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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T3-Sample_Monthly_Summary_Reports_Final.docx
October 01, 2016 - The report can be customized according to the needs of each nursing home’s antimicrobial stewardship … For example, a nursing home may wish to omit repeat prescriptions for the same infection, or to track …
Nov
Dec
TOTAL
Nursing … Antibiotic Agents in Use
(This example focuses on tracking use of specific antibiotics of concern in the nursing … No. 17-0006-2-EF
October 2016
Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Implement, Monitor, & Sustain
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/education-dx-outcomes-5.html
March 01, 2022 - Pharmacy, nursing, and medicine have all made important progress in diagnosis education by contributing … Nursing Education
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing has incorporated the competencies … organizations and establishes a new, competency-based model for entry into professional nursing practice … and advanced nursing practice. … Domain 6: Interprofessional Partnerships
…Nursing knowledge and expertise uniquely contributes to the
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T3-Sample_Monthly_Summary_Reports_Final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Implement, Monitor, & Sustain a Program
Toolkit 2 … The report can
be customized according to the needs of each nursing home’s antimicrobial stewardship … For example, a nursing home may wish to omit repeat prescriptions for the same infection, or to
track … No. 17-0006-2-EF
October 2016
Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Implement, Monitor, & … Antibiotic Agents in Use
(This example focuses on tracking use of specific antibiotics of concern in the nursing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P4T2-Quality_Improvement_Review_Tool_for_Antibiotic_Use_in_UTI_Phase_4.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Quality-Improvement Review Tool for Antibiotic Use
in Urinary Tract Infections
The goal of this tool is to allow nursing … Antibiotic-Use Tracking Sheet to see if prescribing is consistent with national guidelines and with the nursing … antibiotic as:
• Significant resistance (<80 percent sensitive) or no significant resistance on the nursing … Antibiotics for Urinary Tract Infections: Appropriateness
Resistance Pattern
• Significant resistance: The nursing … • No significant resistance: The nursing home’s antibiogram shows ≥80 percent sensitivity for the antibiotic
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb.html
December 01, 2017 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities
Appendix B. … Next Page
Table of Contents
The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing … Inservice #2, How to Reduce Falls, Spanish
Appendix B17: Handout for Inservice #1, Why Falls Happen in Nursing … Facilities
Appendix B18: Handout for Inservice #2, How to Reduce Falls in Nursing Facilities
Appendix … Help Reduce Fall Risk
Reducing Falls: A Safety Checklist for the Home
Living Space Inspection
Nursing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/3-sops101-webcast-2023-kirchner.pdf
January 01, 2023 - organizational culture supports patient safety
Hospital
2004:
Version 1.0
2019:
Version 2.0
Nursing … processes
► Overall EHR system rating
16
Workplace Safety Supplemental Item Set for
Hospitals and Nursing … Smith et al, 2017
23
Higher SOPS Nursing Home Scores have
been linked to…
Lower turnover rates6 … Safety Supplemental Item Set for Hospitals
Workplace Safety Supplemental Item Set for Hospitals and Nursing … Higher SOPS Hospital Scores have been linked to…
Higher SOPS Nursing Home Scores have been linked to
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/building-team-process-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - from organizational leadership
A respected and effective team leader
A committed physician and nursing … champion
Nursing AND physician ownership of the work to make care safer for patients
Slide 20 … worker who is knowledgeable of indications for urinary catheter utilization) participates in daily nursing … rounds
Members of nursing rounds may include:
Nurse Manager (or charge nurse)
Case Manager ( … evaluate presence, need, and discontinue catheter if no need
Slide 41
What If There Are No Nursing
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapa.html
December 01, 2017 - Journal of Gerontological Nursing 25(11), 26-34. … Falls in Nursing Homes. … Journal of Gerontological Nursing 20(11), 23-27. … Journal of Gerontological Nursing 26(11), 24-32. … Preventing falls in the nursing home.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T5-Sample_Policy_Letter_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic
Toolkit … Sample Policy Letter
[NAME OF NURSING HOME]
RE: Antibiogram Policy
[DATE]
Antibiotics are among … As a result of the above complexities, nursing homes are increasingly recognized as reservoirs of
antibiotic-resistant … Antibiograms aggregate information for a nursing home over a period of a year or more. … To improve appropriate antibiotic use for the residents at [NAME OF NURSING HOME],
we will begin providing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T5-Sample_Policy_Letter_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic
Toolkit 1. … Sample Policy Letter
[NAME OF NURSING HOME]
RE: Antibiogram Policy
[DATE]
Antibiotics are among the most … As a result of the above complexities, nursing homes are increasingly recognized as reservoirs of antibiotic-resistant … Antibiograms aggregate information for a nursing home over a period of a year or more. … To improve appropriate antibiotic use for the residents at [NAME OF NURSING HOME], we will begin providing
