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21. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4j_pdi12-crbsi-bestpractices.pdf
    May 17, 2016 - Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 2 Tool D.4j Maximal Barrier … • Apply maximal barrier precautions. • Use chlorhexidine skin prep unless contraindicated. … central line cart, at a minimum, should include all of the following9,10:  Supplies for maximal barrier … Recommended Practice: Maximal Barrier Precautions and Skin Preparation • Prepare skin: o Prepare … skin with chlorhexidine skin antiseptic, if not contraindicated, by first breaking the central core.

22. Section 7. Tools and Resources (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu7c.html
    October 01, 2014 - Skin inspected daily     c. … Barrier cream applied if moisture issues identified     h. … Skin inspected daily     d. … Barrier cream applied if moisture issues identified     i. … Determine how comprehensive the initial skin assessment was.

23. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4y_combo_nqi03-bsi-bestpractices.pdf
    May 17, 2016 - Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 2 Tool D.4y Maximal Barrier … • Apply maximal barrier precautions. Use chlorhexidine skin prep unless contraindicated. … Recommended Practice: Maximal Barrier Precautions and Skin Preparation • Prepare skin: ○ Prepare … skin with chlorhexidine skin antiseptic, if not contraindicated, by first breaking the central core. … antiseptic • Maximal barrier precautions • Central line catheters Communication • Education on

24. Appendix E. Training and Educational Materials (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/universal-icu-decolonization/universal-icu-ape3.html
    September 01, 2013 - Only use CHG-compatible lotions and/or barrier products. Dispose of all cloths in the trash. … Apply CHG compatible barrier. Repeat throughout the day, as needed. … After bathing skin, clean 6 inches of tubes/Foley nearest patient. … Skin may feel sticky for a few minutes. Do NOT wipe off. Allow to air dry.

25. Implementing Your Surgical Site Infection Prevention Bundle: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/ssi-bundle-slides.html
    October 01, 2020 - Standardization of skin preparation.   Capitalize on frontline wisdom: CUSP. … tools: Glucose control audit tool (Word, 1.67 MB) Normothermia audit tool (Word, 1.59 MB) Skin … barrier uses a table with space to record following information: Barrier, Likelihood score, Severity … the effects of that barrier. … Skin preparation. SSI investigation. Antibiotic.

26. Appendix E. Training and Educational Materials (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/es/hai/universal-icu-decolonization/universal-icu-ape3.html
    September 01, 2013 - Only use CHG-compatible lotions and/or barrier products. Dispose of all cloths in the trash. … Apply CHG compatible barrier. Repeat throughout the day, as needed. … After bathing skin, clean 6 inches of tubes/Foley nearest patient. … Skin may feel sticky for a few minutes. Do NOT wipe off. Allow to air dry.

27. Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module3/putoolkit_module3_tools.docx
    April 02, 2025 - Skin Moisture Touch the skin to see if the skin is wet or dry, or has the right balance of moisture. … Then let the skin go. If the skin quickly returns to place, this is a normal skin turgor finding. … Moisture Constantly Moist · Skin assessment and inspection q shift. · Use moisture barrier ointments … toileting after meals or rectal tubes if appropriate. · Consider low air loss bed Moist · Use moisture barrier … training and toileting after meals. · Consider low air loss bed Occasionally Moist · Use moisture barrier

28. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/062-protocol-training-decolonization-with-chg.pptx
    October 01, 2024 - Pay extra attention to neck, joints, and all skin folds. Lift skin folds to clean with CHG. … Apply CHG-compatible barrier protection, if needed. Use only barrier products compatible with CHG. … If additional bathing is required during the day, clean with CHG, and reapply CHG-compatible barrier … Once applied to skin, CHG binds to skin proteins and will not stain sheets. … DO massage CHG firmly onto skin. DO pay special attention to neck, joints, and skin folds.

29. Supplemental Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/guide-surg-comp.html
    December 01, 2017 - Surgical Skin Preparation Audit Tool ( Word , 1.57 MB) This tool will help your team understand how … appropriately you are preparing the skin for incision. … Additional Resources Barrier Identification and Mitigation Tool ( Word , 1.73 MB) Understand where … The Barrier Identification and Mitigation (BIM) Tool was designed to help your safety program team systematically

30. Team Checkup Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final-companion/clabsicomp5b.html
    January 01, 2013 - units consistently used the following CLABSI reduction steps over time: hand hygiene, chlorhexidine skin … preparation, full-barrier precautions during line insertion, avoidance of femoral site for placement … More than 80 percent of units consistently used hand hygiene, chlorhexidine skin preparation, full-barrier

31. Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module1/putoolkit_module1_tools.docx
    March 01, 2013 - activities     Other      Specific products - floor stock or formulary items PH balanced skin … cleanser Skin creams (for dry skin) Moisture barrier creams Skin protectant wipes

32. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/001-clabsi-prevention-webinar-slides.pptx
    October 01, 2024 - Do not wipe or blow dry the skin. … Allow skin preparation to completely dry before puncturing the skin. … CHG skin preparations are preferred. … Precautions33-36 Use maximal sterile barrier precautions when placing a central line. … Effect of different sterile barrier precautions and central venous catheter dressing on the skin colonization

33. Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home: Family Information Packet, Appendix B (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb.pdf
    April 02, 2025 - ■ Moldable barrier or caulking strips can be used to fill in skin creases or scars. … ■ Use only alcohol-free skin sealant, a plasticizing agent applied to the skin to create a barrier … – Apply skin barrier powder to “weepy” areas prior to pouching. … – Protect peristomal skin from effluent with an occlusive barrier ointment. … ■ Fungal infections: can occur in the warm, moist environment beneath the barrier and erode skin

34. Standardized Nursing Protocol: Basin Bed Bathing With 2% Liquid CHG and Showering With 4% CHG Liquid Soap (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/nursing-chg-bed-bathing.docx
    March 01, 2022 - Ensure that cloths are applied to skin by firm massage to ensure the binding of CHG to skin proteins. … If needed, use CHG-compatible barrier protection products for barrier protection (contact product manufacturers … NOTE: Once CHG is applied to the skin, it binds skin proteins and will not rub off onto bedding. … Wet skin with water. Turn off water or stand out of water stream. … This will go away once skin completely dries.

35. Standardized Nursing Protocol: Bed Bathing With 2% Chlorhexidine (CHG) No-Rinse Bathing Cloths and Showering With 4% CHG Liquid Soap (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/nursing-chg-bed-bathing.pdf
    March 01, 2022 - Ensure that cloths are applied to skin by firm massage to ensure the binding of CHG to skin proteins … If needed, use CHG-compatible barrier protection products for barrier protection (contact product manufacturers … NOTE: Once CHG is applied to the skin, it binds skin proteins and will not rub off onto bedding. … CHG works better than soap and water to deeply cleanse the skin. … This will go away once skin completely dries.

36. Standardized Nursing Protocol: Basin Bed Bathing With 2% Liquid Chlorhexidine (CHG) and Showering With 4% CHG Liquid Soap (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/nursing-chg-basin-bathing.docx
    March 01, 2022 - Ensure that wipes are applied to skin by firm massage to ensure the binding of CHG to skin proteins. … Then, clean skin with wipes soaked with CHG. … If needed, use CHG-compatible barrier protection products for barrier protection (contact product manufacturers … NOTE: Once CHG is applied to the skin, it binds to skin proteins and will not rub off onto bedding. … Wet skin with water. Turn off water or stand out of water stream.

37. Standardized Nursing Protocol: Basin Bed Bathing With 2% Liquid Chlorhexidine (CHG) and Showering With 4% CHG Liquid Soap (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/nursing-chg-basin-bathing.pdf
    March 01, 2022 - Ensure that wipes are applied to skin by firm massage to ensure the binding of CHG to skin proteins. … Then, clean skin with wipes soaked with CHG. … If needed, use CHG-compatible barrier protection products for barrier protection (contact product manufacturers … • Allow skin to dry naturally – do not wipe off. … NOTE: Once CHG is applied to the skin, it binds to skin proteins and will not rub off onto bedding.

38. Appendix J. Urinary Catheter Brochure | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-j.html
    October 01, 2015 - Skin Care in the Incontinent Patient Appendix O. CAUTI Event Report Template Appendix P. … Use skin barrier creams.

39. Implementing Your Surgical Site Infection Prevention Bundle: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/ssi-bundle-fac-notes.html
    October 01, 2020 - care when it comes to concerns such as glucose (Word, 1.67 MB), normothermia (Word, 1.59 MB), skin … Different preoperative skin preparation products have different procedures. … One indicates a barrier is unlikely to occur; five indicates a barrier is very likely to occur. … of that barrier. … If your goal is to ensure that all providers perform appropriate preoperative skin preparation, then

40. Appendix D. Universal ICU Decolonization Nursing Protocol | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/universal-icu-decolonization/universal-icu-apd.html
    September 01, 2013 - CHG removes bacteria from the skin during bathing. … Cloths should be used to bathe the skin with firm massage. … bacteria from skin. … Then clean skin with CHG cloths. Use CHG-compatible barrier products if needed. … Skin may feel sticky for a few minutes after application. Do not rinse with water or wipe off.