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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapd2.html
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.
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/professional-training/shared-decision/tool/resource-1.html
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) .
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urinary-catheter-maintenance.pptx
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
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/50-multimodal-analgesia-facilitator.docx
June 01, 2023 - Remember that each agent and technique have a unique benefit-to-risk profile, which should be tailored
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/cusp-icu-notes.docx
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.
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/professional-training/shared-decision/tools/index.html
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
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-212-table-4.pdf
May 24, 2016 - ICS therapy before discharge gives the
patient additional time to learn and
demonstrate appropriate technique
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/communication-slides.pptx
June 01, 2021 - concern for infection Collect Staff Safety Assessment from frontline providers
Introduce the DESC technique … Decision Making Form
Completion Guide for the Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Form
DESC Technique
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/microbiological-cultures.pdf
June 01, 2021 - bath
• In-and-out catheterization if unable to obtain midstream specimen
o This requires sterile technique
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpra3.html
April 01, 2018 - Another important example is surgical preparation and draping, a longstanding surgical technique. … After residency, surgeons may never again be critiqued on their technique in this area, and the orientation … Therefore, the intervention should include opportunities for staff technique to be observed, standards … incorporated into a bundle, and staff trained on the proper technique to ensure consistency across providers
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/51-regional-analgesia-arthroplasty.pptx
June 01, 2023 - techniques listed in the pathways
Not every institution will have the resources to allow every regional technique
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/educational-bundles/indwelling-urinary-catheteruse/catheter-insertion/licensed-staff/licensed-catheter.pptx
March 01, 2017 - different types of urinary catheters;
prepare for and insert an indwelling urinary catheter using aseptic technique … types of urinary catheters, how to prepare for inserting an indwelling urinary catheter and the proper technique … hospital with catheter
Catheter Insertion │ 5
Before we begin talking about proper insertion technique … Now that we’ve reviewed how to properly insert an indwelling urinary catheter, using aseptic technique
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-specialized-populations-icu-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Slide 12
CAUTI ICU Culture
CAUTI
Indications
Orders
HICPAC
Insertion and Maintenance
Technique … Education – Direct the Rider
HICPAC guidelines:
Appropriate
Inappropriate
Aseptic insertion technique … Maintenance technique:
Closed system
Skin care
Equipment usage:
Bladder scanner
Condom … Slide 46
CAUTI ICU Culture
CAUTI
Indications
Orders
HICPAC
Insertion and Maintenance
Technique … reinforce use of catheter alternatives such as the condom catheter:
Educate on proper application technique
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/compare/categorize.html
December 01, 2022 - your entities are very small compared to others, consider the use of a more sophisticated statistical technique … This judgment-based approach is built into the standard technique for categorizing performance on CAHPS
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/keydriver-sfcollaborative.pdf
January 24, 2018 - term control therapy
I – Encourage patients to bring medications to every visit and review device technique
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/clabsitools/clabsitoolsap5.doc
December 11, 2012 - Sterilize procedure site (chlorhexidine)
Allow site to dry
Use sterile technique
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/educational-bundles/indwelling-urinary-catheteruse/catheter-insertion/unlicensed-staff/unlicensed-catheter.pptx
March 01, 2017 - comfortable in a supine position and assist the nurse as needed
Catheter insertion is done as a sterile technique … includes
Performing hand hygiene and wearing personal protective equipment (PPE)
Adhering to aseptic technique … You give the daily care to residents with catheters and your proper technique in catheter maintenance
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/clabsineonatal.pdf
October 01, 2012 - using sterile technique and chlorhexidine
gluconate or povidone-iodine for skin
antisepsis
Tubing … Assemble and connect infusion tubing
using aseptic or sterile technique. … -Sterile technique ideally includes sterile
barrier for tubing assembly and wearing of
face mask, hat … , sterile gloves and two staff
members performing connection to central
catheter
-Aseptic technique … Staff empowered to stop non-emergent
procedure if sterile technique not followed
As with the
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/asc/resources/asc-resource_list.pdf
March 01, 2016 - SBAR Technique for Communication: A Situational Briefing Model
http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/Tools … (requires free account setup and login)
The SBAR (Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation) technique … Communication About Patient Information, #10 SBAR Technique for
Communication: A Situational Briefing … Communication About Patient Information, #10 SBAR Technique for
Communication: A Situational Briefing … Communication About Patient Information, #10 SBAR Technique for
Communication: A Situational Briefing
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/instructor/scenarios/operroom.pdf
March 19, 2014 - the resident how to perform a brachial arterial
catheterization using a single needle/wire/catheter technique … and then replacing with a longer
catheter via a modified Seldinger technique. … This technique allows the surgeon not to
have to reposition the suture before passing it around the … A new perioperative nurse,
Andrew, notices the break in sterile technique. He states, “Dr.