinary catheter for Mrs.

340. Final Progress Report: ED Staffing and Patient Outcomes (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/bickell-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Acuity was based on nursing level of acuity assigned by nurses at the time of ED discharge. … If an appendicitis patient was in the ED for 4 hours and the number of nurses for each of those hours … If the administration notes that conditions are busy, additional nurses are pulled from other sites … Nurse-staffing levels and the quality of care in hospitals. … Hospital nurse staffing and patient mortality, nurse burnout, and job dissatisfaction.