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Infection Prevention

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Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI)

Target

Assess 

Contact your Quality Advisor for these tools:

  • CAUTI Tracer Tool 

Prevent

Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI)

Target

Assess

Contact your Quality Advisor for these tools:

  • CLABSI Tracer Tool 

Prevent

Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI)

Target

Assess

Prevent

Sepsis Tools

Sepsis Roadmap to Success for Critical Access Hospitals

 

Sepsis Roadmap to Success for Acute Care Hospitals

Surgical Site Infection (SSI)

Resources

Ventilator-Associated Event (VAE)

Resources

VAE Observation Tool (Downloadable Excel)

 

Multi-Drug Resistant Organism (MDRO) and Antibiotic Stewardship

Resources

General Infection Prevention Resources

Resources for Patients

Clean Hands Pledge (English) HSAG patient poster for hand hygiene.

Clean Hands Pledge (Spanish) HSAG patient poster for hand hygiene.

Resources for Hospitals

Hand Hygiene Process Observation Tool (PDF) downloadable form.

Infection Preventionist Orientation Checklist (fillable PDF) downloadable form.

Project Firstline, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. this suite of educational materials and resources can help frontline workers understand and apply infection control actions.

National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)

Resources