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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/practice/pledge.html
March 01, 2017 - I will clean my hands before and after resident contact and after certain procedures according to my … Step 2: I will disinfect surfaces and equipment to kill germs before and after using it on a resident … Tell my supervisor if I think a resident or staff member is sick. … Use the resident's insulin pen for only that resident. … If a resident needs to be started on additional infection prevention precautions, I will explain these
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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/facilitator-notes.docx
March 01, 2017 - Family is defined by the resident. … Dignity and respect
Health care providers listen to and honor resident perspectives and choices, resident … demonstrate a commitment to resident engagement. … Ask how the resident and family member would prefer to be addressed, and allow time for the resident … If the resident is hard of hearing, does the resident have hearing aids that work and does the resident
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/man4.html
December 01, 2017 - A given resident may have one, several or all of these types of risks. … The resident should use a cane or walker if she normally does so. … Input from family and resident. … Basic Behavior Management Skills
Know the Resident. … interests, and at least three things that bring the resident comfort.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/insertion-checklist.html
March 01, 2017 - For All Indwelling Urinary Catheter Procedures:
Resident Name. … Identify the resident by completing the fields for resident full name, medical record number, unit/room … Identify the resident, per facility policy. … Position the resident correctly for the procedure; consider using an assistant to help resident stay … Put on sterile gloves and drape the resident.
3.
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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/guide.docx
March 01, 2017 - Ask participants to describe what resident- and family-centered means to them. … Ask participants how they would define resident and family engagement. … Review how the staff and resident views align with the facility’s culture. … Include members of your facility’s resident council in the discussion. … Discuss any staff or resident concerns with engaging advisers as partners.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/cauti-surveillance/review-form.html
March 01, 2017 - performance improvement look-back tool that assists long-term care (LTC) facilities with identifying possible resident … Results can also be discussed at the Infection Prevention and Control, Resident Safety, and Performance … leadership, quality assurance/performance improvement, infection prevention, bedside caregivers, and the resident … ☐
☐
Is the urine collection device dated, with a resident identifier? … Using the responses to contributing factors above, what contributed to the resident developing a CAUTI
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursing-home-survey-items-composite-english.pdf
September 01, 2024 - Staff are blamed when a resident is harmed. (negatively worded)
A12. … Staff tell someone if they see something that might harm a resident.
B8. … Management often walks around the nursing home to check on resident care. … Supervisor Expectations & Actions Promoting Resident Safety**
10. … Overall Perceptions of Resident Safety
11. Management Support for Resident Safety
12.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/higginson-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - • Wrong resident—resident receives one or more drugs intended for another resident.
• Omission—resident … Q:0.95
E t573
Resident does ...
Q:0.95
G t 497
Wrong resident ... … Q:0.001
E t806
Resident does ...
Q:0.95
G t 430
Resident NOT ... … Q:0.01
G t 505
Resident ...
Q:0.0095
E t883
Resident ...
Q:0.95
E t884
Resident ... … unavailable, resident refuses med, resident unable to swallow, and resident
simply skipped over in
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/2023-SOPS-Nursing-Home-DB-Part-II.pdf
January 01, 2023 - home can improve resident safety. … home can improve resident safety. … home can improve resident safety. … home can improve resident safety. … home can improve resident
safety.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/four-moments-completion-guide.pdf
June 01, 2021 - ”
• If the resident is not receiving antibiotics, mark “no.”
Question 6. … • Record the indication associated with each antibiotic prescribed for the resident. … Questions 11–14 should be answered if the resident has been on antibiotics > 24 hours. … Answer if the resident has been on antibiotics > 24 hours:
• If the resident has a suspected infection … Answer if the resident has been on antibiotics > 24 hours:
Question 12.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/four-moments-explained.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Explained
Moment 1 occurs when a resident is assessed for … First, what type of infection does the resident have? … Does the resident have symptoms that suggest an infection? … Moment 4 occurs every day the resident receives antibiotics. … Nurses and prescribers should ask
if the resident still needs antibiotics.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/infection-prevention/environment-and-equipment/environ-equip-slides.html
March 01, 2017 - Clean Equipment and Environment Promotes Safe Resident Care
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term … Care: CAUTI
Slide 1: Clean Equipment and Environment Promotes Safe Resident Care
Training Module … Indwelling urinary catheters are important medical devices that can be essential to providing quality resident … After any contact with the resident or his/her environment as you are exiting the room.
4. … Dedicate one device per resident .
6. Rutala WA, Kennedy VA, Loflin HB, et al.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Borowitz_4.pdf
January 22, 2008 - Resident Sign-Out: A Precarious Exchange of Critical Information in a Fast-Paced World
Resident Sign-Out … Each patient is assigned to a first-year and a third-
year resident. … The first-year resident serves as the child’s primary care provider, and the third-
year resident functions … During each night shift, one
first-year resident and one second- or third-year resident are on call … going off call to the resident coming on call.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb3.html
February 01, 2023 - Encourage the resident not to smoke and to remain calm for at least 10 minutes before the test. … Ensure that the resident has been sitting for at least 5 minutes before taking the first measurement. … Use staff assistance when necessary for resident safety. … Subtract the values obtained while resident is standing from the values obtained while the resident was … The resident should wear his/her normal footwear and use his/her customary walking aid.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/2025-nursing-home-20-pilot-test-results.pdf
January 01, 2025 - .
2 0.75
Supervisor Support
for Resident Safety
Supervisors pay attention to resident safety, … resident safety, takes action to address staff concerns about
resident safety, and walks around to … Overall Rating on Resident Safety
Chart 6-5 shows results for overall rating on resident safety in … Management Support for Resident Safety
Management encourages staff to suggest ways to improve
resident … resident safety.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/gdmodap2a.html
October 01, 2014 - Why communication lapses are a major risk factor for resident safety. … Reporting changes is necessary for quality resident care. … Working with the team to take action to make sure the resident is safe. … Identify the resident.
State the problem.
Give a physical assessment report. … The Safety of the resident is at risk.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/guides/resphys-champions-pocketgd.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections Pocket Guide
PREVENT
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK2_T2-Antibiotic_Pocket_Cards.pdf
May 01, 2014 - When to Treat:
• Symptomatic resident with toxin-positive stool. … • Tracheostomy resident with evidence of pneumonia. … Positive urine culture in an asymptomatic resident.
2. … Bronchitis or asthma in a resident who does not have
COPD.
6. … Decubitus ulcer in a resident at the end of life.
12.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK3_T2b-SBAR_LRI_Final.pdf
June 01, 2014 - _
_____________________________________________________________________________
¨ No ¨ Yes The resident … _____
Nursing Home Name ________________________________________________________________________
Resident … has COPD
¨ No ¨ Yes The resident has diabetes
¨ No ¨ Yes The resident is a current smoker
¨ No ¨ … Yes The resident is a former smoker
¨ No ¨ Yes Resident uses nebulizer/inhaler
¨ No ¨ Yes The resident … The resident may have a lower respiratory tract infection and need
a prescription for an antibiotic
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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/engagemt-checklist.docx
March 01, 2017 - Review each task to plan, implement, and enhance resident engagement efforts. … Provide updates on progress and monitoring during resident council meetings. … Involve resident leaders in learning from defects discussions. … Include resident advisers/ombudsmen in safety rounds. … Develop resident adviser program.
AHRQ Pub.