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talkingquality.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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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/health-equity/health-equity-factsheet.pdf
March 01, 2024 - AHRQ launched the AHRQ ECHO National
Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network,
which provided free training … and mentorship to
nursing homes across the country to increase
implementation of evidence-based infection … Impact: Provided training to 9,058 nursing
homes in all 50 states, the District of Columbia,
and Puerto … online resources have been
curated and continue to be updated and freely
available for use by U.S. nursing … /index.html
https://www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/index.html
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AHRQ published the Digital Healthcare
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/guide4/apb.html
August 01, 2022 - Individuals Interviewed:
NAME
TITLE/ROLE
Nurse #1
Charge nurse
Nurse #2
RN
CNA X
Nursing … tech
Manager MS
Manager
Pertinent Interview Findings
There was only one certified nursing assistant … patient assignments; however, the emergency department was on bypass and leaders instructed all of the nursing … The nursing manager thought it was a safety issue to fill all the beds in the department, as they were … unit to save time, since the blood glucose sheets are rarely stocked, and they are located behind the nursing
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips91.html
October 01, 2014 - The facility now requests medication information from the hospital before a resident returns to the nursing … an accurate medication list in the event that they transition from the retirement community to the nursing … helped gain leadership support for installing new medication reconciliation report software on all nursing … list after surgery, and the surgeon is able to reconcile medications before the patient returns to the nursing
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201540.html
January 01, 2016 - Newsroom
Impact Case Studies
AHRQ Resources Enhance Georgia Southern University’s Nursing … Newsletter
Events
AHRQ Resources Enhance Georgia Southern University’s Nursing … created January 2016
Internet Citation: AHRQ Resources Enhance Georgia Southern University’s Nursing
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/distributed-cognition-er-nurses.pdf
August 01, 2022 - involvement.12,13 Nurses’ input can be critical
because nursing knowledge complements yet is different … For example, identifying illness severity is a nursing role and
part of nursing assessment but also … The Nursing Knowledge Pyramid: a theory of the structure of nursing
knowledge. … Excellence and Power in Clinical Nursing Practice Series. Denver:
Pearson; 2000.
28. Dresser S. … The role of nursing surveillance in keeping patients safe.
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/module2/module2_tools.docx
November 16, 2011 - Staff nurses
Nursing assistants
Rehabilitation
Physical therapists
Occupational … Executive Summary for Stakeholders
Senior manager (e.g., Chief Executive Officer or Chief Medical/Nursing … assistants
3B – Scheduled Rounding Protocol
Unit manager, staff nurses, and nursing assistants … Staff nurses
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Nursing assistants
X
X … How to use this tool: Administer the questionnaire to staff nurses and nursing assistants.
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/sops-101-webcast-databases.pdf
January 01, 2022 - SOPS Databases
320
Hospitals
Version 1.0
(2021)
172
Hospitals
Version 2.0
(2021)
191
Nursing … Workplace Safety Supplemental Items
• Value and Efficiency Supplemental Items
June 1–20
(HSOPS 2.0 only)
Nursing … Research Datasets
• For research purposes only
• De-identified Data Requests
► Hospital, medical office, nursing
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/index.html?page=7
December 01, 2007 - )
Healthcare Facility Design
(10)
Older Adults
(10)
Health Information Technology
(9)
Nursing … Patient Safety Tools Publication Date: October 2007
Technology to Improve Medication Safety in Nursing … Grant Number: UC1 HS 14281 Topic(s): Medication Safety, Nursing Homes Publication Date: September … s): Healthcare Facility Design Publication Date: September 2005
Pharmacist Technology for Nursing … 327430 ) Principal Investigators: Lapane Grant Number: R18 HS 011835 Topic(s): Medication Safety, Nursing
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/educational-bundles/urine-culturing/antibiotic-stewardship/abx-stewardship-part2.pptx
March 01, 2017 - home receive one or more courses of antibiotics every year
Between 40 and 70% of antibiotic use in nursing … Every course of antibiotics carries these risks—and nursing home residents get a lot of antibiotics each … The Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes. 2015. … The Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes. … Factors Associate with Antimicrobial Use in Nursing Homes: A Multilevel Model.
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/indwelling-urinary-catheter-use/catheter-care/slides.html
March 01, 2017 - Taylor's Clinical Nursing Skills: A Nursing Process Approach. … Taylor's Clinical Nursing Skills: A Nursing Process Approach. … Taylor's Clinical Nursing Skills: A Nursing Process Approach. … Slide 12: Case Study
Joe, a certified nursing assistant (CNA), is busy getting Mr. … Taylor's Clinical Nursing Skills: A Nursing Process Approach. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer; 2015.
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/workplace-safety-resources.pdf
May 01, 2023 - workgroup is composed of a diverse group of hospital staff,
including healthcare security professionals, nursing … Healthy Work Environments
https://www.aacn.org/nursing-excellence/healthy-work-environments
This American … http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/Tools/PatientSafetyLeadershipWalkRounds.aspx
https://www.aacn.org/nursing-excellence … HNHN seeks to connect
and engage nurses, nursing students, and partner organizations through an online … the American Nurses Foundation in partnership with the American Nurses
Association and several other nursing
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/sops-101-webcast-ginsberg.pdf
September 01, 2022 - submit Health IT Patient Safety, Workplace Safety, and
Value and Efficiency Supplemental Item Sets
► Nursing … Home SOPS
– Data submission: September 2022
• Item Development
► Nursing Home Workplace Safety Supplemental
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/comparative-reports.html
December 01, 2016 - consumers on the quality and costs of care from health plans, hospitals, physicians, dialysis facilities, nursing … Types of Comparative Report
Physicians
Surgical care
Hospitals
Health plans
Nursing homes
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/carnahan.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Improving
anti-psychotic agent use in nursing homes: development of an algorithm for treating problem … Quality Improvement for Nursing Facilities
2012:3rd quarter newsletter.
Smith M, Carnahan R. … Quality Improvement for Nursing Facilities
2012:4th quarter newsletter.
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/topics/index.html?page=1
January 01, 2012 - and 1,000,000 people in the United States fall in the hospital, and about 1.3 million residents in nursing … AHRQ’s tools, training, and research on preventing falls in hospitals and nursing homes. … maintains surveys, toolkits, and databases on patient safety culture for hospitals, medical offices, nursing
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/es/topics/index.html?page=1
January 01, 2012 - and 1,000,000 people in the United States fall in the hospital, and about 1.3 million residents in nursing … AHRQ’s tools, training, and research on preventing falls in hospitals and nursing homes. … maintains surveys, toolkits, and databases on patient safety culture for hospitals, medical offices, nursing
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/implementing-guide.pdf
March 01, 2017 - These champions include a physician, nurse, and nursing assistant. … Homes: A Resource List for Users of the AHRQ Nursing Home Survey
on Patient Safety Culture. … Nursing
Facilities, Staffing, Residents and Facility
Deficiencies, 2009 through 2014. … Nursing Home Quality Assurance & Performance
Improvement. QAPI Description and Background. … The Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for
Nursing Homes.
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy3/Strat3_Tool_2_Nurse_Chklst_508.pdf
June 04, 2013 - 2)
Guide to Patient and Family Engagement
Bedside Shift Report Checklist
Introduce the nursing … This is the patient’s goal — not the
nursing staff’s goal for the patient.
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/programs/index.html?page=2
April 28, 2024 - Nursing Home Safety Program
AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Prevention designed … medical records to develop weekly reports that identify residents at risk of common adverse events in nursing