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181. ICE Checklist 1c: Access of AV Fistula or Graft for Initiation of Dialysis (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/ICEChecklist1c_access-av-fistula.pdf
     December 08, 2014 - 1 notes: Observation 2 notes: *Checklist not intended for observation of buttonhole cannulation technique

182. AHRQ’s Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit a Popular Resource Among Medical Professionals in Rural Kentucky | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201408.html
     June 01, 2014 - The "teach-back" technique showed the largest overall improvement in health literacy, increasing about

183. 015-Ss-Hand-Hygiene-Periop-Fg (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/015-ss-hand-hygiene-periop-fg.docx
     April 01, 2025 - Evidence-Based Infection Prevention SAY: Performing hand hygiene at key moments, using appropriate technique … 12 Start With Healthy Hands SAY: Before diving into more detail on hand hygiene indications and technique … Slide 16 Glove Donning and Doffing Technique SAY: When gloves are used, it is important for staff … In the operating room or procedure room, dry hands and arms with a sterile towel using sterile technique … Allow hands and arms to dry completely before using sterile technique to don a surgical gown and gloves

184. 003-Clabsi-Prevention-Webinar-Fg (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/003-clabsi-prevention-webinar-fg.docx
     October 01, 2024 - This staff member needs to feel comfortable speaking up if a step is bypassed or a breach in technique … The “CUS” technique is particularly helpful to empower personnel to speak up and communicate when they … For example, if a staff member witnesses a breach in sterile technique during line insertion and their … Training staff to use this technique makes it easier for them to speak up, while also establishing a … More information on the CUS technique can be found on the AHRQ website.

185. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4l_combo_psi15-accidentalpuncturelaceration-bestpractices.pdf
     May 31, 2016 - • Adopt a hands-free technique of passing suture needles and sharps between perioperative team members … .6,9 • Use a one-handed or instrument-assisted suturing technique to avoid finger contact with needles

186. AHRQ Final Progress Report: Developing an Integrated Engineering-Based Model to Reduce Infections in the ICU (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/mastrangelo-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - It also incorporated the technique of risk analysis to generate a composite risk score for 5 types … combined these factors and suggested their composition utilizing the statistical mixture design technique … The research also enables characterization of different interventions using the DOE technique.

187. AHRQ Announces New Challenge Competition To Develop Predictive Analytics on Hospital Inpatient Data | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/predictive-analytics.html
     March 01, 2019 - While the technique has been used extensively in fields ranging from business to manufacturing, AHRQ

188. Section 1: Overview of Key Concepts and Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/overview/index.html
     June 01, 2023 - each other throughout their interaction to co-create meaning. 1 Communication Tools SBAR A technique

189. Warm Handoff: Intervention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/interventions/warmhandoff.html
     June 01, 2023 - for Teaching and Learning Warm Handoff Video The Warm Handoff video explains the warm handoff technique

190. Urinary Catheter Types and Care for Residents With Catheters | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/indwelling-urinary-catheter-use/catheter-insertion/unlicensed-staff/unlicensed-catheter-slides.html
     March 01, 2017 - Catheter insertion is done as a sterile technique. Do not touch the sterile field.

191. Central Venous Catheter Maintenance Facilitator Notes (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/central-catheter-maintenance-notes.docx
     April 01, 2022 - The CVC insertion bundle is used, and no breaches of technique are noted. … CLABSI Prevention Checklist include hand hygiene compliance, daily bathing with CHG, and use of aseptic technique … Clinicians should use aseptic technique when performing dressing changes.

192. Transcript: How To Have Difficult Conversations With Colleagues Around Infection Prevention Practices (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/difficult-conversations-transcript.pdf
     April 01, 2022 - one of the more concerning ones where you would want to act right away would be a break in sterile technique … And so, it depends on when you're talking about a break in sterile technique in a central line, it's … the nurse will speak up if the best practice isn’t being followed or if there's a breach in sterile technique

193. Guide to Implementing and Sustaining a Program To Prevent CLABSI and CAUTI in the Intensive Care Unit Setting (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/implementation-guide.pdf
     April 01, 2022 - For example, proper hand washing technique and sterile technique are widely known by experienced clinicians … Shifting behavior to consistently implement proper technique requires more than re-educating; it requires

194. Kaiser Permanente Facilities Use TeamSTEPPS To Improve Obstetrics and Other Patient Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201716.html
     April 01, 2018 - This technique facilitates prompt and effective communications among staff.

195. Tool 3E: Clinical Pathway for Safe Patient Handling | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/safe-clinical-pathway.html
     January 01, 2013 - If yes, stand-and-pivot technique using a gait/transfer belt (one caregiver) or powered stand-assist

196. Improving the Quality of In-Center Hemodialysis Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/reports-and-case-studies/Report_ICH-QI-Project.html
     March 01, 2016 - This technique emphasizes testing small-scale changes based on defined aims and then refining these changes

197. National Opportunity To Improve Infection Control in ESRD (NOTICE) Phase Two Final Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/finalreportphase2.pdf
     September 29, 2014 - safety • Regular education on proper techniques for hand hygiene • Regular education on proper technique … safety • Regular education on proper techniques for hand hygiene • Regular education on proper technique … The two NOTICE video vignettes on proper initiation were used to demonstrate proper technique at the … • Aseptic Connection Technique – Circle “Yes” if catheter hubs are connected aseptically. … E-2 • Aseptic Disconnection Technique – Circle “Yes” if once disinfected, staff member does not

198. University of Missouri Uses AHRQ's Health Literacy Toolkit to Train and Coach Physicians | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cp31103.html
     October 01, 2014 - example, say a physician wants to incorporate the "teach-back method," an evidence-based health literacy technique

199. Loyola University Health Sciences Division Employs TeamSTEPPS® in Curricula | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201510.html
     May 01, 2015 - training, Loyola colleagues submitted a proposal that incorporated TeamSTEPPS into simulation training—a technique

200. Injection Safety/Safe Medication Handling (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/injectionsafety.pdf
     January 03, 2014 - cannulas that replace needles, and, where applicable, intravenous delivery systems: • Use aseptic technique