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321. Management of Clostridioides Difficile Infection (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-clostridioides-difficile.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - low-grade fevers and leukocytosis) to severe or fulminant colitis.2,3 • Up to 50 percent of nursing home residents … Treatment • Residents with positive CDI tests who do not have symptoms of CDI should not be treated … for CDI.2,5 • Transfer residents with severe or fulminant CDI to an acute care setting.1,6 − Severe … CDI.1 − Loose or soft stool may persist for weeks to months following treatment for CDI.13,14 − For residents … transmission of epidemic and nonepidemic Clostridium difficile strains among long-term care facility residents

322. Building Self-Empowered Teams for Improving Safety in Postoperative Pain Management (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Singh-R_68.pdf
     April 20, 2008 - Conclusion: This proactive methodology actively engaged surgical residents in quality improvement as … Surgeons (residents and staff) were oriented during existing scheduled meetings. … Therefore, two separate meetings were arranged, one with floor staff and one with surgical residents … • Limited knowledge among surgical residents regarding appropriate medication dosages for older … Make current medication lists more easily available to residents.

323. Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics in the Nursing Home (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/gurwitz.pdf
     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.

324. 5 Tk2 P1T3-Checklist For Discussion With Local Hospitals Providers Ers Phase 1 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - identify the appropriate contacts at local hospitals to which you transfer a significant number of residents … Although most of these residents will go to the Emergency Department, it is reasonable to reach out … q No Express your interest in sharing the antibiogram with the hospital, as many of your residents … the conference call. q Yes q No Explain how you plan to transfer the antibiogram with residents

325. Project ECHO | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2023 - 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

326. 3 Tk2 T4-Quarterly Or Monthly Prescribing Profile Final (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T4-Quarterly_or_Monthly_Prescribing_Profile_Final.docx
     October 01, 2016 - Between 25 percent and 75 percent of antibiotics are prescribed unnecessarily for nursing home residents … This report provides information regarding your prescriptions for antibiotics for residents over the … only and is meant to help you maintain an awareness of trends in infections and antibiotic use in your residents

327. 3 Tk2 T4-Quarterly Or Monthly Prescribing Profile Final (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T4-Quarterly_or_Monthly_Prescribing_Profile_Final.pdf
     October 01, 2016 - Between 25 percent and 75 percent of antibiotics are prescribed unnecessarily for nursing home residents … This report provides information regarding your prescriptions for antibiotics for residents over the … and is meant to help you maintain an awareness of trends in infections and antibiotic use in your residents

328. Final Progress Report: Quality Factors in Nursing Home Choice (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/congdon-magilvy-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Results: Qualitative interviews were conducted with 65 NH residents, family, and HCPs from eight urban … of nursing home residents; and 18 were healthcare providers. … home, the sampling plan allowed for oversampling of family members compared with residents. … Family members and residents needed to feel confident that residents are safe and secure. … Measuring quality of nursing home service: Residents’ perspectives.

329. Guide to Sustaining a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/sustainability/guide.html
     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 other … 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

330. 4 Tk3 T4-Letter To Prescribing Clinicians (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK3_T4-Letter_to_Prescribing_Clinicians.docx
     October 01, 2016 - and lower respiratory tract infections are the most commonly treated infections among nursing home residents … For residents with acute dysuria, it may be appropriate to initiate empirical antibiotic therapy; but … For residents that regularly run a lower temperature, use a temperature of 2°F (1°C) above the baseline … For residents that regularly run a lower temperature, use a temperature of 2°F (1°C) above the baseline … These criteria do not apply to residents with burns. 1.

331. 2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Appendixes (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2022qdr-appendix-combined.pdf
     October 25, 2022 - home residents with physical restraints MDS 2019 Short-stay nursing home residents with moderate to … home residents with physical restraints MDS 2019 Short-stay nursing home residents with moderate to …  Among residents of micropolitan areas: 375.3 per 100,000 population.  Among residents of noncore …  Among residents of micropolitan areas: 147.1 per 100,000 population.  Among residents of noncore … population.  Among residents of micropolitan areas: 157.4 per 100,000 population.  Among residents

332. Chartbook on Healthy Living: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/healthyliving-slides.html
     April 01, 2018 - Among female residents compared with male residents. … residents. … In age groups 0-64, 75-84, and 85 and over, Asian residents were less likely than White residents to … among nursing home residents. … Hispanic residents compared with White residents.  

333. 5 Tk1 T4-Antibiogram Formats And Instructions Final (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - year, or include common infection-causing organisms even when they were not isolated in nursing home residents … The second column shows the number of residents in the nursing home who had the organism and were included … Yellow highlighting in any row indicates that fewer than 30 residents were included in the set of cultures … 34 * 30 0 # of Residents 37 33 31 *† 23 Pe ni ci lli ns Penicillin 0 100 A m in og ly co … Our antibiogram report indicates high rates of resistance among diagnostic isolates from our residents

334. About the Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2024 - 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

335. The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Form | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/four-moments/review-form.html
     June 01, 2021 - stewardship team is encouraged to use Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Form to review 5–10 residents … The residents reviewed should be individuals who are being evaluated for or treated for an infection.

336. Video-Transcript-Spanish (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module3/video-transcript-spanish.docx
     June 02, 2025 - Your knowledge of residents´ mobility is valuable here. Estoy totalmente de acuerdo. … This applies to everyone: nursing, dietary, CNAs, or anyone who is interacting with our residents. … And Corey, we´ll need you to help us educate residents and families, especially residents on contact … We can all learn from our errors, and make this a safer home for our residents. … We know the residents living here are susceptible to infection and can even die from one.

337. Final Progress Report: 2008 Local Area Networks for Excellence (LANE) Conference (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/stone-benner-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Homes is a voluntary, coalition- based campaign to help nursing homes improve the quality of life for residents … four clinical areas that have long plagued nursing homes; 1) presence of pressure ulcers in high-risk residents … in light of the subjective analysis of evaluations of the CNAs concerning the impact on caring for residents … In each case, at least six of the seven CNAs said that they would change how they cared for residents … Building Skills for Nursing Home Paraprofessional Leaders X 3.3 5 Keys to Person-Centered Care: Residents

338. Manage-Resident-Uti-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/manage-resident-UTI-facilitator-guide.docx
     June 01, 2021 - Remember that residents who have positive urine cultures but have NO symptoms of infection do NOT have … Large-scale clinical research studies found no increase in morbidity or mortality among residents with … These residents actually have asymptomatic bacteriuria, and are frequently given antibiotics that they … We have learned that unnecessary antibiotics needlessly put individual residents at risk for adverse … However, recent data suggest that nitrofurantoin is safe for use in residents with reduced creatinine

339. Final Progress Report: Promoting Safe Care Transitions: Simulation-Based Mastery Learning to Improve Communication in Times of Diagnostic Uncertainty (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/rising-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - This work developed and tested an approach to teach emergency medicine residents to communicate with … A total of four residents participated. … Senior residents were more likely to use the app than junior residents (41.3% vs 23.8%, p=0.05). … However, 28% of residents in this study did not discuss diagnostic uncertainty in any form. … Enrollment Allocation Immediate Access: N=55 residents Delayed Access: N=54 residents Baseline

340. Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module6/guide.docx
     March 01, 2017 - Materials: Slide 3 Audience: All staff, including administrators and frontline staff; residents and families … Materials: Slides 4-6 Audience: All staff, including administrators and frontline staff; residents and … Materials: Slides 7–11 Audience: All staff, including administrators and frontline staff; residents and … Materials: Slides 21-24 Audience: All staff, including administrators and frontline staff; residents