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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/index.html
September 01, 2021 - Develop and Improve Your Stewardship Program
Presentations and tools to help a nursing facility … All of these presentations are pertinent to both health care practitioners and nursing staff. … development of your antibiotic stewardship program, and are pertinent to both health care practitioners and nursing
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/index.html
August 01, 2023 - Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions
SOPS Database Reports :
Hospital
Medical Office
Nursing … Home
Community Pharmacy
Ambulatory Surgery Center
Understanding Omissions of Care in Nursing
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www.ahrq.gov/es/hai/universal-icu-decolonization/universal-icu-apb.html
September 01, 2013 - Universal ICU Decolonization Nursing Protocol
Appendix E. … stakeholders, such as the Chief Medical Officer, Chief Nursing Officer, Director of Infection Control … The nursing and medical director can provide critical support and insight to the process and important … Options include a standardized nursing protocol or an ICU admission order set. … This could be done by the ICU nursing director, facility nurse educator, or a designee.
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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 … [NAME OF PROJECT CHAMPION/MEDICAL DIRECTOR
[NURSING HOME NAME]
[NURSING HOME ADDRESS]
[TELEPHONE; EMAIL
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www.ahrq.gov/es/nursing-home/learning-modules/covid-id-prevention.html
December 01, 2022 - Serie identificación y prevención del COVID-19
Esta serie de tres módulos de aprendizaje se enfoca en identificar los signos y síntomas de COVID-19, saber cuándo y cómo informar los signos y síntomas de COVID-19 y recordar mantener los procesos de prevención de infecciones.
Módulo 1: Identificación y prevenci…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/hc/learning-modules/covid-id-prevention.html
November 01, 2022 - Seri Idantifikasyon ak Prevansyon COVID-19
Seri twa modil aprantisaj sa a konsantre sou idantifye siy ak sentòm COVID-19, konnen ki lè ak kijan pou rapòte siy ak sentòm COVID-19, epi sonje kenbe pwosesis prevansyon enfeksyon.
Modil 1: Idantifikasyon ak Prevansyon COVID-19: Rekonèt
Modil aprantisaj sa a anse…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/healthyliving-slides.html
April 01, 2018 - Nursing home residents needing more help with daily activities. … Nursing home residents with moderate to severe pain. … Nursing home residents who lost too much weight. … important clinical concern for older adults residing in nursing homes. … among nursing home residents.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P3T7-Sample_Pocket_Card_Short_Version_Phase_3.doc
May 01, 2014 - Pocket Card Short Version (Use Avery #5302 tent cards)
Antibiogram for MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY
[Name of Nursing … Antibiogram for MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY
[Name of Nursing Home/Name of Laboratory]
Gram Negative
Escherichia … Avery #5302 tent cards
Use Avery #5302 tent cards
Antibiogram for MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY
[Name of Nursing … Antibiogram for MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY
[Name of Nursing Home/Name of Laboratory]
Gram Negative
Staphylococcus
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www.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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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T2-Talking_with_Residents_Family_Members_checklist_version_Final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Educate & Engage Residents, Family
Toolkit To Educate and … your family member can report any changes in how he or she feels to a nurse or doctor.
· What is our nursing … Our nursing home is taking action in two ways to make sure that your family member and other residents … No. 17-0006-8-EF
October 2016
Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Engaging Residents,
Educate
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/introduction/intro-welcome.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Huddle documents are provided for nursing
shifts. … 14: Frequently Asked Questions and Talking Points
o Covers commonly asked questions from providers, nursing … devices
• Action chart for implementing targeted decolonization
• Steps to prepare for launch
• Nursing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/6-sops101-webcast-2023-closing.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Nursing Home Staff Turnover and Perceived Patient Safety Culture:
Results from a National Survey. … Patient safety culture
and the association with safe resident care in nursing homes. … Linking Patient Safety Culture to Quality Ratings in
the Nursing Home Setting.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/04-sops-overview-webcast-closing.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Nursing home staff turnover and perceived patient safety culture: Results from a national
survey. … Patient safety culture and the association
with safe resident care in nursing homes. … Linking patient safety culture to quality ratings in the nursing home
setting.
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/communicate/reason.html
November 01, 2018 - understand it better, value it more, and are more willing to make tradeoffs to avoid risk. [2]
A study of nursing … homes found that because people are already so fearful of nursing homes, using a negative frame for … nursing home quality information made them unwilling to look at nursing home data at all. [3]
These
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4f_combo_psi09-postophemorrhage-bestpractices.pdf
May 20, 2016 - attending physicians, other providers, respiratory therapists, patient care technicians,
certified nursing … Educational Recommendation
• Plan and provide education on protocols to physicians and other providers, nursing … Provide feedback to all stakeholders (physicians and other providers, nursing, and ancillary •
staff; … pstrc/postoperativehandoveritcaschecklist3.pdf
Staff Required
• Physicians and other providers
• Nursing … and nursing assistants
• Respiratory therapists
• Transfusion medicine service
http://www.merckmanuals.com
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-iodophor.pdf
March 01, 2022 - iodophor has been used in thousands of patients prior
to surgery, in intensive care units (ICUs), and in nursing … considerations for selecting
one versus the other include local evidence for mupirocin resistance, nursing … Iodophor will be provided at your hospital either as a standing nursing protocol for an over-the-
counter … Similar to other standing nursing
protocols or order sets, the standard of care is to provide this type … Review the nursing protocols for details on escalation pathways for addressing
patient refusals.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips86.html
October 01, 2014 - Eddy Heritage House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Troy, New York, implemented a "One Source of … discharging hospital have also been initiated to review medications taken prior to admission to the nursing … Nursing documentation of a complete and accurate "One Source of Truth" upon admission increased by 50 … Using the tools in the MATCH toolkit, the nursing staff was instructed on patient interviewing techniques
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P1T3-Checklist_for_Discussion_with_Local_Hospitals_Providers_ERs_Phase_1.doc
May 01, 2014 - to help initiate a discussion with staff at your local hospital and Emergency Department about the nursing … ______
Email Address ___________________________
Yes
No
Introductory Email
Explain that your nursing … If you receive a large volume of patients from this hospital, this information will be of use to nursing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/fallpxreports.pptx
October 01, 2017 - PowerPoint Presentation
AHRQ’s Safety Program for
Nursing Homes:
On-Time Falls Prevention
Facilitator … Nurses’ notes
MDS assessments
Nursing assistant documentation
Therapy notes and evaluations
October … Can be used by nursing and QI teams to identify trends, support root cause analysis, and target areas … In room Bathroom Hallway Dining Room Activities Therapy Beauty/Barber Shower/Tub Nursing Station Out … In Room Bathroom Hallway Dining Room Activities Therapy Beauty/Barber Shower/Tub Nursing Station Out
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P2T8-Sample_Antibiogram_Phase_2.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Healthcare-
Associated
Infections
PREVENT
Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 2
Sample Antibiogram
Nursing … Sample Antibiogram—page 2 of 2
[NURSING HOME NAME] Key Antibiogram Findings from dd/mm/yyyy to dd/mm … /
yyyy)
THE FOLLOWING IS SAMPLE TEXT TO BE EDITED BASED ON YOUR NURSING
HOME’S ANTIBIOGRAM
• Most