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patientregistry.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/about-toolkit.html
May 01, 2017 - Long-Term Care Facilities
The toolkit was developed based on the experiences of approximately 500 nursing … Overall, the nursing homes that participated in this project lowered CAUTI by 47 percent (results are … Human Services National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections. 1
To help other nursing … homes reduce their rates of CAUTI, AHRQ developed this toolkit, which includes the resources used by nursing … Conceptual model for reducing infections and antimicrobial resistance in skilled nursing facilities:
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patientregistry.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/ahrq-in-2020.html
January 01, 2021 - In September, as part of a multi-pronged initiative to support nursing homes, the Agency invested $237 … million and launched the AHRQ ECHO National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network to provide free training … One hundred training centers are now providing support to more than 7,000 nursing homes in every state … Given the success of the project, nursing home recruitment has been extended through January to allow … additional nursing homes to participate.
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patientregistry.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/sops-101-webcast-overview-surveys.pdf
January 01, 2022 - organizational culture supports patient safety
Hospital
2004:
Version 1.0
2019:
Version 2.0
Nursing … Workplace
Safety
Value and
Efficiency
Diagnostic
Safety
Hospital
Medical Office
Nursing … and lifting
patients; workplace aggression; and work
stress/burnout
• Currently in development for nursing … homes
► Conducting cognitive testing and a pilot test
in Spring/Summer 2022 — nursing homes
needed
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patientregistry.ahrq.gov/funding/process/study-section/hsqrrst.html
April 01, 2024 - Minneapolis, MN 55455
Jarrín Montaner, Olga F., Ph.D., R.N., FAAN
Associate Professor
School of Nursing … Lexington, KY 40536
Nahm, Eun-Shim, Ph.D., M.S. *
Professor and Program Director
Departments of Nursing … Informatics and Organizational Systems and Adult Health
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Baltimore … Professor
Department of Systems, Populations, and Leadership
University of Michigan School of Nursing
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patientregistry.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/824.html
August 01, 2022 - AHRQ Releases COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Learning Modules for Nursing Homes
Two video modules … released by AHRQ are designed to help nursing home staff know when to test residents for COVID-19 and … takes less than six minutes to complete and is available online in the COVID-19 Resources Catalog for Nursing … Data science trends relevant to nursing practice: a rapid review of the 2020 literature. … "Medication is just one piece of the whole puzzle": how nursing homes change their use of antipsychotic
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patientregistry.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/820.html
June 01, 2022 - AHRQ Releases Learning Modules for Nursing Homes on COVID-19 Identification and Prevention . … AHRQ Releases Learning Modules for Nursing Homes on COVID-19 Identification and Prevention
AHRQ has … released a series of three new video learning modules for nursing homes on COVID-19. … Frontline nursing facility staff will learn the basics about the COVID-19 virus, when and how to report … Instruments for measuring patient safety competencies in nursing: a scoping review .
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patientregistry.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T3-Resident_Information_Sheet_Antibiotic-Resistant_Bacteria_Final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Educate & Engage Residents, Family
Toolkit To Educate … Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Engaging Residents,
Educate & Engage Residents, Family … No. 17-0006-8-EF
October 2016
Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Engaging Residents,
Educate … • Remind your visitors to wash their hands when they come in to and leave the
nursing home. … • Nursing home staff may ask you to take other preventive steps, depending on the type of
bacteria
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patientregistry.ahrq.gov/funding/process/study-section/heorrst.html
January 01, 2024 - Professor
School of Nursing
Department of Rural Health Nursing
University of Colorado, Denver
Aurora … Associate Professor
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Emory University
Atlanta, GA 30322
Djulbegovic … Professor
Decker School of Nursing
Binghamton University
State University of New York
Binghamton,
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patientregistry.ahrq.gov/topics/elderly.html
About the Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: … Transformation for Seniors
Measuring the Quality of Long-term Care
Measuring the Quality of Nursing … Assisted living or nursing home: who is moving in?
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patientregistry.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/766.html
June 01, 2021 - AHRQ Resource Supports Increasing COVID-19 Vaccinations Among Certified Nursing Assistants . … AHRQ Resource Supports Increasing COVID-19 Vaccinations Among Certified Nursing Assistants
A new guide … released by AHRQ is designed to help nursing home leaders build confidence in COVID-19 vaccinations … among certified nursing assistants (CNAs). … Vaccination Rates Among CNAs was developed by the Center for Public Interest Communications for AHRQ's Nursing
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patientregistry.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/893.html
December 01, 2023 - Grantee Profile Highlights Work of Amy Vogelsmeier To Improve Guidelines for Nursing Home-Associated … Grantee Profile Highlights Work of Amy Vogelsmeier To Improve Guidelines for Nursing Home-Associated … Respiratory Infections
Amy Vogelsmeier, Ph.D., R.N., an associate professor at Sinclair School of Nursing … University of Missouri–Columbia, is working to develop knowledge and recommendations to improve U.S. nursing … Articles featured this week include:
The relationship between nursing home staffing and resident safety
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patientregistry.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T2-Talking_with_Residents_Family_Members_checklist_version_Final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Educate & Engage Residents, Family
Toolkit To Educate … No. 17-0006-8-EF
October 2016
Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Engaging Residents,
Educate … What is our nursing home doing to decrease the chance of these risks? … • Our nursing home is taking action in two ways to make sure that your family member and
other residents
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patientregistry.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/index.html
November 01, 2021 - Long-term care resources
Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care
AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing … Falls and Injury
Long-Term Care Facilities
Multiple Chronic Conditions
Omissions of Care in Nursing … Homes
Pressure Ulcers
Quality of Life
TeamSTEPPS
Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
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patientregistry.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/844.html
December 01, 2022 - Webcast on AHRQ’s New Surveys On Patient Safety Culture™ Workplace Safety Supplemental Item Set for Nursing … identified challenges and potential strategies to improve healthcare quality in four priority areas: nursing … AHRQ’s new Surveys on Patient Safety Culture ™ (SOPS®) Workplace Safety Supplemental Item Set for Nursing … Speakers will provide background on the importance of workplace safety in nursing homes, an overview … of the supplemental item set and results from a pilot test in 48 nursing homes, and will highlight one
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patientregistry.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/uti-assess.html
June 01, 2021 -
The poster below is intended for health care practitioners, residents and family members, and nursing … About UTIs (PDF, 115 KB)
The materials below are intended for health care practitioners and nursing … Infection in Long-Term Care Residents (PDF, 202.3 KB)
The materials below are intended for nursing
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patientregistry.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/resources/letter-emergency-contact.docx
May 12, 2022 - Sample Disaster Preparedness Letter to Families
Dear Representative/Family Member,
As part of our Emergency Preparedness Plan, we are updating the emergency contact information we have on record for our residents. We value the health, safety, and dignity of your loved one and a…
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patientregistry.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy2/Strat2_Tool_3_Get_to_Know_508.docx
February 10, 2011 - Licensed practical nurses [or licensed vocational nurses (LVNs)] provide basic nursing services. … Certified nursing assistants help licensed nurses but do not have a license for patient care. … Nursing assistants, also called nurse aides, help patients with their basic needs, such as eating, drinking … Nurse supervisors are responsible for the nursing care on your unit. … These nurses have completed training beyond nursing school.
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patientregistry.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-dykes.html
September 01, 2022 - Dykes is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the American College of Medical Informatics, and … She also is a member of the nursing honor society, Sigma Theta Tau International, and is a Fellow in … Related AHRQ Resources
AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention
Falls TIPS … Preventing Falls in Hospitals
The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing
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patientregistry.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/long-term-care/hospice.html
January 01, 2023 - Plan Quality
Measuring Physician Quality
Measuring Long-term Care Quality
Measuring Nursing … In addition, some nursing homes are providing hospice care for patients for whom a nursing home has become … Also in "Measures of Long-term Care Quality"
Nursing Home Care
Home Health Care
Hospice Care
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patientregistry.ahrq.gov/sops/international/index.html
September 01, 2023 - Hospital SOPS Version 2.0 Translation Information
Medical Office SOPS Translation Information
Nursing … Languages Translated Into
Hospital 1.0
99
43
Hospital 2.0
62
35
Medical Office
38
15
Nursing … for Translators of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture
Information for Translators of the Nursing