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41. Frequently Asked Questions About the Use of and Care for Leg Bags in the Long-Term Care Setting | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/leg-bags-faqs.html
    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

42. Education in Proper Use of New Asthma Medication Delivery Device for Children With Asthma (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-201-fullreport.pdf
    March 01, 2019 - These difficulties make correct inhalation technique vital, as decreased medication delivery to the … Technique failure occurs at both the patient and provider levels. … Inhaler devices in asthma and COPD – An assessment of inhaler technique and patient preferences. … Inhaler technique and asthma: Feasibility and acceptability of training by pharmacists. … Provider demonstration and assessment of child device technique during pediatric asthma visits.

43. Material Use Guide - Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment Module | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/communication-material-guide.html
    May 01, 2017 - Materials: Slides 42-47, Example of Speaking Up audio, CUS technique Audience: All employees in operating … Use remaining time to role play, implementing the technique covered in this section.

44. Slide 1
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    February 07, 2014 - Maintenance technique Closed system Skin care Equipment usage Bladder scanner Condom cath Female urinals … organization CAUTI ICU Culture 46 CAUTI Indications Orders HICPAC Insertion and Maintenance Technique … to reinforce use of catheter alternatives such as the condom catheter Educate on proper application technique … and required documentation in place Review foley catheter insertion technique a nd if recently offered … and required documentation in place Review foley catheter insertion technique and if recently offered

45. BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06 (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/legbags-faqs.docx
    March 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

46. Making It Work Tip Sheet: Spot Coaching To Support Behavior Change (pdf file)
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    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

47. Communication-Material-Guide (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/communication-material-guide.docx
    May 01, 2017 - Materials: Slides 42-47, Example of Speaking Up audio, CUS technique Audience: All employees in operating … Use remaining time to role play, implementing the technique covered in this section.

48. Tool: CUS | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/mutual/tools/cus.html
    May 01, 2023 - Tool: CUS Using the CUS technique provides another tool for advocacy, assertion, and mutual support

49. Index of Clinical Topics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2025 - There are two strategies towards decolonization as a MRSA prevention technique: targeted and universal … when use of one strategy over another is appropriate and how to implement this infection prevention technique

50. TeamSTEPPS Additional Video: Good Teamwork in Office-Based Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/resources/additional/good-teamwork.html
    July 01, 2023 - See how teamwork, a key TeamSTEPPS technique, works in action to improve patient safety and outcomes.

51. TeamSTEPPS Video: Call-Outs in Labor and Delivery | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/resources/additional/call-outs.html
    July 01, 2023 - See how this TeamSTEPPS technique, used in labor and delivery settings, can help improve promote better

52. 155-Performing-Premortem-Project-Assessment (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/155-performing-premortem-project-assessment.docx
    October 01, 2024 - A premortem analysis is a technique wherein you and your team look forward to the end of the project … SAY: There are other benefits to using this technique. · Gain prospective hindsight: Mitchell et al. … , in 1989, found about 30 percent of groups correctly identified failure points using this technique.

53. TeamSTEPPS Additional Video: SBAR in Inpatient Medical Teams | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/resources/additional/sbar.html
    July 01, 2023 - Learn how this technique, one tool in the TeamSTEPPS training program, can improve communication, reduce

54. Part Three: Three Strategies for Continuous Improvement of Physician Feedback Reporting Systems | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2016 - Technique #1: Cognitive testing Cognitive testing is conducted through one-on-one, in-person meetings … It is a particularly useful and efficient technique for gaining critical insights about the extent to … Technique #2: Semistructured interviews Semistructured interviews are conducted one-on-one or in very … Technique #3: Focus groups A focus group is a small group discussion among representatives of the target

55. Hand Hygiene
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    March 01, 2017 - intended for all levels of long-term care staff and will review important hand hygiene principles, basic technique … prevent the spread of infections in our facility. 4 Alcohol-Based Hand Rub (ABHR)4,5 Hand Hygiene Technique … The technique for coating your hands fully with the product, as shown in this poster, can be performed … Use the poster/graphic on the slide to demonstrate proper hand washing technique. … Challenge staff to compete to see who has the best hand-washing technique.

56. Additional TeamSTEPPS Videos: Check-Back in Inpatient Surgical Teams | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/resources/additional/check-back-team.html
    July 01, 2023 - See how this TeamSTEPPS technique, part of an evidence-based approach to safer care, can improve communication

57. TeamSTEPPS Video: Limited English Proficiency Safety: Checkback | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/resources/additional/check-back.html
    July 01, 2023 - This TeamSTEPPS technique, part of a proven teamwork system, is reinforced when a Spanish-speaking translator

58. TeamSTEPPS Video: CUS in Labor and Delivery | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/resources/additional/cus.html
    July 01, 2023 - This TeamSTEPPS technique, part of a proven teamwork system, promotes better communication and collaboration

59. More Adults Report Always Being Asked To Teach Back Providers' Instructions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2022 - Tool 6: Using the Teach-Back Technique: A Reference Guide for Health Care Providers from the SHARE

60. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Uses AHRQ Survey to Promote Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201709.html
    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.