Supporting Materials
Supporting materials are built on concepts from the webinars included in the AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Improving Skincare and MDRO Prevention in Long-Term Care. The supporting materials on this page also include links to external sites with previously developed content that also support the topics covered in this toolkit.
Below are the supporting materials of this toolkit that are included in the Reduce MDRO Transmission key strategy.
Reduce MDRO Transmission
This section provides the supporting materials related to the Reduce MDRO Transmission key strategy of this toolkit.
Enhanced Barrier Precautions Tracker Tool (Word, 391 KB)
Provides a tracker tool for monitoring and tracking enhanced barrier precaution 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 enhanced barrier precautions (EBPs) and the high-contact care situations 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 the use of EBPs 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 EBP sign to display in the facility.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Implementation of Personal Protective Equipment Use in Nursing Homes to Prevent Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
Provides information on how to implement personal protective equipment use in nursing home facilities to prevent the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO).
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.
Hand Hygiene Observational Tool (Word, 481 KB)
Provides a tool to monitor and observe hand hygiene.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – Hand Hygiene Observational Audits Data Tracking Tool and User Guide
Provides an auditing tool for observing hand hygiene to improve infection prevention.
World Health Organization – How To Handrub?
Provides a poster for how to properly use alcohol-based hand rub.
World Health Organization – How To Handwash?
Provides a poster for how to properly use soap and water to handwash.
World Health Organization – Improving Hand Hygiene Through a Multimodal Strategy, one pager
Provides a one-page document on improving hand hygiene through a multimodal strategy.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Observation of Hand Hygiene Provision of Supplies
Offers a tool for observing hand hygiene supplies in a healthcare facility.
World Health Organization – Your 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene (PDF, 398 KB)
Provides a poster of the World Health Organization 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Clean Hands Count Materials
Provides posters, infographics, and brochures related to hand hygiene promotion.
World Health Organization World Hand Hygiene Day
Provides World Hand Hygiene Day materials and information
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention C diff. Educational Resources
Provides a webpage with C. diff-related educational materials.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wash Your Hands Poster
Provides a reminder poster for washing hands.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Appendix 6: Central Line Maintenance Audit Form
Use these tools to help implement evidence-based practices and eliminate central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI).
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) Targeted Assessment for Prevention (TAP) Facility Assessment Tool (PDF, 555 KB)
Provides an assessment of awareness and perceptions of policies and practices around CLABSI prevention.
Johns Hopkins HEIC STOP CLABSI! Tip—Scrub the Hub video
Provides a video for how to scrub the hub.
LTC Urinary Catheter Maintenance Audit Tool (Word, 386 KB)
Provides a form to help identify opportunities for improvement in the care of urinary catheters.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Appendix G. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion Checklist
Provides an indwelling urinary catheter insertion checklist.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Appendix H. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Maintenance Checklist
Provides an indwelling urinary catheter maintenance checklist.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Guide to Implementing A Program to Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care
Provides a guide for implementing a program related to reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in long-term care.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide
Provides an implementation guide for reducing CAUTI.
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.
