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221. Central Venous Catheter Indications Facilitator Notes (doc file)
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     April 01, 2022 - module will review when placing a central venous catheter—a CVC—is appropriate by reviewing existing guidelines … The Infusion Nursing Society’s Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice specifically highlights which catheter … Slide 5 Specifically, the MAGIC guidelines help you choose the right vascular access for the right … It’s important to take all of these factors into account when reviewing the guidelines because your ICU … For example, share stories on how other ICUs have followed the guidelines and lowered CLABSI rates.

222. Table 4. FMP Progression (Text Description) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Research Publications & Products AHRQ Publishing and Communications Guidelines … Resources The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing … Next Page Table of Contents The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing … and the other reads "History of fall at home, hospital, ALF [assisted living facility], or other NH [nursing

223. Six Texas Hospitals Improve Care With AHRQ Medication Reconciliation Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - Research Publications & Products AHRQ Publishing and Communications Guidelines … Valley Grande Manor , a nursing home in Weslaco, Texas, used chart audits to learn that one of its referring … As a result of the MATCH project, the nursing home began working with the hospital to improve medication … Weslaco Nursing and Rehabilitation Center now has its director of nursing visit patients' homes to develop … When a patient is admitted from a home health agency, the nursing home obtains a medication list from

224. Examples of Home Health Care Quality Measures for Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2018 - Research Publications & Products AHRQ Publishing and Communications Guidelines … Plan Quality Measuring Physician Quality Measuring Long-term Care Quality Measuring Nursing … Also in "Measures of Quality in Nursing Homes, Home Health Agencies, and Hospice" Home Health Care … Examples of Home Health Quality Measures for Consumers Major Home Health Agency Measurement Sets Nursing

225. Appendix: State Overviews | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - Arkansas: Antenatal and Neonatal Guidelines, Education and Learning System (ANGELS) Arkansas began … Distribute evidence-based guidelines. … Guidelines. More than 80 finalized evidence-based guidelines have been written with physicians. … ANGELS staff work with a group of physicians to adapt existing national guidelines to meet Arkansas' … Seek physician input in measurement and in creating care guidelines to obtain physician buy-in.

226. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 28, 2024 - Research Publications & Products AHRQ Publishing and Communications Guidelines … 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

227. CLABSI Event Reporting Tool (doc file)
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     April 01, 2022 - hospital indications for indwelling urinary catheter insertion consistent with current evidence-based guidelines … (also include non-nursing units, such as radiology, surgical services, emergency department, physical … treatment of catheter-associated urinary tract infection in adults: 2009 International Clinical Practice Guidelines … Interventional patient hygiene model: Infection control and nursing share responsibility for patient … Guidelines for evaluation of new fever in critically ill adult patients: 2008 update from the American

228. Infographic: 7 Things You Should Know About Urinary Leg Bags | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Research Publications & Products AHRQ Publishing and Communications Guidelines … Catheter Care Guidelines 2013. Canterbury Continence Forum . Ref: 4501. July 2013. … Nursing Older People . 2011 Mar;23(2):14-9. PMID: 21413662. … Evidence based guidelines for best practice in urological health care. … Nursing clinical practice guideline: neurogenic bladder management.

229. Appendix F. CAUTI Prevention in Long-Term Care: Frequently Asked Questions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Research Publications & Products AHRQ Publishing and Communications Guidelines … Guidelines state to perform hand hygiene immediately before and after insertion or any manipulation of … HICPAC/CDC CAUTI prevention guidelines state, “Changing indwelling catheters or drainage bags at routine … Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria … Urinary elimination in clinical nursing skills, a nursing process approach.

230. Iowa’s Waverly Health Center Uses AHRQ Tools to Improve Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2018 - Research Publications & Products AHRQ Publishing and Communications Guidelines … invited us to participate in CUSP in 2011, we saw that CUSP aligned with our safety improvement needs and nursing … "The hospital's nursing initiatives sought to reduce infections to no more than one per 1,000 catheter … within a year of implementation," explained Cathy Wilson-Sands, M.S.N., R.N., associate director of nursing … The CUSP team was composed of eight individuals representing nursing, infection prevention, quality services

231. Problems With Electronic Health Records Linked to Nurse Dissatisfaction, Poor Patient Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2021 - Research Publications & Products AHRQ Publishing and Communications Guidelines … 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).

