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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-cellulitis.docx
June 01, 2021 - DiagnosisCellulitis
· Relatively sudden onset of redness, warmth, tenderness, and swelling of the skin1-3
· Nonpurulent: no evidence of abscess/phlegmon; most cases caused by beta-hemolytic streptococci (usually group A strep but also B, C, G) that are sucepti…
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-engaging-clinicians-transcript.html
December 01, 2017 - As I'll get into within CAUTI, nursing resistance is a barrier; physician resistance, patient and family … Another way of overcoming resistance when dealing with docs is to find a member of the tribe. … who can speak to specialists, not in their own particular area, but I think that if you are meeting resistance … And when there was a resistance staff, whether it was a doc, nurse, or someone else, they dealt with … , substantial physician resistance, patient and family request for a Foley, and then Foley's commonly
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/prescribers-slides.pptx
June 01, 2021 - PowerPoint Presentation
Communicating Infectious Concerns With Antibiotic Prescribers
Long-Term Care
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(21)-0029
June 2021
Communicating With Prescribers
1
Objectives
Describe the components of, and when to use SBAR:
Situation
Background
Assessment …
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/respiratory-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Community-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Conditions
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Antibiotic Use
1
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF
November 2019
Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment
of Community-Associated Lower Respiratory
T…
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK1_T4-Urinalysis_and_UTIs_Improving_Care_Final_0.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 4. Training Modules: Urinalysis and UTIs Improving Care
Overview
These training modules are designed to be flexible to meet your needs. Training coordinators can use them individually or combine them to suit the needs of their facility.
Goals and Objectives for Training
The overall goal of training is to learn how…
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/patient-safety-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Making the Case That Improving Antibiotic Use Is a Patient Safety Issue
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Antibiotic Use
1
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF
November 2019
Making the Case That Improving Antibiotic Use Is a Patient
Safety Issue
Acute Care
Slide Title and Commentary Slide Number …
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/vae/vaesurveillance-facguide.docx
January 01, 2017 - IVACs can contribute to infections such as Clostridium difficile and to antibiotic resistance because … Pulmonary
edema (PE)
VAP
Mortality
Cost
IVAC
Clostridium
difficile coliresistance … Atelectasis
Pulmonary
edema (PE)
VAP
Mortality
Cost
IVAC
Clostridium
difficile colis
Anbioc
resistance
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/cellulitis-slides.pptx
November 01, 2019 - , clindamycin*
Vancomycin or linezolid for more severe cases
*When using clindamycin, check local resistance … beta-hemolytic strep5
Usually group A strep
Sometimes group B, C, G
All are penicillin susceptible
Clindamycin resistance
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/skin-soft-tissue-slides.pptx
September 01, 2022 - strep
Usually group A strep
Sometimes group B, C, or G
All are penicillin susceptible
Clindamycin resistance … Increasing clindamycin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole resistance in pediatric staphylococcus aureus
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_T5-Concise_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Comprehensive_Antibiogram_Template.docx
May 01, 2014 - Concise Antibiogram Toolkit
Comprehensive Antibiogram Template
Aminoglycosides
B-Lactams
Cephalosporins
Quinolones
Others
Gram (-)
Number of Residents
Amikacin
Gentamicin
Tobramycin
Ampicillin
Amoxacillin-Clavulanate
Ampicillin-Sulbactam
Imipenem
Meropenem (tested
by MIC)
Pipercillin-Tazobacta…
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/mission/operating-plan/operating-plan-2023.pdf
January 01, 2023 - AHRQ Operating Plan for FY 2023
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapa3.html
April 01, 2018 - Vasoconstriction decreases the partial pressure of oxygen in tissues, which lowers resistance to infection
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/ASB-one-page.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
Diagnosis
• Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is a positive urine culture in a patient with no signs or
symptoms of a urinary tract infection (e.g., dysuria, frequency, urgency, fever, flank pain).
• ASB is common and often assocated with pyuria (urine containing ≥10 white blood cells …
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/cellulitis-one-page.docx
November 01, 2019 - DiagnosisCellulitis
· Relatively sudden onset of redness, warmth, tenderness, and swelling of the skin
· Nonpurulent: no evidence of abscess/phlegmon; most cases caused by beta-hemolytic streptococci (usually group A strep but also B, C, or G) that are sucepti…
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/standing-order-protocol-mupirocin.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Standing Order Protocol: Nasal Mupirocin
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 9-3 – Standing Order Protocol:
Nasal Mupirocin
The following is a standing order protocol for implementing nasal decolonization in adult non-
intensive care unit (ICU) patients who are methicillin-resistant S…
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/nursing-chg-bed-bathing.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Standardized Nursing Protocol: Bed Bathing With 2% Chlorhexidine (CHG) No-Rinse Bathing Cloths and Showering With 4% CHG Liquid Soap
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 9-1 – Standardized Nursing Protocol:
Bed Bathing With 2% Chlorhexidine (CHG) No-Rinse
Bathing Cloths and Showering
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/appc.html
March 01, 2017 - Cross Infection [mh] OR Infection Control [mh] OR nosocomial [ti] OR hospital-acquired [ab] OR Drug Resistance
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