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Strategies to Prevent Hospital Acquired Infections

A Compedium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals

A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals

Primum Non Nocere

Improving Patient Safety Through Infection Control

Strategies to Prevent C. diff.

Strategies to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections

Strategies to Prevent Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections

Strategies to Prevent Transmission of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Strategies to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Clinical / Critical Lines
CLBSI: IHI Materials

Central Line Dressing Change Flyer

Vascular Access Device Care Grid

Central Line Procedural Checklist
Healdsburg District Hospital

Clinical Line Infection Article
By Chris Abe, Jeanne Zack, Stephen R. Lewis, Tim Vanderveen

Policy Procedure Manual
St. Helena Hospital

Critical Care

Adult Critical Care Admission Orders Form
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Adult Critical Care Inter-Unit Transfer Orders Form
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Hand Hygiene

10 Tips for Preventing the Spread of Infection APIC

Hand Hygiene for Consumers by APIC

Patient and Family Education: Contact Precautions

Handoff Communication

SBAR Notepad
St. Mary Medical Center

RN to Ancillary Department Patient Transport
St. Mary Medical Center

Ticket to Ride
St. Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center

SBAR Ticket to Ride
St. Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center

CBE Transport
St. Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center

Handoff Communication Tool - SBAR
St. Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center

Hand-Off Communication Guidelines
St. Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center

RN to MD SBAR Instruction Guideliness March 2007
St. John Muir Medical Center

RN to MD SBAR March 2007 (BLACK & WHITE)
St. John Muir Medical Center

Daily Goals and Handoff Report SBAR Version Critical Care 9/2006

Daily Goals and Handoff Report SBAR Version Labor and Delivery 3/2006

Daily Goals and Handoff Report SBAR Version RN to Physician 3/2006

Medication Safety

Provider Drug Safety Information
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Health Services Advisory Group

LA County DHS BBW Best Practices-2009

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)

Infection Control Epidemiology

Surveillance Prevention and Control of Infection (Algorithm Tracer-Flow Chart)

Active Surveillance for Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms
Saint Louis Regional Hospital

Surveillance Prevention and Control of Infection Flow Chart
Pacific Hospital of Long Beach

MDRO Policy
Pacific Hospital of Long Beach

National Patient Safety Goals

NPSG Self Assessment Tool RN 5-08

NSPG Self Assessment Tool NA 5-08

NPSG Tracer Audit Tool.Rev 2-08

Pressure Ulcers

Pressure Ulcers
Yuma Regional Center, Yuma, Arizona

Braden Scale
Yuma Regional Center, Yuma, Arizona

Daily Skin Care Flow Sheet 1
Yuma Regional Center, Yuma, Arizona

Daily Skin Care Flow Sheet 2
Yuma Regional Center, Yuma, Arizona

Photo Assessment
Yuma Regional Center, Yuma, Arizona

SP-Pressure Ulcers Handout
Yuma Regional Center, Yuma, Arizona

Eng-Pressure Ulcers Handout
Yuma Regional Center, Yuma, Arizona

Decision Tree For Heel Pressure Relief
Developed by Christine Baker

Sepsis

Serving Sepsis 2008

JAMA- Steroids Sepsis

Steroids Sepsis

Pocket Guide 2008

Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Orders
Baptist

Sepsis Protocol Orders
JFK Memorial Hospital

Sepsis Standard of Care Policy
JFK Memorial Hospital

Stop Sepsis Bundle - 24 hour goals
JFK Memorial Hospital

Stop Sepsis Bundle - 6 hour goals
JFK Memorial Hospital

Blood Culture and Initial Management Orders for Suspected Sepsis Syndrome
County of Los Angeles, Department of Health Services

Sepsis Order Form A
County of Los Angeles, Department of Health Services

Sepsis Order Form B
County of Los Angeles, Department of Health Services

Sepsis Order Form C
County of Los Angeles, Department of Health Services

Surgical Care Improvement Project

CATS Decrease Surgical Site Infections
Health Services Advisory Group

Patient Safety Quality Measure for the SCIP
Health Services Advisory Group

SCIP Documentation Infection April 2009
Durham Regional Hospital SCIP Project Team

SCIP Preop form
White Memorial Medical Center

Pre-Surgery Instructions Brochure
Pacific Hospital of Long Beach

Guidelines for Prophylactic Antibiotics in Adult Patients

Presentation: Operational Approaches to Improve Clinical SCIP Measure Results
Catherine Carson, Hospital Assc. of SoCal

Venterator-Associated Pneumonia
VAP: IHI Materials

Oral Care
Pacific Hospital Long Beach

Vent Care
Pacific Hospital Long Beach

AACN Procedure Manual
American Association of Critical Care Nurses

Epidemiology and Outcomes of Health-care-Associated Pneumonia
American College of CHEST Physicians

Colonization of Yankauer suction catheters with pathogenic organisms
Brown, Melissa and Willms, David

Frequency of Oral Care and Positioning of Patients in Critical Care: A Replications Study
Hanneman, Sandra and Michael, Gary

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