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/923.html
July 01, 2024 - AHRQ Seeks Nursing Homes for Pilot Test of Surveys on Patient Safety Culture Nursing Home Survey 2.0 … AHRQ Seeks Nursing Homes for Pilot Test of Surveys on Patient Safety Culture Nursing Home Survey 2.0 … AHRQ seeks nursing homes to participate in a pilot test of an update to the Surveys on Patient Safety … Culture® (SOPS®) Nursing Home Survey (Version 2.0) with supplemental items assessing staff workplace … Participating nursing homes will receive up to $1,000, free survey administration to nursing home staff
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK1_T3-Not_all_Infections_need_antibiotics-_final.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Assessment, and Recommendation
form (the UTI SBAR form) is intended
to guide communication between
nursing … home staff and prescribing
clinicians about the potential need for
antibiotics for nursing home … Unnecessary use of antibiotics in nursing home residents
ranges from 17 percent to 89 percent. … A study in two Rhode
Island nursing homes showed that 8.5 percent of residents treated with antibiotics … • The UTI SBAR form facilitates
communication between nursing staff
and prescribing clinicians.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK3_T1-Sample_Policy_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Sample Policy
[NAME OF NURSING HOME]
Protocol for Three Common Infections
[DATE]
Between 25 percent … and 75 percent of antibiotic prescriptions in nursing homes do not meet clinical guidelines for prescribing … unnecessary prescribing for the three infections where antibiotics are most frequently prescribed in nursing … To improve appropriate antibiotic use for the residents at [NAME OF NURSING HOME], the minimum criteria … [NAME OF NURSING HOME] will be using [INDICATE WHICH TOOL(S) THE NURSING HOME WILL USE, I.E., THE FAXES
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/healthcare-workforce-well-being.html
July 01, 2021 - A Guide to Promoting Healthcare Workforce Well-Being During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
Resource: A Guide to Promoting Healthcare Workforce Well-Being During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
This guide provides ideas and lessons learned to improve the well-being of the healthcare workforce, including act…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/accepting-admissions-during-covid.html
August 01, 2022 - Accepting Admissions from Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Resource: Accepting Admissions from Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The purpose of this resource is to provide guidance to long-term care facilities when making decisions about accepting hospital discharges.
Source: AHCA/NCAL
Topi…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/antibody-responses-after-covid.html
August 01, 2022 - Antibody Responses After COVID Vaccination in Older Adults: Implications for Reopening
Resource: Antibody Responses After COVID Vaccination in Older Adults: Implications for Reopening
This study provides important preliminary results on the level of population risk and COVID-19 antibody response in older a…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruhealing/puh-impmenu.docx
April 02, 2025 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Healing
AHRQ’s Safety … Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time
Pressure Ulcer Healing
Menu of Implementation Strategies
The On-Time … Report
Care plan meetings
MDS assessment documentation
Nurse shift change report
Nursing … Department internal review
Skin rounds
Weekly nutrition risk huddle
Weekly risk huddle of Nursing … for delayed healing
Skin rounds
Weekly nutrition risk huddle
Weekly risk huddle for Nursing
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/process/study-section/hitrrst.html
March 01, 2025 - Health Sciences Clemson, University Clemson, SC 29631 Hewner, Sharon, Ph.D., RN Professor School of Nursing … at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 14214 Kazemi, Donna, Ph.D., RN Professor Department of Behavioral Health and Nursing … Science College of Nursing University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 Nguyen, Hien Van, Ph.D. … Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX 75390 Yang, Frances, Ph.D. * Research Associate Professor School of Nursing … Associate Professor Institute for Informatics Washington University School of Medicine Goldfarb School of Nursing
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/process/study-section/hcrtrst.html
March 01, 2025 - . * Professor School of Nursing University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio San Antonio, … Washington Seattle, WA 98195 Hernandez, Rosalba, Ph.D. * Associate Professor Department of Population Health Nursing … Professor Department of Systems, Populations and Leadership University of Michigan School of Nursing … University of Central Florida Orlando, FL 32827 Squires, Allison, Ph.D. * Professor Rory Meyers College of Nursing … Professor and Associate Dean University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Nursing Madison, WI 53705 Wendelboe
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2023-nhqdr-es.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Key findings follow:
• Case rates among nursing home residents correlated with case rates among nursing … COVID-19 vaccine series, and almost 60% of nursing home
workers had. … • More than 80% of nursing home workers are women. … The overall pattern of nursing home quality measures suggests
that long-stay nursing home residents … Homes
COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in Nursing Homes
Vaccines in Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic