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1. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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   May 17, 2016 - Failure Why focus on postoperative respiratory failure in children? … • Even though there is debate regarding the definition of true postoperative respiratory failure, it … Why focus on postoperative respiratory failure? [PowerPoint]. … Consultation with the specialist: respiratory failure in children. … Failure Why focus on postoperative respiratory failure in children?

2. Final Topic Refinement Document: Home Mechanical Ventilators (pdf file)
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   October 01, 2017 - What respiratory services, other than the technical support of the use of the prescribed equipment, … Many disease conditions may contribute to chronic respiratory failure including, but not limited to … Mechanical ventilation is used to treat chronic respiratory failure. … services Patient education, ongoing smoking cessation, respiratory therapist home care, etc. … Respiratory Network Domiciliary Non-Invasive Ventilation Working Group.

3. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol: Home Mechanical Ventilators (pdf file)
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   February 02, 2018 - Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review Chronic respiratory failure is a common condition … Chronic respiratory failure is defined as the long-term inability to maintain oxygen and carbon dioxide … Chronic respiratory failure may range from mild to severe and can be characterized as hypoxemic (inability … Mechanical ventilation is used to treat chronic respiratory failure. … Respiratory Network Domiciliary Non- Invasive Ventilation Working Group.

4. COVID-19 Pandemic Led to Long Absences, Reduced Hours, and Job Exits Among the U.S. Healthcare Workforce (pdf file)
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   May 11, 2023 - Respiratory Illness Among all industry sectors, the respiratory illness incidence rate was highest … ◆ Respiratory illness incidence rates for healthcare and social assistance decreased 53% from 209.8 … ◆ Respiratory illness incidence rates for retail trade increased 91% from 19.6 cases per 10,000 FTE … Within the healthcare and social assistance sector in 2020, the respiratory illness incidence rate was … Respiratory illness makes up most of all illnesses. Figure 3.

5. Home Mechanical Ventilators: Protocol Appendix A (pdf file)
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   October 11, 2017 - *Scoliosis/ 20526 17 *Spinal Cord Injuries/ 41566 18 *Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome/ 991 19 *respiratory … failure" or "respiratory insufficiency" or scoliosis or "Spinal Cord Injur*" or "Spinal Muscular Atrophy … failure" or "respiratory insufficiency") AND (BiPAP or BPAP or CPAP or "noninvasive positive pressure … care" or "respiratory treatment*" or "respiratory therap*" or "respiratory service*" or "respiratory … care" or "respiratory treatment*" or "respiratory therap*" or "respiratory service*" or "respiratory

6. 6 Tk1 T1-Talking With Residents Checklist Version Final (pdf file)
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   October 01, 2016 - Educate & Engage Residents, Family Family Toolkit/Tool 1 2  When are antibiotics used to treat lower respiratory … • There are many different kinds of respiratory tract infections, such as colds and coughs, the flu, … Not all respiratory tract infections need to be treated with an antibiotic. … • Doctors often use antibiotics to treat some lower respiratory tract infections like pneumonia and … • The most common symptoms of a respiratory infection needing an antibiotic are a fever with a bad

7. Primary Care Workflow Diagrams (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2018 - breath BP=blood pressure EHR=electronic health recordED=emergency department MA=medical assistant RR=respiratory … free text (unstructured) or selected from a drop down list (structured). 2 EHR Data Element: The respiratory … breath BP=blood pressure EHR=electronic health recordED=emergency department MA=medical assistant RR=respiratory … free text (unstructured) or selected from a drop down list (structured). 2 EHR Data Element: The respiratory … breath BP=blood pressure EHR=electronic health record ED=emergency department MA=medical assistant RR=respiratory

8. Learn Best Practices for Common Infectious Syndromes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   June 01, 2021 - Program Create a Culture of Safety Learn Best Practices Urinary Tract Infection Respiratory … management of infections common among long-term care residents, including C. difficile , urinary and respiratory … a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection   Assessment and Management of the Resident With a Suspected Respiratory

9. Minimum Criteria for Antibiotics Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   September 01, 2017 - suspected of having one of three common infections: urinary tract, skin and soft tissue, and lower respiratory … Infection 2    Skin and Soft Tissue Infection 11    Lower Respiratory … (check all that apply) Respiratory rate >25 breaths per minute Respiratory rate … (check all that apply) Respiratory rate >25 breaths per minute Respiratory rate … (check all that apply) Respiratory rate >25 breaths per minute Respiratory rate

