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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/safety/targets.htmlJune 01, 2021 - Identifying Targets To Improve Antibiotic Use After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to— Identify opportunities to improve antibiotic prescribing. Recognize how to leverage frontline staff to guide safety improvement efforts around antibiotic prescribing. Recognize oppor…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/find5.htmlDecember 01, 2012 - Second, we consider the nursing home level of care (LOC) necessary for individuals to qualify for many … Similarly, States with high requirements for nursing home LOC have the highest admission rates and States … The main deviations from the overall pattern are in the nursing home LOC results: In the SMI subpopulation … , the reverse pattern for nursing home LOC is found for Asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease … A greater supply of nursing home beds and ICFs-MR may mean that individuals who remain in the community
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/gdmod1a.htmlOctober 01, 2014 - Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities Appendix 1-A. Suggested Slides for Module 1 Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities Introduction Module 1. Detecting Change in a Resident's Condition Module 2. Communicating Change in …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_T2-Concise_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Getting_Started.docMay 01, 2014 - How will the tool be implemented in your nursing home? 5. … You will also need some knowledge of how the tool will be used in your nursing home. … Ask for culture data specific to your nursing home and within the date range of interest. … How will the tool be implemented in your nursing home? … This is highly unlikely to happen in a nursing home.
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/intervention.htmlJune 01, 2021 - Choosing an Intervention and Measuring Change A decision on an intervention should be informed by input from frontline staff and the antibiotic stewardship team. The Staff Safety Assessment Form and the Learning from Antibiotic-Associated Adverse Events Form will help your team obtain that information. Th…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/sustain.htmlJune 01, 2021 - Sustaining Your Antibiotic Stewardship Program After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to— Recognize that stewardship interventions must be sustained to have a continued effect. Discuss approaches for identifying new stewardship targets. Discuss personnel and resources nec…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/mod1sess2.htmlOctober 01, 2014 - Vital signs are measured on a routine basis in nursing homes and help to monitor the resident's status
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/four-moments/review-form.htmlJune 01, 2021 - The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Form A facility's antibiotic stewardship team is encouraged to use Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Form to review 5–10 residents each month. The residents reviewed should be individuals who are being evaluated for or treated for an infection. The mat…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/tools.htmlJune 01, 2021 - General Implementation Tools These tools are designed to help support implementation of your program. The Gap Analysis helps identify activities that are fundamental to an antibiotic stewardship program as well as those that can enhance established programs. The Commitment Poster is a public display of yo…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P3T9-Sample_email_for_distribution_of_the_antibiogram_Phase_3.docJune 02, 2025 - HOME NAME] Dear [name of prescribing clinician]: Attached to this email you will find an antibiogram … for the [NURSING HOME NAME]. … Please refer to this antibiogram when considering an antibiotic order for a [NURSING HOME NAME] resident … [Add if appropriate:] The [NURSING HOME NAME] antibiogram can also be found on our Web site at [website … If you have any questions, please contact [nursing home antibiogram program contact].
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module5/tool.htmlMarch 01, 2017 - Nursing Home Administrator Your nursing home administrator is responsible for the overall management … resources, customer service, and financial activities for the programs and services provided in the nursing … home. … They work with residents in the nursing home by identifying their psychosocial, mental, and emotional … Talk with your nurse about whether it would be helpful for you to speak with other nursing home staff
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module5/healthcare-team.docxMarch 01, 2017 - Nursing Home Administrator Your nursing home administrator is responsible for the overall management, … resources, customer service, and financial activities for the programs and services provided in the nursing … home. … They work with residents in the nursing home by identifying their psychosocial, mental, and emotional … Talk with your nurse about whether it would be helpful for you to speak with other nursing home staff
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_T2-Concise_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Getting_Started.pdfMay 01, 2014 - How will the tool be implemented in your nursing home? 5. … You will also need some knowledge of how the tool will be used in your nursing home. … Ask for culture data specific to your nursing home and within the date range of interest. … How will the tool be implemented in your nursing home? … This is highly unlikely to happen in a nursing home.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P3T9-Sample_email_for_distribution_of_the_antibiogram_Phase_3.pdfMay 01, 2014 - HOME NAME] Dear [name of prescribing clinician]: Attached to this email you will find an antibiogram … for the [NURSING HOME NAME]. … Please refer to this antibiogram when considering an antibiotic order for a [NURSING HOME NAME] resident … [Add if appropriate:] The [NURSING HOME NAME] antibiogram can also be found on our Web site at [website … If you have any questions, please contact [nursing home antibiogram program contact]. AHRQ Pub.
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/safety/improve-use.htmlJune 01, 2021 - Improving Antibiotic Use Is a Patient Safety Issue After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to— Discuss the potential harms associated with antibiotic use. Recognize that patient harm is largely preventable. Recognize that changes to the system, not just to the behavior of …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Siddharthan.pdfJanuary 10, 2005 - In VISN 8, these units are typically spinal cord injury or nursing home care units. … Unlike freestanding nursing homes that cater to elderly patients with reduced self-care capability, … A total of 19 nursing home units and 4 spinal cord injury units located in 7 inpatient facilities were … Installation of safe handling equipment in the 23 nursing home units and spinal cord injury units was … The study was limited to nursing home care and spinal cord injury units in an acute care setting.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb9txt.htmlDecember 01, 2017 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities Appendix B29: Engineer Inspection List Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities Chapter 1. Introduction and Program Overview …
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Microbiologic-Specimens-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/microbiologic-specimens-facilitator-guide.docxJune 01, 2021 - You will also be able to detail procedures for collecting urine and respiratory samples from nursing … home residents. … This is often the case for residents in nursing homes, so let’s discuss some alternatives for collecting … One of the residents you are caring for in the nursing home has a chronic indwelling urinary catheter -
www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/discuss-concerns.htmlJune 01, 2021 - Discussing Infectious Concerns About Residents Effective communication may help residents and family members requesting antibiotics understand that there are potential risks associated with antibiotic use. Try using the DESC technique when conflicts develop with residents and/or their family members. Other po…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiapo.htmlApril 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Appendix O. Nursing Focus Group Guides Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Executive Summary Chapter 1. Admi…
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