232. Urine Culturing Stewardship in the ICU Setting Facilitator Notes
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     April 01, 2022 - coupled with provider education Develop institution-specific guidelines based on evidence for correct … coupled with provider education Develop institution-specific guidelines based on evidence for correct … coupled with provider education Develop institution specific guidelines based on evidence for correct … coupled with provider education Develop institution specific guidelines based on evidence for correct … Guidelines for evaluation of new fever in critically ill adult patients: 2008 update from the American

233. URINARY CATHETERIZATION – Sample Policy (doc file)
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     April 24, 2015 - suspected urinary retention (refer to the Bladder Scan Policy, Appendix C of the Implementation Guide,for guidelines … Coude catheters may be placed by nursing staff based on urology orders. 1.5 Indwelling catheters should … Nursing personnel should evaluate the patient’s performance and reinforce positive behaviors. … Responsible Persons 1.20 Only persons (e.g., nursing staff, family members, or patients themselves) who

234. Tool 2E: Fall Knowledge Test | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2013 - Research Publications & Products AHRQ Publishing and Communications Guidelines … Reference: Adapted from Singapore Ministry of Health Nursing Clinical Practice Guidelines on Prevention … prevention_of_falls_in_hosp_ltc_institutiions.pdf (195 KB) How to use this tool: Administer the questionnaire to staff nurses and nursing … acutely confused patient should include all of the following except : Moving patients away from the nursing

235. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - units; and representatives from quality improvement and information services to develop evidence-based guidelines … • Provide feedback to all stakeholders (physician and other providers, nursing, and ancillary staff … resources/educational-and-clinical-resources/push-tool/ • Pressure Ulcer Training, National Database of Nursing … hospital-acquired_conditions.asp http://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/clinicians-providers/resources/nursing … resources/nurseshdbk/nurseshdbk.pdf http://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/clinicians-providers/resources/nursing

236. Measure: Body Mass Index (BMI) Assessment and Recommended Weight Gain for Pregnant Women (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - Additionally, obese women are more likely to gain in excess of current gestation weight guidelines, … obesity.2 Evidence Base for the Focus of the Measure This measure is supported3 by several clinical guidelines … The VA/DoD Clinical Guidelines for Pregnancy Management recommends assessing and documenting BMI of … Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Reexamining the Guidelines. … medicine, maternal fetal medicine, neonatology, nurse midwife, obstetrics and gynecology, and perinatal nursing

237. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     May 01, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Determine Whether To Treat … of the topic * Indications of Overuse Between 25 to 75 percent of antibiotic prescriptions in nursing … homes do not meet clinical guidelines for prescribing. … ) Researchers: Reviewed prescribing criteria from consensus conference  Reviewed prescribing in six nursing … Our last module will then provide some guidelines on antibiotic selection. * Infection Control Guidelines

238. AHRQ COVID-19 Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2019 - Research Publications & Products AHRQ Publishing and Communications Guidelines … infection COVID-19 Vaccines Designed to help nursing … Practice Improvement AHRQ has tools and resources that can help hospitals, ambulatory care practices, nursing

239. Improving Teamwork and Communication | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2021 - Research Publications & Products AHRQ Publishing and Communications Guidelines … The materials below are intended for health care practitioners and nursing staff. …  (PDF, 117.3 KB) Poster – DESC Technique  (PDF, 257.7 KB)   The link below is intended for nursing

240. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     May 17, 2016 - 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 … of BSIs Authority/Accountability • Senior leaders such as chief/chairs of surgery and medicine, nursing … www.cdc.gov/hicpac/pdf/guidelines/bsi-guidelines-2011.pdf. Accessed May 17, 2016. 12. … Group B Strep, Overview of 2010 Guidelines.