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www.talkingquality.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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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/help-clinicians-choose-the-right-antibiotic/index.html
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Nursing … Using Nursing Home Antibiograms To Choose the Right Antibiotic (Concise Antibiogram Toolkit)
Toolkit … The Nursing Home Antibiogram Program Toolkit: How To Develop and Implement an Antibiogram Program
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps/longtermcare/module8/ts2-0ltc_module8_ig_chmgmt.pdf
June 09, 2017 - A key element in implementing
TeamSTEPPS is changing the nursing home’s culture. … Think about your nursing home. Is there a guiding
coalition already established? … ASK:
• Does your nursing home have a vision and strategy in place? … Is your
nursing home a “story-telling” place? … Your nursing home may already use or be familiar with one of
these approaches.
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/invest-in-trust-guide.pdf
May 01, 2021 - homes—certified nursing assistants (CNAs)—have expressed
concerns about getting vaccinated. … Nursing home leadership should acknowledge CNAs’ concerns about
getting vaccinated. … Groton nursing home starts to turn
corner of COVID-19 with first dose of vaccine. … Half of staff members at Hailey
nursing home refuse COVID-19 vaccine. … Nursing
homes grapple with staff hesitant to get the Covid-19 vaccine.
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www.talkingquality.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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www.talkingquality.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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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/nh-workplace-safety-ginsberg.pdf
January 01, 2015 - New AHRQ SOPS® Workplace Safety Supplemental Item Set for Nursing Homes - Caren Ginsberg, Ph.D.
5 … 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
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/researchers-to-watch.html
December 01, 2023 - Improving Guidelines for Nursing Home-Associated Viral Respiratory Infections
Amy Vogelsmeier, Ph.D. … Associate Professor
Sinclair School of Nursing
University of Missouri–Colombia “AHRQ as a funding agency … has provided an important opportunity for us to positively influence nursing home care, which is critical
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www.talkingquality.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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www.talkingquality.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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www.talkingquality.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.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/SOPS-De-IdentifiedResearchDatasets.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Research datasets contain de-identified Database data for hospitals, medical offices, nursing
homes, … Datasets
Variable Type
SOPS De-Identified Research Datasets
Hospital 2.0 Hospital 1.0 Medical Office Nursing … De-identified
respondent ID
• De-identified medical
office ID
• De-identified
respondent ID
• De-identified
nursing … index.html
https://www.ahrq.gov/sops/surveys/medical-office/index.html
https://www.ahrq.gov/sops/surveys/nursing-home
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www.talkingquality.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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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/vaccine-conversation-guide.pdf
May 20, 2021 - “Have you seen the
report from a skilled
nursing facility that had
five residents who were
suspected
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/healthitwebinar/sops-hit-webcast2-brady.pdf
August 06, 2018 - staff about the extent to which the
organizational culture supports patient safety
Hospital
(2004)
Nursing … Ambulatory
Surgery
Center
(2015)
10
SOPS Databases
Hospital
630
Hospitals
382,834
respondents
Nursing … Home
209
Nursing homes
12,395
respondents
Medical
Office
2,437
Medical offices
35,523
respondents
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/grants/active/kawards/Kawdsumkutn.html
October 01, 2014 - She received her PhD in Nursing from the same institution. … long-term career goal is to become an independent health services researcher with a special focus on nursing … Gregory Distinguished Dissertation Award, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 2008. … Ann Wolbert Burgess Endowed Student Award, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 2007.
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www.talkingquality.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.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/respirator-fit-testing.pdf
August 01, 2021 - Respirator Fit Testing
Respirator Fit Testing
What It Is, Why You Need It, and What You Can Expect
Healthcare staff who come into contact with people who have or may
have COVID-19 are required to wear personal protective equipment
(PPE). Respirators, such as N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators (N95
FFRs)…
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www.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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www.talkingquality.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