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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/intervention-worksheet.pdf
June 01, 2021 - • Most stewardship programs include both types of interventions because it is beneficial to residents … • Dose recommendations for residents with
decreased renal function.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/sustainability/sustaining-guide.pdf
March 01, 2017 - 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 … Engaging not only leadership, but nursing staff, frontline staff, and residents and families in monitoring … 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
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T1-Background_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - consult these tools
before initiating empiric antibiotic therapy, which may improve outcomes among residents … • Antibiograms provide guidance for empiric antibiotic use in residents, but other factors including
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/es/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=10
January 01, 2022 - Populations
Children/Adolescents
Elderly
Low-Income
Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Rural/Inner-City Residents … Family Members
(43)
Managers
(224)
Nursing Assistants
(141)
Nursing Technicians
(136)
Residents … the implementation of evidence-based prevention and safety practices within nursing homes to protect residents … Post Vaccine Considerations for Residents This post-vaccination guidance is intended for long-term care … & Protections in a Nursing Home This webpage provides an overview on the rights and protections for residents
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=10
January 01, 2022 - Populations
Children/Adolescents
Elderly
Low-Income
Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Rural/Inner-City Residents … Family Members
(43)
Managers
(224)
Nursing Assistants
(141)
Nursing Technicians
(136)
Residents … the implementation of evidence-based prevention and safety practices within nursing homes to protect residents … Post Vaccine Considerations for Residents This post-vaccination guidance is intended for long-term care … & Protections in a Nursing Home This webpage provides an overview on the rights and protections for residents
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruhealing/functional-specifications.docx
February 10, 2014 - Exclusions
Residents no longer being treated at the facility, which includes residents with discharge … with at least one pressure ulcer
Number of all current residents
Residents With New Pressure Ulcers … Number of current residents with a pressure ulcer that developed during the month (this includes residents … Number of Residents With More Than One Pressure Ulcer (IHA)
Report the number of current residents with … Number of Residents With More Than One Pressure Ulcer (POA)
Report the number of current residents with
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/resident-covid-vaccine-administration-record.docx
May 01, 2022 - Resident COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Record
1.
Resident Name (Print): ____________________________________ Facility Name: _________________________
Unit and Room #: ___________________ Date of Birth: __/__/__ Admission Date: __/__/__ Discharge Date: __/__/__
Consent for COVID-19…
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Teigland.pdf
March 01, 2004 - The
MDS is completed on admission and at least quarterly thereafter for all residents. … Our models
target far fewer residents. … places only 25 percent of
residents at “very high” or “high” risk. … are 30 percent more likely to fall than are more severely impaired
residents. … Residents at high to very high risk for pressure ulcer development
Figure 2.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/phys-championsgd/index.html
October 01, 2015 - Populations
Children/Adolescents
Elderly
Low-Income
Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Rural/Inner-City Residents
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/sustainability-plan.pdf
June 01, 2021 - clinicians are encouraged to continue to
implement an antibiotic time out on a regular basis for all residents … Techniques to improve
communication, both among staff members and between staff members and residents … Everyone in the facility who is involved in prescribing antibiotics and caring for residents
receiving … It is important to remember
that most stewardship interventions will not include enough residents to … each month to understand what
changes may need to occur in guiding the
treatment of future residents
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/diagnosis-treatment/hospitals-clinics/10-tips/index.html
June 01, 2018 - Populations
Children/Adolescents
Elderly
Low-Income
Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Rural/Inner-City Residents … Limit shift durations for medical residents and other hospital staff if possible. … Evidence shows that acute and chronically fatigued medical residents are more likely to make mistakes … Ensure that residents get ample sleep and adhere to 80-hour workweek limits. … Residents who work 30-hour shifts should only treat patients for up to 16 hours and should have a 5-hour
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/urine-culturing/antibiotic-stewardship/part-1-slides.html
February 01, 2019 - Populations
Children/Adolescents
Elderly
Low-Income
Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Rural/Inner-City Residents … overuse; and
Demonstrate communication strategies that address antibiotic alternatives with providers, residents … a growing problem and that antibiotics can have harsh side effects
CUS
Advocate for individual residents … Slide 9: Consider What Residents and Families Are Actually Saying 2-5
Educate residents and families … Ensure that residents' needs for pain relief and other supportive care are met.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/manage-resident-UTI-slides.PPT
June 01, 2021 - after additional clinical data are available.
2
UTI Management
2
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
3
Residents … UTI Management
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria, continued1
Asymptomatic bacteriuria affects around 50% of residents … Nitrofurantoin is safe for use for uncomplicated cystitis and can be used in residents with reduced renal … was harmed or had the potential to be harmed (“near-miss”) by an antibiotic
Review the Talking With Residents … Supporting Materials
Urinary Tract Infections and Asymptomatic Bacteriuria one-pagers
Talking With Residents
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Lapane.pdf
March 09, 2005 - Services (CMS) “should
require pharmacists’ direct input to achieving optimal clinical outcomes for
residents … Conclusion
In nursing homes, pharmacists must assure that medication use of residents
meets the Federal … Providing such care
for all residents may not be feasible; payers are unlikely to pay for this level … The use of innovative clinical tools can play
an important role in both identifying residents at greatest … Factors associated with serious injury
during falls by ambulatory nursing home residents.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/ontimefallpxreports-ig.pdf
November 09, 2017 - Only
residents who meet criteria for high fall risk will display on the
report. … How many residents at highest risk for injurious fall are
cognitively impaired? … The report also displays the total number of residents who fell,
the total number of residents who had … Total Residents Who Fell. … Total Residents With >1 Fall.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/help-clinicians-choose-the-right-antibiotic/toolkit2-concise-antibiogram-toolkit.html
October 01, 2016 - Populations
Children/Adolescents
Elderly
Low-Income
Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Rural/Inner-City Residents … Antibiotics
Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic
Educate and Engage Residents … diagnostic clinical specimens that nursing homes send for laboratory testing—aggregated across all residents … of antibiotics in nursing homes by helping prescribing clinicians select appropriate therapies for residents
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb5txt.html
December 01, 2017 - Populations
Children/Adolescents
Elderly
Low-Income
Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Rural/Inner-City Residents … Information and Training for Staff, Primary Care Providers, and Residents and their Families
Chapter … All behavior is meaningful; however, it may be difficult to understand the unsafe behaviors of some residents … Understanding the unsafe behavior of residents requires data collection, investigation and analysis. … ___________________
Return to Document
FMP Entry Log
Instructions: Write in the names of residents
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/coronavirus/practice-improvement.html
July 01, 2022 - Populations
Children/Adolescents
Elderly
Low-Income
Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Rural/Inner-City Residents … increase the implementation of evidence-based infection prevention and safety practices to protect residents … Nursing Home Staff (PDF, 1 MB)
Best Practices for Promoting Emotional Well-Being in Nursing Home Residents … including increased use of telehealth, support of diagnostic safety, and measures to protect nursing home residents
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P1O-Comprehensive_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Phase_1_Assessment_and_Planning_final.pdf
May 01, 2014 - This
information will help tailor the program to the prescribers caring for residents in a specific … • Communicate with area hospitals that frequently care for the nursing home’s residents when they are … antibiogram is that it can be made available to outside
facilities and prescribing clinicians who care for residents … - Nursing home residents are frequently transferred to emergency departments for acute care complaints … key prescribing clinicians;
2) establishing a process to send the nursing home’s antibiogram with residents
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK1_T1-SBAR_UTI_Final.pdf
June 01, 2014 - Family/POA notified (name) ____________________________________________ Date/Time _____________
* For residents