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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/building-team-040814.pptx
January 01, 2013 - Nursing Intervention to Remove Non-necessary Urinary Catheters
Mohamad Fakih, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine … Characteristics:
Team player with good communication skills
Knowledgeable about:
CAUTI definitions
HICPAC guidelines … champion
Nursing AND physician ownership of the work to make care safer for patients
19
Indications … Appropriate and inappropriate indications for urinary catheter use are based on the new CDC HICPAC guidelines … 2009
20
2009 Prevention of CAUTI HICPAC Guidelines
(Gould et al, Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2010
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=6
January 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Resources Catalog for Nursing Homes
AHRQ provided free training and mentorship to nursing … IHI: COVID-19 Vaccinations – Perspectives from a Nursing Home CNA In this video a certified nursing … Implementing a Staff Vaccination Program in Your Nursing Home This resource provides nursing home leadership … on key takeaways from implementing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention infection prevention guidelines … Improvement for nursing homes.
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=0
January 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Resources Catalog for Nursing Homes
AHRQ provided free training and mentorship to nursing … homes across the country through the National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network . … is designed to provide long-term care staff with basic knowledge about facility infection prevention guidelines … the All Cause Harm Prevention in Nursing Homes Change Package. … resources for nursing home staff list programs nursing home staff can access to help cope with the stress
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/intramuscular-injections.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Intramuscular Injections – Best Practices for Safe Vaccine Administration in Nursing Homes … Intramuscular Injections
Best Practices for Safe Vaccine Administration in Nursing Homes
When vaccinating … nursing home residents, proper intramuscular (IM) administration is important to make
sure the vaccine … Use the appropriate needle length
based on the resident’s weight (Table 1), according to CDC guidelines … lbs 1 – 1.5 inches
Men 260 lbs. or more 1.5 inches
Women 200 lbs. or more 1.5 inches
Table 1 – Guidelines
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=8
January 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Resources Catalog for Nursing Homes
AHRQ provided free training and mentorship to nursing … homes across the country through the National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network . … The following resources catalog is a searchable database of COVID-19 nursing home safety and quality … Module 14—Antibiotic Stewardship in Nursing Homes—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course … information about the CDC’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (CDC/HICPAC) Guidelines
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www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/implement-monitor-sustain-program/toolkit2-monitor-sustain-program.html
October 01, 2016 - Monitoring can also help a nursing home reach quality improvement and infection control goals. … This helps the nursing home show whether the stewardship program is having an impact. … Review and update guidelines. … Check annually to see whether the guidelines regarding antibiotic use (e.g., indications for urinary … For the most up-to-date guidelines, review the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Web
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/international/index.html
September 01, 2023 - languages into which the surveys have been translated, countries in which SOPS has been administered, and guidelines … Languages Translated Into
Hospital 1.0
99
43
Hospital 2.0
62
35
Medical Office
38
15
Nursing … Translation Guidelines for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (PDF, 6 MB)—Provides guidance … Following these guidelines will help ensure that the survey's items, instructions, and responses convey … for Translators of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture
Information for Translators of the Nursing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/jones1-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Several clinical practice
guidelines are available but are infrequently used to guide practice. … Context: Educational strategies alone, such as those embodied in Clinical Practice
Guidelines (CPGs) … Several professional associations have developed and
distributed evidence-based clinical practice guidelines … Five key principles
were applied: 1) scale items should be derived from evidence-based guidelines; 2 … practice guidelines and
consultation with the pharmacist.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/TK3_T5_Minimum_Criteria_Nursing_Staff_Training.docx
October 01, 2016 - Has anything happened recently at the nursing home? … SBAR forms are based on criteria developed by an expert consensus panel and modified clinical practice guidelines … for infections in older adults in nursing homes. … Slide 10
Guidelines for Antibiotic Use
SAY:
These criteria were developed by a group of experts brought … conditions are present for a suspected infection and whether or not those signs and symptoms meet the guidelines
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www.ahrq.gov/es/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=13
January 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Resources Catalog for Nursing Homes
AHRQ provided free training and mentorship to nursing … homes across the country through the National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network . … The Network supported the implementation of evidence-based prevention and safety practices within nursing … The following resources catalog is a searchable database of COVID-19 nursing home safety and quality … Vaccine Recommendations and Guidelines of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) This
