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381. How To Avoid the Harms of Antibiotic Overuse | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/urine-culturing/antibiotic-stewardship/part-1-slides.html
     February 01, 2019 - 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.

382. 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

383. 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.

384. 5 Tk2 P1T3-Checklist For Discussion With Local Hospitals Providers Ers Phase 1 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P1T3-Checklist_for_Discussion_with_Local_Hospitals_Providers_ERs_Phase_1.pdf
     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

385. Improving Patient Safety in Nursing Homes: A Resource List (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursing-home-resource-list-2.0.pdf
     April 01, 2025 - and strengthening relationships between caregivers and residents and their family members. … , a mail questionnaire for recently discharged short-stay residents, and a questionnaire for residents … and their family members, and (2) help residents and family members participate in their care. 22. … Use this tool to identify a) residents admitted the current month with pressure ulcers and b) others … General Resources 1. 12 Steps To Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance Among Long-Term Care Residents

386. Saworksheet (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruprev/saworksheet.docx
     January 28, 2015 - The Self-Assessment Worksheet shows how the nursing home: Identifies how they identify which residents … When are residents screened for pressure ulcer risk? … Do you screen all residents for pressure ulcer risk at the following times: a. … Do you screen residents for pressure ulcer risk with the following diagnoses? a. … Do you develop a care plan for residents at risk of developing a pressure ulcer?

387. The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Posters | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/four-moments/posters.html
     June 01, 2021 - posting in common areas and work stations, and also can be shared with prescribing clinicians as well as residents … Making With Associated Questions  (PDF, 298 KB)   The poster below is primarily intended for residents

388. Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/prevention/emergency-preparedness-plans.html
     May 01, 2022 - and captures an all-hazards approach to meeting the health, safety, and security needs of staff and residents … Letter to Families (Word, 30 KB) to help nursing homes update the emergency contact information for residents

389. 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

390. Making Healthcare Safer for Older, Vulnerable Patients | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-gurwitz.html
     September 01, 2019 - recognizing the importance of medication safety across all settings of care, including nursing homes, whose residents … AHRQ-funded study that identified the incidence and type of adverse events that occur when nursing home residents … catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), the leading cause of infections in nursing home residents … These medications, at the time of his study, were frequently prescribed to nursing home residents despite

391. 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.

392. On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing: Facilitator Training Instructor's Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/guide.html
     December 01, 2017 - Prioritize residents for possible changes to their treatment plan. … How do you pick up on subtle changes in residents’ risk status? … agrees with their knowledge and assessment of these residents. … appear on the reports who should not be there, residents are missing from reports, residents are less … Improve the way residents are prioritized for possible treatment changes.

393. Puh-Factraining-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruhealing/puh-factraining-guide.docx
     November 24, 2014 - Prioritize residents for possible changes to their treatment plan. … How do you pick up on subtle changes in residents’ risk status? … agrees with their knowledge and assessment of these residents. … appear on the reports who should not be there, residents are missing from reports, residents are less … Improve the way residents are prioritized for possible treatment changes.

394. TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps/longtermcare/sitetools/ts2-0ltc_teamwork_perceptions_ques.pdf
     April 24, 2017 - Staff advocate for residents even when their opinion conflicts with that of a senior member of the … Information regarding resident care is explained to residents and their families in lay terms. … When communicating with residents, staff allow enough time for questions. 32. … Staff follow a standardized method of sharing information when handing off residents. 35.

395. Appendix I. National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Definition CAUTI Criteria Pocket Card | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/cauti-surveillance/pocket-card.html
     May 01, 2017 - Frontline staff can use the pocket card while caring for residents to assess for signs and symptoms of … Also, clinicians can use it when evaluating residents for signs and symptoms of CAUTI. … side 1 Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Criteria for defining CAUTI in long-term care residents … more (≥10 5 CFU/ml) Slide 3: Pocket card side 2 *Constitutional Criteria for Long-Term Care Residents

396. 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

397. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention Functional Specifications (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruprev/functspecs.pdf
     March 22, 2014 - Additional exclusions follow:  Residents no longer being treated at the facility, which includes residents … (This will be used to identify which residents appear on subsequent reports.) … (This will be used to identify which residents appear on subsequent reports.) … Active residents only display for a single nursing unit. 14 3 .3 .3 . … residents meet criteria for risk and display on the report. 3.4.4.6.

398. Urinary Catheter Types and How To Care for Them Activity | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/indwelling-urinary-catheter-use/catheter-insertion/unlicensed-staff/scenarios-instr.html
     March 01, 2017 - activity will help staff practice the catheter care skills highlighted in the "Catheter Types and Care for Residents … The collection receptacle should have the residents' name on it and only be used for that resident.

399. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/es/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=6
     January 01, 2022 - the implementation of evidence-based prevention and safety practices within nursing homes to protect residents … and captures an all-hazards approach to meeting the health, safety, and security needs of staff and residents … and captures an all-hazards approach to meeting the health, safety, and security needs of staff and residents … Medicaid Services (CMS) establishes Long-Term Care (LTC) facility testing requirements for staff and residents … Specifically, facilities are required to test residents and staff, including individuals providing services

400. Developing the Capacity to Implement Antimicrobial Stewardship: Opportunities for the Future | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/es/hai/patient-safety-resources/advances-in-hai/hai-article10.html
     August 01, 2018 - Residents have ID rotation but do not participate in ASP. … Uses medical residents to help with ASP. … Interventions supported by one PhD (RPh) and chief residents. … PGY-1 pharmacy residents with 1-year rotations and 3 ID fellows. … Pharmacy residents divide stewardship activities by geographic site; residents may be site-specific.