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61. Frequently Asked Questions About the Use of and Care for Leg Bags in the Long-Term Care Setting | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2017 - General Recommendations Maintaining a reusable disposable leg bag requires clean technique, and compliance … is critical to assure that staff handling these devices can demonstrate knowledge of basic aseptic technique … hygiene and wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) Step-by-step instructions to adhere to aseptic technique … and the leg straps, which have prolonged skin-to-skin contact, should be cleaned using basic aseptic technique

62. Part Two: Removing the Obstacles to Practice Change (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2015 - Provide real-time assessment of technique. Support and normalize practice change. … Review orders and indications Communicate information to staff Provide real-time assessment of technique … have also addressed the benefit of two-person insertion procedures to promote the practice of sterile technique … Hard data include— The number of catheters placed in the ED The observed use of sterile technique … Slide 133 Measurable outcomes affect change Number of catheters placed Observed use of sterile technique

63. Emergency Nurses Association content and transcript (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2015 - ...................................................................................... 16 Aseptic Technique … AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Transcript 18 Aseptic Technique Survey … Sterile technique in urinary catheter placement has been regarded as neither. … Also, observations revealed breaks in sterility even by those individuals who considered their technique … Hard data include— • The number of catheters placed in the ED • The observed use of sterile technique

64. AHRQ Challenge on Innovative Solutions to Update or Re-Create TeamSTEPPS Videos | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2023 - Winners AHRQ awarded $16,500 for each winning video: Adena Health System, Chillicothe, OH:  SBAR Technique … demonstrates how to speak up as a health care provider using the CUS (Concerned, Uncomfortable, and Safety) technique

65. Implementation-Guide-Appendix-I (doc file)
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    August 07, 2015 - prevent infection: · Use indwelling catheters only when medically necessary · Use aseptic insertion technique

66. TeamSTEPPS Video Debrief Guide: CUS and SBAR in Rural Community Clinic (pdf file)
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    August 30, 2023 - Objective To demonstrate how CUS is used to ensure patient safety and showcase the SBAR communication technique

67. Research Medical Center Develops Video to Encourage Continued Use of TeamSTEPPS® | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2015 - The video highlights nine important TeamSTEPPS elements, such as the communication technique known as … Another technique, "CUS" (I am concerned! I am uncomfortable! This is a safety issue!)

68. Appendix D, Table D2 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - One nurse had interesting gloving technique from a podiatry doctor who uses orthopedic thick gloves and … Circulator monitors sterile technique     Circulator watch for breaks in sterile technique … Break in sterile technique/ sterile field   Gown is considered sterile from mid-chest to just … Also specific technique to maintain sterile if changing gloves.  … Need to do open glove technique. Cuff on gown is no longer sterile. Must not come down over hand.

69. The SHARE Approach—Essential Steps of Shared Decisionmaking: Quick Reference Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2020 - Use the teach-back technique to assess comprehension of key points. … Use the teach-back technique to check for understanding. … Using the Teach-Back Technique: A Reference Guide for Health Care Providers (Tool 6) .

70. TeamSTEPPS Video Debrief Guide: CUS-Maternal Health (pdf file)
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    August 30, 2023 - Maternal Health Video Objective To demonstrate an example of how to speak up, using a TeamSTEPPS technique

71. Urinary Catheter Maintenance
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    April 01, 2022 - Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI IUC Maintenance ׀ 6 6 Maintain a Closed System6 If breaks in aseptic technique … , disconnection, or leakage occur, replace the catheter using aseptic technique and sterile equipment

72. 50-Multimodal-Analgesia-Facilitator (doc file)
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    June 01, 2023 - Remember that each agent and technique have a unique benefit-to-risk profile, which should be tailored

73. Engage the Team and Applying CUSP in the ICU Setting Slides (doc file)
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    April 01, 2022 - the technical aspects of our work, such as inserting central lines or urinary catheters with aseptic technique … be identified that did not cause harm but put patients at risk for harm, such as a breach in aseptic technique … The 5 Whys technique helps understand why one contributing factor led to another contributing factor. … For example, some staff may omit hand hygiene, the next may not use best aseptic technique to insert … Drill down by using the "5 Whys" technique.

74. TO (doc file)
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    January 01, 2016 - assisting in inserting the line |_| Full body drape to cover the patient |_| Use of sterile precautions/technique … Indicate which sterile technique precautions were used by the provider inserting the catheter and the … but a general statement indicates that precautions were used, then check “Use of sterile precautions/technique

75. Rationale for Improvement Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2021 - Healthcare Simulation To Characterize, Design, and Change Processes Healthcare simulation, a technique … Balancing the potential benefits and drawbacks of simulation is key for maximizing the potential of this technique

76. SHARE Approach Curriculum Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2021 - Tool 6: Using the Teach-Back Technique: A Reference Guide for Health Care Providers ( PDF , 2.58 MB) … includes interactive checklists on optimal teach-back approaches to guide providers on when to use the technique

77. CHIPRA 212 Table 4 (pdf file)
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    May 24, 2016 - ICS therapy before discharge gives the patient additional time to learn and demonstrate appropriate technique

78. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Uses AHRQ Survey to Promote Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2017 - .* An evidence-based technique to improve handoffs and transitions of care also supported by AHRQ, I-PASS … "We're embedding this technique into our practice for handoffs throughout the hospital," he added.

79. Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections Pocket Guide (pdf file)
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    October 08, 2015 - Use aseptic technique when inserting urinary catheters 2.

80. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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    May 31, 2016 - • Adopt a hands-free technique of passing suture needles and sharps between perioperative team members … .5,8 • Use a one-handed or instrument-assisted suturing technique to avoid finger contact with needles