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www.ahrq.gov/es/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=11
January 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Resources Catalog for Nursing Homes
AHRQ provided free training and mentorship to nursing … homes across the country through the National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network . … The Network supported the implementation of evidence-based prevention and safety practices within nursing … The following resources catalog is a searchable database of COVID-19 nursing home safety and quality … Slow the Spread of COVID-19 This flyer reinforces the importance of following safety guidelines to stop
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/other-resources.pdf
June 01, 2021 - post-acute and long-term care settings”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5839140/
AHRQ Nursing … onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jgs.15248
Other Resources 3
Toolkit from the AHRQ Nursing … www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/determine-whether-to-treat/toolkit1-suspected-uti-sbar.html
Tool from the AHRQ Nursing … Page=For Nursing Homes
Federal
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Infection Prevention … in Nursing Homes and Assisted
Living (Long-Term Care Facilities [LTCFs])
https://www.cdc.gov/longtermcare
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/11093-Jones-draft-1.pdf
December 31, 2004 - Several clinical practice
guidelines are available but are infrequently used to guide practice. … Context: Educational strategies alone, such as those embodied in Clinical Practice
Guidelines (CPGs) … Several professional associations have developed and
distributed evidence-based clinical practice guidelines … Five key principles
were applied: 1) scale items should be derived from evidence-based guidelines; 2 … practice guidelines and
consultation with the pharmacist.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/guide-staffing-during-COVID19.pdf
June 04, 2021 - for directors of nursing, administrators, and other nursing home
leaders. … This has truly helped my nursing team. … centers, to
develop a shared staff program (following careful screening and other guidelines to prevent … association for training modules and resources to support the new staff members, following
waiver and state guidelines … Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities
COVID-19.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P2T1-Sample_Letter_of_Agreement_Phase_2.doc
May 01, 2014 - 2
Sample Letter of Agreement
Date
Name
Address of Laboratory
RE:
Developing an Antibiogram for [NURSING … antibiogram reports have been used in hospitals to address the issue of appropriate antibiotic use; nursing … report for [NURSING HOME NAME] based on the past 12 months of bacteriological laboratory results that … Please refer to the sensitivity guidelines from the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute at http … Sincerely,
[Name]
Executive Director
[NURSING HOME NAME]
[NURSING HOME ADDRESS]
[NURSING HOME PHONE
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www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/nursing-home/2014/nhsurv14-chap1.html
November 01, 2014 - Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture
Chapter 1. … Characteristics of Participating Nursing Homes
Chapter 4. … Information for translators and translation guidelines are available for download at the AHRQ Web site … of all U.S. nursing homes, since only nursing homes that administered the survey on their own and were … of nursing homes in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare database
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/staffing-during-COVID19.pdf
February 08, 2021 - Staffing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Guide for Nursing Home Leaders
AHRQ ECHO
National Nursing … , and
other nursing home leaders. … This has truly helped my nursing team. … centers, to develop a shared staff program (following careful screening and other
guidelines to prevent … association for training modules and resources to support the new
staff members, following waiver and state guidelines
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www.ahrq.gov/es/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=6
January 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Resources Catalog for Nursing Homes
AHRQ provided free training and mentorship to nursing … IHI: COVID-19 Vaccinations – Perspectives from a Nursing Home CNA In this video a certified nursing … Implementing a Staff Vaccination Program in Your Nursing Home This resource provides nursing home leadership … on key takeaways from implementing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention infection prevention guidelines … Improvement for nursing homes.
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www.ahrq.gov/es/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=0
January 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Resources Catalog for Nursing Homes
AHRQ provided free training and mentorship to nursing … homes across the country through the National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network . … is designed to provide long-term care staff with basic knowledge about facility infection prevention guidelines … the All Cause Harm Prevention in Nursing Homes Change Package. … resources for nursing home staff list programs nursing home staff can access to help cope with the stress
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P2T2-Sample_Data_Request_Phase_2.doc
May 01, 2014 - Laboratory Microbiology Director:
I am following up on our discussion about creating an antibiogram for [NURSING … When creating antibiograms, guidelines recommend only using a single organism per resident, so that residents … For sensitivity guidelines, please use those from the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. … [NAME OF PROJECT CHAMPION/MEDICAL DIRECTOR
[NURSING HOME NAME]
[NURSING HOME ADDRESS]
[TELEPHONE; EMAIL