Prevent and Manage Infections Safely: C. difficile Probing Questions
This handout provides probing questions to aid in safely preventing and managing C. difficile infections.
View ResourceNursing Home Training Sessions
This is an introduction to a set of training sessions aimed to provide NH leaders with training materials that can be used to enhance understanding of important concepts and practices that promote stewardship and C. difficile prevention, and provide information, tools, and resources to take action...
View ResourceWhen Should I Use An Antibiotic? (Patient Waiting Room)
This HSAG-created resource video aims to help increase the knowledge and awareness of appropriate antibiotic use with patients. The goal is to educate patients on the difference between viral and bacterial infections and when antibiotics are appropriate for treatment.
View ResourceWhen Should I Use An Antibiotic? (Patient Waiting Room-Casual)
This HSAG-created resource video aims to help increase the knowledge and awareness of appropriate antibiotic use with patients. The goal is to educate patients on the difference between viral and bacterial infections and when antibiotics are appropriate for treatment.
View ResourcePreventing Clostridium difficile Infections
This HSAG-created resource video explains how through a strange twist of fate Allison Main became infected with C. difficile. Her story, and the advice of several medical experts will help you to understand and hopefully prevent what can be a deadly illness.
View ResourceHand Hygiene, Glove Use, and Preventing Transmission of C. difficile
This is a link to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website where they offer two education courses for healthcare providers on hand hygiene.
View ResourceToolkit: Reduce CAUTI and Other HAIs
This is an Agency for Healthcare and Research (AHRQ) Toolkit To Reduce CAUTI and other Healthcare AssociatedInfections (HAIs) in Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities and can be used to help LTCs reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) and improve practices to prevent HAIs.
View ResourceSteps to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections Infographic
This infographic outlines the five steps to prevent healthcare-associated infections in nursing homes from the National Nursing Home Quality Care Collaborative (NNHQCC) Change Package.
View ResourceMDS Coding Guidelines for Urinary Tract Infections
This handout provides Minimum Data Set (MDS) coding guidelines for urinary tract infections (UTIs).
View Resource2017 CDI Clinical Practice Guidelines
2017 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) of the 2010 clinical practice guideline on Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in adults.
View ResourceClostridium difficile Infection Tracer and Assessment Tool
This CDI tracer worksheet helps you/your facility identify CDI risk factors and areas of improvement.
View ResourceHand Hygiene Performance Improvement Tool
This excel workbook is intended to be used to track and trend hand hygiene compliance scores over time and target areas for improvement.
View ResourceHand Hygiene Performance Improvement Tool Instructions
This handout provides instructions on how to use the Hand Hygiene Performance Improvement Tool to track and trend hand hygiene compliance scores over time and target areas for improvement.
View ResourceInfection Preventionist Recorded Webinar Series
This six-part webinar series on infection prevention for long-term care is present by Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network. Each webinar in the series is about thirty minutes in length.
View ResourceInfection Preventionist Recorded Webinar Series PowerPoint Handouts
This is the PowerPoint presentation handouts that go with the six-part webinar series on infection prevention for long-term care presented by Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network.
View ResourceHave You Met the CDC Core Elements of AS?
This handout provides tips on how to determine if your facility has met the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship.
View ResourceSepsis Tip Sheet
This tip sheet provides information on common infection sites of sepsis, how to get ahead of sepsis, signs and symptoms of sepsis, and more.
View ResourceInfection Preventionist Training
This is a webpage that provides no-cost infection prevention and control (IPC) training for individuals responsible for IPC programs in nursing homes so they can effectively implement their programs and ensure adherence to recommended practices by front-line staff members.
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