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41. Clean Equipment and Environment Promotes Safe Resident Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - Explain catheter care and maintenance strategies that facility staff can use to prevent residents from … Slide 3: Protecting Residents Against Infection The Chain of Transmission: Six Links Image: It … associated with increased risk of infection in residents include— Lower level of cleanliness . … Also think about where the dispenser is stored – can residents access the wipes? … Clean environment and clean equipment keep residents safe.

42. Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Nursing Home Survey: 2023 User Database Report Part I (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2023 - Overall Perceptions of Resident Safety Residents are well cared for and safe. … and keep residents safe, because there is not much staff turnover. … YES, I work directly with residents most of the time 2,003 66% NO, I do NOT work directly with residents … (Item D1) 86% This nursing home does a good job keeping residents safe. … (Item A3) 24% Residents’ needs are met during shift changes.

43. Module 4: Teamwork and Communication: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - When staff, residents, and family members have mastered effective communication, everyone on the team … must care for those residents. … Slide 22: Communication Strategies for Use With Residents and Family Members Say: Next we will … Slide 24: What Is Effective Communication Between Staff and Residents and Family? … to speaking up that many staff and residents and family have noted.

44. 4 Tk2 T2-Antibiotic Pocket Cards (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2014 - • Especially consider in residents who received antibiotics in previous 60 days and have one or more … How to Isolate Culture-positive Residents: • Limit time outside of room for C. difficile positive resident … How to Isolate Culture-positive Residents: • Do not use contact precautions in the absence of a draining … How To Isolate Culture-positive Residents: • Do not use contact precautions in the absence of a draining

45. Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Nursing Home Survey: 2023 User Database Report Infographic Summary (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2023 - Communication About Incidents 83% reported that staff “always” or “most of the time” discuss ways to keep residents … reported they “strongly agree” or “agree” there are enough staff to handle the workload, meet residents … ’ needs during shift changes, and keep residents safe, because there is not much staff turnover.

46. PowerPoint Presentation
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    November 01, 2016 - with >1 ulcer will appear multiple times) Can be filtered to display residents at the unit and facility … with at least one pressure ulcer Denominator: Number of all current residents % of Residents With New … Pressure Ulcers Numerator: Number of current residents with a pressure ulcer that developed during the … With More Than One IHA Pressure Ulcer Number of Residents With More Than One POA Pressure Ulcer … Were these residents identified as at risk for delayed healing of their pressure ulcers?

47. 2019 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Executive Summary (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2020 - of large central metropolitan areas received worse care than residents of large fringe metropolitan … ♦ For one-third of quality measures, residents of micropolitan and noncore areas received worse care … than residents of large fringe metropolitan areas … ♦ For a little less than 20% of quality measures, medium and small metropolitan residents received … worse care than residents of large fringe metropolitan areas.

48. The Culture of Culturing—The Importance of Knowing When To Order Urine Cultures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2017 - Residents with urinary catheters have bacteria in their bladders—usually just colonizing the bladder … It provides detailed definitions for the constitutional criteria for long-term residents; for example … SBAR can be used with clinicians and with residents and families 4. … Slide 12: Using SBAR To Communicate With Residents and Families Sometimes, residents and families … SBAR can be used to improve communication with residents and families.

49. Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics in the Nursing Home (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2014 - Description The prevalence of off-label use of atypical antipsychotic drugs among the 1.6 million residents … of U.S. nursing homes is extraordinarily high; nationally, over 20% of all nursing home residents … stakeholders, including facility leadership, prescribers and consultant pharmacists, nursing staff, and residents … Antipsychotic use among nursing home residents.

50. Project ECHO | 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 … increase the implementation of evidence-based infection prevention and safety practices to protect residents … Fall 2020, nearly one-quarter of the known COVID-19 deaths in the United States have been nursing home residents … Advanced age, underlying frailty, and communal living conditions make nursing home residents especially

51. PowerPoint Presentation
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    October 01, 2017 - at risk Helps clinicians see changes in resident status earlier, and identify residents at risk before … they fall October 2017 On-Time Falls Prevention 7 Falls High-Risk Report How many residents triggered … How many residents at highest risk are cognitively impaired? Have no cognitive impairment? … How many residents at highest risk had a change in status during the report week? … Who Fell Total Residents With >1 Fall Total Falls Unit A # falls

52. Advancing Academic and Practical Knowledge To Prevent Infections From Hospital to Home | 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 … Hospital admission also is a concern for three million nursing home residents who are affected by HAIs … These infections are particularly problematic in nursing homes because residents are older and more prone … The 5-year PROTECT Trial (Protecting Nursing Home Residents from Infections and Readmissions)—a cluster … Universal decolonization includes using over-the-counter antiseptic solutions to clean the skin and nose of residents

53. CAUTI-Related Data Collection Tool | 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 … This includes all residents, whether or not they have a catheter. … collected at the same time each day. 0 Urine Cultures: Number of urine cultures collected, for all residents … ________ (e.g., 10/1/2015) Date CAUTIs (# of new events) Resident Catheter Days (# of residents … w/catheters) Resident Days (# of residents) Urine Cultures                

54. Antibiotic Stewardship Slides, Part 2
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    March 01, 2017 - And we care about antibiotic stewardship in long-term care because our residents are suffering ill effects … going to bring in a resident who has acquired some bacteria in the hospital that can endanger other residents … Every course of antibiotics carries these risks—and nursing home residents get a lot of antibiotics each … Sometimes residents and families can be the ones driving inappropriate antibiotic use. … Engaging and educating residents and families is a crucial part of a successful stewardship program.

55. Learning Module: Pagsuporta sa Pang-Damdamin na Kalusugan ng mga Residente | 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 … Home Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network Learning Modules Nursing Home Residents … Topic Learning Modules Emotional & Organizational Support for Staff Nursing Home Residents

56. Modil Aprantisaj: Soutni Sante Emosyonèl Rezidan Mezon Retrèt Yo | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2022 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … Home Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network Learning Modules Nursing Home Residents … Topic Learning Modules Emotional & Organizational Support for Staff Nursing Home Residents

57. 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

58. 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

59. 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

60. 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.