Reduce MDRO Transmission
This page serves as a central hub for the tools and resources for Enhanced Barrier Precautions and Multidrug-Resistant Organism Prevention in Long-Term Care, provided by the Toolkit for MDRO Prevention in Long-Term Care. These resources have been developed to equip and empower healthcare teams with the knowledge and tools necessary to learn about enhanced barrier precautions (EBPs).
Presentation: Enhanced Barrier Precautions and Multidrug-Resistant Organism Prevention in Long-Term Care
After reviewing the content of this presentation, viewers will be able to—
- Differentiate between colonization and infection.
- Understand EBPs.
- Describe the reasons precautions are important for the prevention of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) transmission.
Enhanced Barrier Precautions and Multidrug-Resistant Organism Prevention in Long-Term Care – Slides (PowerPoint, 38.3 MB)
Enhanced Barrier Precautions and Multidrug-Resistant Organism Prevention in Long-Term Care – Facilitator Guide (Word, 3.8 MB)
Teachable Moments and Supporting Materials for Enhanced Barrier Precautions and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms Prevention in Long-Term Care
Access the links below for Teachable Moments and supporting materials related to EBPs and multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) prevention in long-term care.
Teachable Moments:
Implementing Enhanced Barrier Precautions (Word, 608 KB)
Provides educational material for the implementation of EBPs.
The Case of Insufficient PPE (PDF, 604 KB)
Provides a case study involving EBPs and personal protective equipment.
The Case of EBP and the Laundry Bag (PDF, 10.4 MB)
Provides a case study involving situations where PPE is required for EBPs.
The Triangle of Transmission: Residents as Reservoirs for MDROs (Word, 682 KB)
Provides information about residents who are infected or colonized with MDROs.
The Triangle of Transmission: Norovirus (Word, 3.8 MB)
Use this tool to teach staff about norovirus, a commonly transmitted pathogen in nursing homes.
Clinical Criteria and Surveillance Definitions of Infections in Nursing Home Residents (Word, 640 KB)
Use this document to review the differences between clinical criteria used to care for patients and surveillance definitions used to track healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) over time.
Comparing Clinical Criteria and Surveillance Definitions of Urinary Tract Infections in Nursing Homes (Word, 652 KB)
Use this document to review the differences between clinical criteria used to care for patients and surveillance definitions used to track HAIs over time as they apply to UTIs and CAUTIs.
Supporting Materials:
Enhanced Barrier Precautions Tracker Tool (Word, 391 KB)
Provides a tracker tool for monitoring and tracking EBP use in facilities.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Multidrug- Resistant Organisms (MDROs) Are a Threat to Our Residents (PDF, 786 KB)
Provides the steps of EBPs and the high-contact care activities where EBPs should be utilized to prevent the spread of infection.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Enhanced Barrier Precautions, How We Keep Our Residents Safe (PDF, 760 KB)
Provides information about EBPs and how this practice keeps residents safe.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Enhanced Barrier Precautions Pocket Guide (PDF, 424 KB)
Provides a pocket guide for the use of EBPs and key steps.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Enhanced Barrier Precautions Sign (PDF, 880 KB)
Provides an EBPs sign to display in a facility.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Implementation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Use in Nursing Homes to Prevent Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs)
Provides information on how to implement personal protective equipment (PPE) use in nursing home facilities to prevent the spread of MDROs.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Keeping Residents Safe—Use of Enhanced Barrier Precautions Letter (PDF, 125 KB)
Provides a letter to distribute to friends and family of residents in nursing homes, explaining why and how EBPs help keep residents safe.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Inter-facility Infection Control Transfer Form (PDF, 232 KB)
This example of an Inter-facility Infection Control patient transfer form can provide guidance for fostering communication during inter-facility patient transfers of care.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) Tool for General Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Across Settings (PDF, 97 KB)
This comprehensive tool is intended to help assess IPC practices in acute care, long-term care, and outpatient settings.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Project Firstline Training and Education Project
Firstline is CDC’s National Training Collaborative for Healthcare Infection Control. Access training materials, education, graphics, and guidelines.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Implementation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Use in Nursing Homes to Prevent Spread of Multidrug-resistant Organisms (MDROs)
Provides information on how to implement PPE use in nursing home facilities to prevent the spread of MDROs.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training
Provides nursing home-specific infection preventionist training.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Infection Prevention and Long-Term Care Facility Residents
Provides resources to keep long-term care residents and loved ones safe.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) Tool for General Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Across Settings
Provides a tool to monitor the assessment and response of infection prevention and control.
