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61. 5 Tk2 P2T2-Sample Data Request Phase 2 (doc file)
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    May 01, 2014 - Laboratory Microbiology Director: I am following up on our discussion about creating an antibiogram for [NURSING … When creating antibiograms, guidelines recommend only using a single organism per resident, so that residents … For sensitivity guidelines, please use those from the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. … [NAME OF PROJECT CHAMPION/MEDICAL DIRECTOR [NURSING HOME NAME] [NURSING HOME ADDRESS] [TELEPHONE; EMAIL

62. Staffing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Guide for Nursing Home Leaders (pdf file)
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    February 08, 2021 - Staffing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Guide for Nursing Home Leaders AHRQ ECHO National Nursing … , and other nursing home leaders. … This has truly helped my nursing team. … centers, to develop a shared staff program (following careful screening and other guidelines to prevent … association for training modules and resources to support the new staff members, following waiver and state guidelines

63. Self-Assessment Worksheet for Pressure Ulcer Healing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - Self-Assessment Worksheet for Pressure Ulcer Healing AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: … This assessment should show how well the nursing home: Identifies pressure ulcer nonhealing risk … ___ No ___ If no, explain: ________________________________________________________________ What guidelines … ___ Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN) Pressure Ulcer Guidelines ___ Other (specify … Report or brief with “Other”         Other         Key: CNA = certified nursing

64. PowerPoint Presentation
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    October 01, 2016 - Are based on clinical practice guidelines. … environment. 10 Guidelines for Antibiotic Use The guidelines are based on evidence. … Researchers developed guidelines for a few key infections that are common in nursing homes. … Other researchers independently used these guidelines, tested them, and found that they were effective … conditions are present for a suspected infection and whether or not those signs and symptoms meet the guidelines

65. Improving Treatment and Care Processes for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2018 - of Nursing Paula Tanabe, Ph.D., R.N. … Until recently, providers did not have evidence-based guidelines to help them effectively manage SCD … A professor in the schools of nursing and medicine at Duke University, Durham, N.C., Dr. … The tools, which include clinical guidelines and best practices, are based on a 2014 expert panel report … She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and the Academy of Emergency Nursing. 

66. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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    May 20, 2016 - o Analyzes problems with guidelines compliance, identifies opportunities for improvement, and communicates … attending physicians, other providers, respiratory therapists, patient care technicians, certified nursing … Provide feedback to all stakeholders (physicians and other providers, nursing, and ancillary • staff; … pstrc/postoperativehandoveritcaschecklist3.pdf Staff Required • Physicians and other providers • Nursing … Rosemont, IL: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. http://www.aaos.org/Research/guidelines/VTE/

67. 4 Tk1 T2-Clinician Letter Final 0 (doc file)
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    October 01, 2016 - Clinician Letter [PRINTED ON NURSING HOME OR MEDICAL DIRECTOR’S STATIONERY] [Date] [Prescribing Clinician … urinalyses to improve quality of care and antibiotic use Dear [insert name], Based on clinical practice guidelines … Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Determine Whether To Treat Toolkit 1. … Infections in residents of nursing homes. Infect Dis Clin N Am. 2007;21:761-2. … These recommendations will be based on current best practices and clinical guidelines developed by Loeb

68. 4 Tk1 T2-Clinician Letter Final 0 (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Determine Whether To Treat Toolkit 1. … Clinician Letter [PRINTED ON NURSING HOME OR MEDICAL DIRECTOR’S STATIONERY] [Date] [Prescribing … urinalyses to improve quality of care and antibiotic use Dear [insert name], Based on clinical practice guidelines … These recommendations will be based on current best practices and clinical guidelines developed by Loeb … Infections in residents of nursing homes.

69. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Resources Catalog for Nursing Homes AHRQ provided free training and mentorship to nursing … IHI: COVID-19 Vaccinations – Perspectives from a Nursing Home CNA  In this video a certified nursing … Implementing a Staff Vaccination Program in Your Nursing Home This resource provides nursing home leadership … on key takeaways from implementing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention infection prevention guidelines … Improvement for nursing homes.

70. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Resources Catalog for Nursing Homes AHRQ provided free training and mentorship to nursing … homes across the country through the National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network . … is designed to provide long-term care staff with basic knowledge about facility infection prevention guidelines … the All Cause Harm Prevention in Nursing Homes Change Package. … resources for nursing home staff list programs nursing home staff can access to help cope with the stress

71. 4 Tk3 T4-Letter To Prescribing Clinicians (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Determine Whether To Treat Toolkit 3. … [LAST NAME], Based on clinical practice guidelines developed by nursing home, infectious disease, and … prescribing clinicians and/or to enable prescribing clinicians to make decisions based on the most recent guidelines … These recommendations are based on current best practices and clinical guidelines developed by Loeb … Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria

72. Acute Care ASP Development
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    November 01, 2019 - Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute care 10 Essential Partners: Infection Control and Nursing … behaviors in the institution Familiarity with acquiring, tabulating, and disseminating data Department of Nursing … Medical staff representing different departments Infectious diseases Microbiology Infection control Nursing … for Antibiotic Use Why are guidelines important? … , Continued Identify collaborators who are subject matter experts Review national guidelines and guidelines

73. Toolkit 1. Suspected UTI SBAR Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2024 - Suspected UTI SBAR Toolkit Toolkit Effectiveness A study in 12 nursing homes in Texas found that … prescriptions for asymptomatic bacteriuria by about one-third. 1 Overview of the Toolkit Why Should a Nursing … Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most commonly diagnosed infections in nursing homes. 2 … The Suspected UTI SBAR toolkit helps nursing home staff and prescribing clinicians communicate about … become familiar with the Suspected UTI SBAR form and its value, they will be more inclined to follow the guidelines

74. Georgetown University Family Nurse Practitioner Program Trains Hundreds of Students Using AHRQ App to Improve Primary Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2019 - them to provide more comprehensive care, according to Amy Culbertson, D.N.P., assistant professor of nursing … at Georgetown University’s School of Nursing and Health Studies. … “With the plethora of guidelines out there, it is beneficial for students to have a consistent resource … for evidence-based guidelines,” Dr. … Students also learn the most current guidelines about how often various screening tests should be performed

75. AHRQ Resources Enhance Georgia Southern University’s Nursing Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2016 - AHRQ Resources Enhance Georgia Southern University’s Nursing Course Search All Impact Case Studies … from AHRQ's National Guideline ClearinghouseTM and Evidence-based Practice Centers Program and guidelines … Identifier: 2015-40 AHRQ Product(s): Effective Health Care Program, National Guidelines

76. AHRQ Resources Incorporated Into Azusa Pacific University Prevention Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - The course is required of all graduate nursing students; it teaches them about evidence-based medicine—how … Students see patients and then write up their patient cases, indicating which screening guidelines they … Azusa Pacific University School of Nursing is located in Azusa, California. … It offers programs for nursing students that balance hands-on learning with theory. … Programs range in scope from a Bachelor of Science in Nursing to a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing.

77. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Resources Catalog for Nursing Homes AHRQ provided free training and mentorship to nursing … homes across the country through the National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network . … The following resources catalog is a searchable database of COVID-19 nursing home safety and quality … Module 14—Antibiotic Stewardship in Nursing Homes—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course … information about the CDC’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (CDC/HICPAC) Guidelines

78. Building a Team and Process to Reduce CAUTI Risk | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - Team player with good communication skills Knowledgeable about: CAUTI definitions HICPAC guidelines … Appropriate and inappropriate indications for urinary catheter use are based on the new CDC HICPAC guidelines … 2009 Slide 21 2009 Prevention of CAUTI HICPAC Guidelines (Gould et al, Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol … 2010; 31: 319-326) Image: Table: The 2009 CAUTI HICPAC Guidelines specify both appropriate indications … continued after implementation with the patient’s nurse owning the process Image: Flowchart called "Guidelines

79. 4 Tk3 T4-Letter To Prescribing Clinicians (doc file)
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    October 01, 2016 - [LAST NAME], Based on clinical practice guidelines developed by nursing home, infectious disease, and … prescribing clinicians and/or to enable prescribing clinicians to make decisions based on the most recent guidelines … Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Determine Whether To Treat Toolkit 3. … Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria … These recommendations are based on current best practices and clinical guidelines developed by Loeb et

80. Researchers to Watch | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2025 - Staffing in a Public Health Emergency Karen Blanchette Lasater, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN Associate Professor of Nursing … More >>   Improving Guidelines for Nursing Home-Associated Viral Respiratory Infections Amy Vogelsmeier … 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