10. 4 Tk2 T2-Antibiotic Pocket Cards (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2014 - Culture-positive Residents: • Do not use contact precautions in the absence of a draining wound, profuse respiratory … Culture-positive Residents: • Do not use contact precautions in the absence of a draining wound, profuse respiratory … Upper respiratory infection (common cold). 5. … Respiratory symptoms in a resident with advanced dementia, on palliative care, or at the end of life

11. Tool: STEP | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2023 - Status: The respiratory therapist notes that a ventilated patient is showing a marked increase in respiratory … Environment: It is a shift change, and everyone is busy, so the respiratory therapist checks the medication … Progress: The respiratory therapist notifies the oncoming nurse of their concern. 

12. TeamSTEPPS Video Debrief Guide: Debrief in Emergency Department (pdf file)
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    August 31, 2023 - • Respiratory Therapist Sue notified staff that help was needed with CPR (Call-Out). … Benjamin asked for Respiratory Therapist Sue’s opinion about intubating the patient (Feedback).

13. 6 Tk1 T2-Talking With Residents Family Members Checklist Version Final (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2016 -  When are antibiotics used to treat lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs)? … • There are many different kinds of respiratory tract infections, such as colds and coughs, the flu, … The most common symptoms of a respiratory infection that needs an antibiotic are a fever with a bad cough

14. Collection of Microbiological Cultures (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2021 - Respiratory Cultures When to collect a specimen • Only if pneumonia is suspected—not for chronic … obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchitis, or upper respiratory tract infections • Prior to

15. First-of-Its-Kind Study Examines Disparities in Healthcare Costs and Outcomes of Cigarette Smoking in the United States | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2023 - Profile Highlights Work of Amy Vogelsmeier To Improve Guidelines for Nursing Home-Associated Viral Respiratory … Profile Highlights Work of Amy Vogelsmeier To Improve Guidelines for Nursing Home-Associated Viral Respiratory … develop knowledge and recommendations to improve U.S. nursing homes’ ability to respond to high-risk respiratory … "An opportunity to minimize respiratory infections and the negative outcomes, not just from the illness

16. Documentation and Coding for Patient Safety Indicators (pdf file)
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    March 15, 2016 - PSI 11 Postoperative Respiratory Failure Either the diagnosis code for “acute postprocedural respiratory … PDI 09 Postoperative Respiratory Failure Rate X Postoperative respiratory failure is acute in nature … Coding should distinguish between respiratory insufficiency and respiratory failure (UHC Documentation … X PSI 11 Postoperative Respiratory Failure X Postoperative respiratory failure is acute in nature … Coders should distinguish between respiratory insufficiency and respiratory failure (UHC Documentation

17. Learn Best Practices for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Syndromes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2021 - Treatment Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections Community-Associated Lower Respiratory … Urinary Tract Infections   Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Community-Associated Lower Respiratory

18. Emergency Department Workflow Diagrams (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2018 - medical services CAP=community-acquired pneumonia ICU=intensive care unit EHR=electronic health record RR=respiratory … medical services CAP=community-acquired pneumonia ICU=intensive care unit EHR=electronic health record RR=respiratory

19. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Safe Medication Administration: Magnesium Sulfate (doc file)
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    May 30, 2013 - requisite training and supplies available to respond to magnesium-related adverse events, for example respiratory … Assessment during infusion: Vital signs, with specific focus on oxygen saturation and respiratory pattern … range 5–9 Loss of patellar reflexes 8–12 Feelings of warmth, flushing 9–12 Somnolence 10–12 Respiratory … for additional help) stopping the infusion monitoring vital signs, including oxygen saturation and respiratory … requisite training and supplies available to respond to magnesium-related adverse events including respiratory

20. Monitoring Ventilator-Associated Events: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2017 - puts patients at risk for a number of complications, including ventilator-associated events, acute respiratory … from some type of VAC, typically attributable to pneumonia, pulmonary edema, atelectasis, or acute respiratory … At the top is the respiratory status component. … Say: In the past, there was a broad range of agents for all healthcare-acquired infections—not just respiratory … current start date, and must be administered intravenously, intramuscularly, orally, or through the respiratory