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281. Collecting Microbiologial Specimens | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2021 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … Intervention, Measuring Change Collecting Microbiologial Specimens Discussing Concerns About Residents … quality samples, are key components to the appropriate diagnosis and, when indicated, treatment of residents

282. Remember C.A.U.T.I. To Prevent CAUTI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … C Catheter Removal Think about catheters in any of your residents. … Implement a process to see whether residents need catheters. … Indwelling Urinary Catheter To assist in healing of open sacral or perineal wounds in incontinent residents … HAIs/CAUTI provides guides, tools and educational videos that will help you provide safer care for residents

283. Training Module 2 — Core Team Discussion Guide: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … Facilitator Notes For example, staff will sometimes forget to clean and disinfect equipment between residents … Facilitator Notes For example, educate staff about the importance of cleaning/disinfecting equipment between residents … Inform the residents that staff will be cleaning and disinfecting equipment between residents to ensure

284. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … Physical restraint use declined significantly from 1999 to 2008 in NH residents with severe cognitive … Correspondingly, antipsychotic use in the same residents increased more in NHs that were subject to public … The effects of public reporting on physical restraints and antipsychotic use in nursing home residents … The relationship between Older Americans Act in-home services and low-care residents in nursing homes

285. Preventablehospitalandedvisits-Implmatl (pdf file)
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     September 08, 2017 - Long-term care residents Yes  No  B. Short-term care residents Yes  No  C. … Do you develop a care plan for residents at risk for hospital transfers? … Standing daily weight orders for residents with CHF? Yes  No  ii. … Standing rescue orders for residents with COPD? Yes  No  iv. … knowledge of residents’ health and risks.

286. About the Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2023 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … When this occurs, it is harder to treat infections, and residents may develop complications. … At the same time, nursing home residents are at high risk for developing complications associated with … prescribing clinicians follow the best guidelines for making clinical decisions about nursing home residents … are present in a nursing home and which antibiotics are effective for treating an infection Educate residents

287. About the Toolkit Development | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2017 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … billion for hospitalizations. 4 CAUTI is a common, costly, and potentially life-threatening HAI for LTC residents … An estimated 7 to 10 percent 5 of all LTC residents have urinary catheters, including 12 percent 6 … Infections in residents of long-term care facilities: an agenda for research. … model for reducing infections and antimicrobial resistance in skilled nursing facilities: focus on residents

288. Reduce Unnecessary Urine Culturing and Overuse of Antibiotics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … communication strategies to address alternatives to antibiotic use with providers, long-term care staff, and residents … Stewardship educational video This 5-minute educational video promotes antibiotic stewardship among residents … brochure ( PDF , 814.2 KB) A brochure to help facility staff communicate with residents and families

289. Remember C.A.U.T.I. to Prevent CAUTI (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2017 - Implement a process to see whether residents need catheters. … To assist in healing of open sacral or perineal wounds in incontinent residents For acute urinary … HAIs/CAUTI provides guides, tools and educational videos that will help you provide safer care for residents

290. BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06 (doc file)
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     March 01, 2017 - Infection prevention strategies apply to all residents, regardless of their medical condition or indication … ] · Before and after having direct contact with residents · Before handling medication · Before and … Infection rate and colonization with antibiotic-resistant organisms in skilled nursing facility residents … For residents who are catheterized long term, would switching to a suprapubic catheter be appropriate … Developing a bladder management program for rehab residents, for example, helps prevent UTIs, bladder

291. Improving Guidelines for Nursing Home-Associated Viral Respiratory Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2023 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … The COVID-19 pandemic called nationwide attention to the vulnerability of nursing home residents to viral … Myriad factors, including patient-to-staff ratio and shared living spaces, increase residents’ exposure … She realized the way nursing homes responded to COVID-19 could influence the health outcomes of residents

292. 5 Tk1 T6-Sample Distribution Plan For An Antibiogram Final (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - information about the antibiogram in instructions related to communication with physicians about residents … training at the nursing home for: • Antimicrobial stewardship policies and procedures • Procedures for residents …  Antimicrobial stewardship policies and procedures  Procedures for residents suspected of having

293. Guide to Sustaining a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … Leaders, clinicians, frontline staff, and residents and families should be included in the process in … Additional tools and resources to engage residents and families in the program to reduce CAUTIs and other … Assess and share program data to encourage, inspire, and motivate the facility staff, residents, and … Evaluating team engagement and communication with one another, residents, and families is an ongoing

294. COVID-19 Identification & Prevention series | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2022 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … Topic Learning Modules Emotional & Organizational Support for Staff Nursing Home Residents … frontline nursing facility staff when and how to report potential signs and symptoms of COVID-19 in residents

295. Catheter Types and Being Part of the Insertion Team
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     March 01, 2017 - Because they are used for residents who can void they are not appropriate for treating urinary retention … before you begin. _______________________________________ Additional Notes Research has shown that residents … For female residents, apply topical lidocaine for comfort, if needed. … Don’t use the residents bed. Then, remove your gloves and cleanse your hands. … lubricant onto tray Catheter Insertion │ 9 To help prevent CAUTIs and the spread of MDROs to residents

296. Chapter 3. Data Collection and Analysis Using TRIPS | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Information and Training for Staff, Primary Care Providers, and Residents and their Families Chapter … The key indicators for the FMP are outcome measures that include falls, residents who fall, residents … Key indicators for the FMP Number of falls each month Number of residents who fall each month … Number of residents with two or more falls each month Number of falls with serious injury each month … Perceptions of residents and family members are important indicators of customer satisfaction and should

297. Minimum Criteria for Antibiotics Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2017 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … This decision support tool can help prescribers determine appropriate treatment for nursing home residents … For residents with acute dysuria, it may be appropriate to initiate empirical … Yes 13 No 12 Notes: For residents who regularly run a lower temperature … These criteria do not apply to residents with burns.

298. Remember T.E.A.M.S. to Improve Safety Culture (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2017 - Team members, employees, residents, and family members should feel encouraged to speak up. … Assess and share project data to encourage, inspire, and motivate the facility staff, residents, and

299. Patient and Family Engagement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … The Toolkit To Educate and Engage Residents and Family Members is one of four toolkits in the Nursing … nursing home encourage an open and respectful dialogue between nurses and prescribing clinicians and residents … and their family members and helps residents and family members participate in their care.

300. 5 Tk2 P4T2-Quality Improvement Review Tool For Antibiotic Use In Uti Phase 4 (doc file)
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     January 01, 2011 - guidelines exist for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs), this classification should not include residents … Complicated UTIs should include at a minimum: UTIs in residents with indwelling urinary catheters, recent