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pcmh.ahrq.gov/coronavirus/practice-improvement.html
July 01, 2022 - 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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pcmh.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/nh/family/development-family-member-survey.html
April 01, 2019 - In the early phase of development, CAHPS researchers conducted focus groups with nursing home residents … between family ratings on experience with care and clinical quality-of-care measures for nursing home residents
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pcmh.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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pcmh.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/determine-whether-to-treat/toolkit1-suspected-uti-sbar.html
October 01, 2016 - Antibiotics
Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic
Educate and Engage Residents … This includes clinicians for the nursing home, residents' personal doctors, and clinicians at hospitals … that may treat or refer residents.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/nh/nursing-home-discharged-resident-span-653b.doc
September 01, 2011 - M:\8486\8486.01.02.30\CAHPS KIT Surveys\Spanish\Nursing Home\1653b_Discharged_Resident to WP 8.24.11.doc - 2/2/2018 - 12:17 PM - lt
CAHPS® Nursing Home Survey
Version:
Discharged Resident Instrument
Language: Spanish
For assistance with this survey, please contact the CAHPS Help Line at 800-492-9261 or cahps1@westat.c…
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module1/mod1-facguide.html
March 01, 2017 - Does your facility do everything it can to protect residents? … empowerment to create a culture of safety, which leads to improved outcomes and quality of life for residents … Describe effective communication and teamwork, both among team members, and between staff, residents … and family members
Distinguish between different methods of engaging residents and family members … Staff, in turn, are accountable for the quality of the choices they make to ensure their residents receive
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/instructor/scenarios/neonatalicu.pdf
March 19, 2014 - The residents give contradictory orders, and the ER staff becomes
confused about whose orders they should … The residents begin to argue because each
feels his plan of action is correct.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/nh/nursing-home-long-stay-eng-651a.pdf
March 09, 2007 - (IF NEEDED: We’re doing a survey to learn about the care that nursing
home residents receive and would … The goal of this survey is to learn about the care that nursing home
residents receive in this nursing … This may benefit residents in the future.
Do you have any questions before we start?
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/microbiological-cultures.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Residents without a catheter
• Midstream clean catch is preferred method
o Always clean urethral … in-and-out catheterization for men: place and obtain specimen from newly placed
condom catheter
Residents
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module1/mod1-slides.html
March 01, 2017 - Can you say with 100 percent certainty that your facility does everything it can to protect its residents … Frontline staff
Engage with leaders, residents, and families in safety improvement. … Tools for communicating with residents and family members. … resident in a wheelchair
Slide 12: Resident and Family Engagement
Methods and tools for working with residents
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursinghome-resourcelist.pdf
April 01, 2023 - and strengthening relationships between
caregivers and residents and their family members. … Creation of Households Program in Nursing Home Improves Residents’ Health Status, Reduces
Staff Turnover … Meadowlark Hills, a
retirement community, renovated one of its facilities so that residents can live … General Resources
1. 12 Steps To Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance Among Long-Term Care Residents
https … , a mail questionnaire for recently discharged short-stay
residents, and a questionnaire for residents
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/urine-culturing/antibiotic-stewardship/part-2-slides.html
February 01, 2019 - Slide 6: Problem Statement 5
Up to 70% of residents in a nursing home receive one or more courses … Antibiotics can cause harm to residents
High risk of side effects and adverse events. … resistance patterns
Reporting: Regular report on antibiotic use and resistance
Education: Train staff, residents … Slide 11: CDC Core Elements: Education 10
Engage and educate residents and families on antibiotic … B – Background
A – Assessment
R – Recommendation
Image: Screen shot of a brochure for residents
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/policymakers/hrqa99c.html
October 01, 2014 - hospital) a single per resident amount equal to the average (weighted by number of full-time equivalent residents … hospitals, with the amount for each hospital weighted by the average number of full-time equivalent residents … with the treatment of more severely ill patients and the additional costs related to the teaching of residents … into account variations in case mix among children's hospitals and the number of full-time equivalent residents … with the treatment of more severely ill patients and the additional costs related to the teaching of residents
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy2/Strat2_Tool_3_Get_to_Know_508.docx
February 10, 2011 - There are several different types of doctors in training:
Residents have completed medical school and … Most residents complete at least 3 years of training, but some doctors, especially surgeons, complete … Interns are first-year residents.
Fellows choose to get advanced training in a specialty.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/tools/handoff.html
May 01, 2023 - The two residents review the contingency plans in place based on the patient's ABG results, including
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/instructor/fundamentals/module9/coachscenarios.html
March 01, 2014 - The two residents ran to the ICU. … By this time, both residents were giving orders, and the Emergency Room staff became confused as to whom … The residents then began to argue with each other because each felt his or her plan of action was right
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module3/mod3-facguide.html
March 01, 2017 - When frontline staff can influence day-to-day resident care decisions, both staff and residents are more … How does this process affect my residents? How can it be improved? … How does this improvement affect not just my residents, but all the residents in the facility? … Do they show an exceptionally positive attitude with residents? With other team members? … Staff, in turn, are accountable for the choices they make to ensure their residents receive the highest
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/tips.html
March 01, 2017 - information and expectations about how the team can work together to promote a safe environment for residents
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/makinghcsafer.html
June 01, 2022 - AHRQ-funded study from the Institute of Medicine that confirms that acute and chronically fatigued medical residents … Residency review committees set guidelines for residents' patient caseloads.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/instructor/fundamentals/module9/coachscenarios.pdf
March 20, 2014 - The two residents ran to the ICU. … By this time, both residents were giving orders, and
the Emergency Room staff became confused as to … The residents then began to argue
with each other because each felt his or her plan of action
was