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101. Chapter 1. Introduction and Program Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/man1.html
     December 01, 2017 - Falls often have serious consequences, especially in frail older residents. … Adverse consequences of falls for residents Reduced quality of life. … The first is through an immediate response to residents who fall. … Discussion about individual residents who fell during the past week. … Therapist will do a seating assessment for two residents.

102. Intramuscular Injections – Best Practices for Safe Vaccine Administration in Nursing Homes (pdf file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/intramuscular-injections.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - Those who vaccinate nursing home residents must also acknowledge special considerations for older adults … with Cognitive and Emotional Challenges1: • Plan to spend more time with residents either before, … • Consider the time of day for talking about and giving vaccines to residents with dementia. … For residents who take anticoagulation medications, gentle pressure may need to be applied longer to … For this reason, it is important that you closely watch residents for 15-30 minutes after they have

103. Communication Strategies to Promote Resident Safety
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     September 01, 2016 - Times of observations and interventions should always be noted in the resident's record, and residents … For debriefing, challenges may include: Language barriers—Non-English speaking residents and families … in bed The two residents, Mrs. … Mary, a nursing assistant, asks her partner, Jessica, to help her reposition two residents in bed. … The two residents, Mrs. Cali and Mrs. Peck, are roommates. Following repositioning Mrs.

104. 6 Tk1 T3-Resident Information Sheet Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Final (pdf file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T3-Resident_Information_Sheet_Antibiotic-Resistant_Bacteria_Final.pdf
     October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Educate & Engage Residents, Family Toolkit To Educate … and Engage Residents and Family Members Tool 3. … Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Engaging Residents, Educate & Engage Residents, Family … No. 17-0006-8-EF October 2016 Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Engaging Residents, Educate … & Engage Residents, Family Family Toolkit/Tool 2 3 What Should I Do now That I Know I Have Antibiotic-Resistant

105. Module 3: Staff Empowerment: Material Use Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module3/guide.html
     March 01, 2017 - Materials: Slides 3–6 Audience: All staff, including administrators and front-line staff; residents … Materials: Slides 7-9 Audience: All staff, including administrators and front-line staff; residents … If presenting to a resident council or if residents and families are present in the meeting, ask them … Ask any residents or families present to share their feelings about the videos. … Ask any residents or families present to share their perceptions of barriers.

106. 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

107. Catheter Types and Being Part of the Insertion Team
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     March 01, 2017 - Catheter Types and Being Part of the Insertion Team Urinary Catheter Types and Care for Residents With … AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI Welcome to today’s session on how to care for residents … It is important to know the criteria so we do not have residents with catheters who don’t need them, … You give the daily care to residents with catheters and your proper technique in catheter maintenance … Your residents and families will thank you!

108. The Culture of Culturing: The Importance of Knowing When to Order Urine Cultures
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     March 01, 2017 - session on The Culture of Culturing: The Importance of Knowing When to Order Urine Cultures for the residents … Thus inappropriate urine culturing can put residents at increased chances of developing drug-resistant … We know this from studies in residents in long-term care settings. … (recommendation) Using SBAR To Communicate With Residents and Families Sometimes, residents and families … (background) Many residents with indwelling catheters develop something called bacteriuria.

109. Antibiotic-Patient-Safety-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
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     June 01, 2021 - Antibiotics can be associated with adverse events and, when administered to residents who do not need … a drug-resistant bacteria to other residents. … A study of 4 million nursing home residents found that 4 percent of residents developed an infection … · Of course, residents themselves and family members also influence antibiotic prescribing. … Second, she could unintentionally spread this resistant bacteria to other residents.

110. SOPS Workplace Safety Supplemental Item Set for Nursing Homes (doc file)
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     January 01, 2023 - Staff clean their hands before and after helping residents with personal care ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ … 5 ☐ 9 Section B: Moving, Transferring, or Lifting Residents How often do the following things … Equipment or assistive devices are available when needed to help move, transfer, or lift residents … Staff use equipment or assistive devices when needed to help move, transfer, or lift residents ☐ 1 … Staff are trained on how to de-escalate or calm down situations when residents are agitated or upset

111. Educational Bundles | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2019 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … customizable educational materials for in-service training of facility staff, and when appropriate, residents … Catheter Care and Maintenance Provides best practice strategies that clinicians, frontline staff, residents … use communication strategies to address alternatives to antibiotic use with providers, LTC staff, and residents

112. LTC Data Collection Tool (xls file)
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     March 01, 2017 - 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 … first day of the month: (e.g., 10/1/2015) Date CAUTIs (# of new events) Resident Catheter Days (# of residents … w/catheters) Resident Days (# of residents) Urine Cultures

113. SOPS Nursing Home Survey Items and Composite Measures (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2000 - Residents’ needs are met during shift changes A17. … Staff follow standard procedures to care for residents. A6. … Residents are well cared for in this nursing home. D6. … This nursing home does a good job keeping residents safe. D8. … This nursing home is a safe place for residents.

114. 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

115. Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan (pdf file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/emergency-preparedness-plans.pdf
     May 01, 2022 - plans capture a nursing home’s approach to meeting the health, safety, and security needs of staff and residents … on the facility’s geographic area (e.g., flooding, fire, epidemic, pandemic) and include plans for residents … physical limitations, resident placement (e.g., to reduce the spread of infectious diseases), and residents … • The communication plan records current contact information for residents, family members, caregivers … prepare for infectious diseases that have the potential to pose a significant public health threat to residents

116. Talking With Residents and Family Members About Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (pdf file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/family-RTI.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - Talking With Residents and Family Members About Lower Respiratory Tract Infections — Talking With … Residents and Family Members About Lower Respiratory Tract Infections My mother has a cough.

117. Guide To Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care (pdf file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/implementing-guide.pdf
     March 01, 2017 - • How might it improve residents’ experience? … • How will it help you care for residents? … HAIs into the policies and procedures related to the care of residents’ needs. … Infections in residents of long-term care facilities: an agenda for research. … Nursing Facilities, Staffing, Residents and Facility Deficiencies, 2009 through 2014.

118. Video-Transcript-Spanish (doc file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module2/video-transcript-spanish.docx
     April 21, 2014 - Many of our residents are at increased risk for infection from these organisms, due to their weakened … 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 … KS: I think we´d all be happy if our residents were free from infections while under our care.

119. Tracking-Measuring-Data-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/tracking-measuring-data-facilitator-guide.docx
     June 01, 2021 - This is the total number of days all residents at your facility were on an antibiotic during a specific … The form asks for the total number of days residents were administered each antibiotic listed on the … It measures the total number of days residents received a particular antibiotic. … For each antibiotic, enter the total number of antibiotic starts for all residents who received that … For example, if three residents were started on ciprofloxacin during the month of January, one for 3

120. One-Pager-Uti (doc file)
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     June 01, 2021 - Pyelonephritis: fever, rigors, flank pain1 · Catheter-associated UTI (CAUTI): subrapubic pain and fever; residents … blood cells) · A positive urine culture is defined as ≥100,000 cfu/mL of a urinary pathogen4 (≥1,000 in residents … catheter is in place, remove and replace it before sending UA and culture4 · Do not start antibiotics in residents … Encourage oral hydration.1 · Consider phenoazopyridine (pyridium) to relieve urinary pain.11 · For residents … Development of minimum criteria for the initiation of antibiotics in residents of long-term-care facilities