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461. Choosing a Stewardship Intervention and Measuring Change (pdf file)
     www.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.

462. 5 Tk2 P1O-Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit Phase 1 Assessment And Planning Final (pdf file)
     www.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

463. AHRQ Slide Template 2004 (ppt file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruprev/spectorhudak.ppt
     December 01, 2013 - and market approaches to encourage prevention and treatment Challenges for managing clinical risk Residents … Guided facilitation to support adoption of tools & strategies Focus on identifying & managing high risk residents … risk profile reports, profile changes in risk Incorporate multiple information sources to profile residents

464. Get to Know Your Health Care Team Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module5/tool.html
     March 01, 2017 - for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of nursing care and services provided to the residents … Social workers guide facility staff in matters of residency advocacy and protection and promotion of residents … They work with residents in the nursing home by identifying their psychosocial, mental, and emotional

465. Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3) (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module5/healthcare-team.docx
     March 01, 2017 - for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of nursing care and services provided to the residents … Social workers guide facility staff in matters of residency advocacy and protection and promotion of residents … They work with residents in the nursing home by identifying their psychosocial, mental, and emotional

466. On-Time Prevention Program for Long Term Care: Clinical Decision Support | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/care/resources/ontime/pruprev/spectorhudaktxt.html
     December 01, 2017 - Challenges for managing clinical risk: Residents' changing risk profiles not readily available. … Focus on identifying & managing high risk residents to: Prevent Pressure Ulcers. … risk profile reports, profile changes in risk: Incorporate multiple information sources to profile residents

467. Module 1: Using the Comprehensive Long-Term Care Safety Modules: Applying Safety Principles: Material Use Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module1/guide.html
     March 01, 2017 - Importance of Infection Prevention video Audience: All staff, including administrators and frontline staff; residents … and Quality into the System video Audience: All staff, including administrators and frontline staff; residents

468. Catheter Care and Maintenance Quiz | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/indwelling-urinary-catheter-use/quiz.html
     March 01, 2017 - a certified nursing assistant (CNA) at Sunny Lane Nursing Home, is conducting a midday check on the residents … Sue Me, a CNA at Sunny Lane Nursing Home, is doing her midday check on the residents she works with.

469. Facilitator-Notes (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module3/facilitator-notes.docx
     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

470. 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/facguide.html
     December 01, 2017 - During huddles with nurses, dietary staff, and nurse assistants to discuss residents with healing problems … During a brief with nurses, nursing assistants, and Rehab to discuss residents with pressure ulcer healing … How long do the rounds (actually seeing the residents and conducting the assessments) take? … The Wound Nurse provides the number of residents that were seen the prior week, and the Nurse Manager … The Nurse Manager had assembled a list of residents to be seen and gathered all the residents' medical

471. Implementation Guide for the Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/ltc-implementation-guide.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - for microbiological cultures, which will lead to better decisions about antibiotic prescriptions for residents … A signable Commitment Poster indicating to your residents, their friends and family, and staff that your … Antibiotic Use – Long-Term Care Implementation Guide for LTC Antibiotic Stewardship 3 with residents … • Discussing Infectious Concerns About Residents With Family Members and Caregivers guides some difficult … the toolkit can be applied at their facilities to improve antibiotic use and enhance the safety of residents

472. Functional Specifications for Pressure Ulcer Healing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/functional-specs.html
     December 01, 2017 - 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 … , as well as residents who did not have a pressure ulcer and developed one. … Number of Residents With More Than One Pressure Ulcer (IHA) Report the number of current residents … Number of Residents With More Than One Pressure Ulcer (POA) Report the number of current residents

473. Weight Summary (doc file)
     www.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

474. 10 Patient Safety Tips for Hospitals (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/10-tips-for-hospitals.pdf
     December 01, 2009 - 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

475. Appendix B25: Ways Families Can Help Reduce Fall Risk | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb8.html
     December 01, 2017 - Information and Training for Staff, Primary Care Providers, and Residents and their Families Chapter … While some carpets may cause problems for residents who wear shoes with deep tread, generally speaking

476. On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing: Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/intro.html
     December 01, 2017 - The assessment tool guides clinicians to systematically assess residents with pressure ulcers and thus … helps less-experienced clinicians assess and care for these residents. … The clinical reports provide both high-level information that leadership may use to monitor residents

477. Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/prevention/index.html
     January 01, 2023 - It also provides a sample decision tree for monitoring residents during daily encounters for signs and … Letter to Families [Word, 30 KB] to help nursing homes update the emergency contact information for residents

478. 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2023-nhqdr-es.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - home workers, indicating infections transmitted bidirectionally between workers and residents. … But COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents far exceeded deaths among workers, emphasizing the … heightened risks experienced by nursing home residents who were mostly older, medically vulnerable, … • COVID-19 vaccination rates among nursing home residents and workers increased gradually over the … The overall pattern of nursing home quality measures suggests that long-stay nursing home residents

479. 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2023-nhqdr-es-rev.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - home workers, indicating infections transmitted bidirectionally between workers and residents. … But COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents far exceeded deaths among workers, emphasizing the … heightened risks experienced by nursing home residents who were mostly older, medically vulnerable, … • COVID-19 vaccination rates among nursing home residents and workers increased gradually over the … The overall pattern of nursing home quality measures suggests that long-stay nursing home residents

480. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/timeline.html
     December 01, 2014 - self-assessment worksheet that identifies details about the current processes at the facility to identify residents … The team discusses residents populated on the report to ensure that data on the report agree with staff … knowledge of residents’ health/risks. … History for Nutrition Risk Reports: High Risk and Medium Risk , focuses on intervention history of residents … focuses on detailed information for any resident and can be used to provide a clinical history for residents