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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/prevention/im-injections.html
July 01, 2021 - tool provides best practices for administering intramuscular injections, including photos of proper technique
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-11/spotlight_case_the_risk_of_malpositioned.pdf
January 01, 2023 - • The surgeon placed the PEG tube in the ICU using the “pull technique”
(i.e., via the mouth) because … – Interventional radiologists use a “push technique” to position tubes percutaneously, using only … A “safe track” technique with endoscopic visualization of a fine 25-gauge “finder” needle
puncturing … Gastrostomy without laparotomy: a percutaneous endoscopic technique. … Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: indications, technique, complications and management.
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/idea
January 01, 2023 - Nominal Group Technique
Description
The nominal group technique (NGT) is a structured method
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/clabsi-tools/appendix-3.html
March 01, 2018 - Aseptic Technique: Goals
Slide 19. Aseptic Technique
Slide 20. … Arterial Lines: Aseptic Technique
Slide 35. Arterial Lines: Barriers
Slide 36. … Aseptic Technique: Goals
Remove transient organisms and soil from the skin. … Aseptic Technique
Prepare skin with antiseptic/detergent chlorhexidine 2 percent in 70 percent … Arterial Lines: Aseptic Technique
As with C-VADs, always:
Clean your hands with soap and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40206/psn-pdf
June 15, 2011 - frequency-pediatric-medication-administration-errors-and-contributing-factors
This study applied an organizational accident model and critical incident technique … frequency-pediatric-medication-administration-errors-and-contributing-factors
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/swiss-cheese-model
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/critical-incident-technique
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43960/psn-pdf
April 01, 2015 - understanding-causes-intravenous-medication-administration-errors-hospitals-
qualitative
The critical incident technique … understanding-causes-intravenous-medication-administration-errors-hospitals-qualitative
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/critical-incident-technique
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43188/psn-pdf
May 21, 2014 - This educational study found that anesthesiology residents were more likely to initiate an airway technique … for which they had received simulation training, even if another technique (for which they received
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-b.html
October 01, 2015 - Application
2.1 Indwelling, straight, and suprapubic urinary catheters should be inserted using aseptic technique … procedure while in the hospital.
2.4.1 Patients performing self-catheterization should utilize clean technique … maintained for indwelling and suprapubic catheter systems.
3.3 If there are breaks in aseptic technique … 7.1 Only persons (e.g., nursing staff, family members, or patients themselves) who know the correct technique
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/interventions/teachback.html
June 01, 2023 - Teach-Back: Intervention
Patient and Family Engagement in Primary Care
Teach-back is a technique … Teach-Back Method , Tool 5 of the AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit
Using the Teach-Back Technique
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/job-aid-meetings.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Manage participants who dominate discussions using the "reflect and redirect"
technique. … Use the "parking lot" technique to re-direct unproductive discussions. … Running a brainstorming session
Brainstorming is a technique that is used to help a group think creatively
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/healthcare-failure-mode-and-effect-analysis
May 24, 2017 - healthcare failure mode and effect analysis (HFMEA), the steps of the HFMEA process, and how to apply the technique … Patient Safety Innovations
Combined Proactive Risk Assessment (CPRA) – 4-Step Technique
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38436/psn-pdf
February 25, 2009 - of inking needle core prostate biopsies
for preventing patient specimen identification errors: a
technique … effectiveness of inking needle core prostate biopsies for preventing
patient specimen identification errors: a technique
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/training-induces-cognitive-bias-case-simulation-based-emergency-airway-curriculum
May 18, 2022 - This educational study found that anesthesiology residents were more likely to initiate an airway technique … for which they had received simulation training , even if another technique (for which they received
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45500/psn-pdf
September 28, 2016 - potentially
inappropriate prescribing in children (PIPc) in primary
care using a modified Delphi technique … of potentially inappropriate
prescribing in children (PIPc) in primary care using a modified Delphi technique
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-artery-stenting_research-protocol.pdf
August 19, 2011 - In response to a request to clarify the role of IVDx techniques in the choice of a specific PCI
technique … We do not plan to evaluate technical attributes of each
technique, since the focus of our review will … • Key Question 2: For patients undergoing PCI, what is the impact of using an IVDx
technique to guide … • Key Question 3: For patients having just undergone a PCI, what is the impact of using an
IVDx technique … For KQ 4, the comparator is a different IVDx technique from the index IVDx technique of
interest (head-to-head
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/tools/teachback.html
May 01, 2023 - This technique is also useful for interpreters, who can use the teach-back to correct any missed communication … The nurse shows the patient and family caregiver the process and technique for changing the dressing.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/breaking-down-barriers-transcript.html
December 01, 2017 - We also found some barriers to the aseptic insertion technique. … Just because you don't use that drape does not mean that aseptic technique was broken. … So our nurses aids, doing the insertion technique as well. … The ONC techs had less of a grasp of what aseptic technique was. … We wanted them to have feedback on the insertion technique and how they did.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/breaking-down-barriers-transcript.docx
May 12, 2015 - We also found some barriers to the aseptic insertion technique. … Just because you don't use that drape does not mean that aseptic technique was broken. … So our nurses aids, doing the insertion technique as well. … The ONC techs had less of a grasp of what aseptic technique was. … We wanted them to have feedback on the insertion technique and how they did.
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/matthews-judith-t
January 01, 2023 - Health Kiosk by Community-Residing Older Adults
Applying the behavior change technique … Applying the behavior change technique taxonomy to mobile health applications: a protocol.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/no-more-cauti-preventing-cauti.pptx
June 02, 2025 - together
Teamwork to facilitate placement
Empowered all staff to speak up when breach of sterile technique … Conclusion
A indwelling urinary catheter is not a life-saving procedure
Think, slow down, appropriate technique