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Requirements, Guidelines and Standards

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The 2011 CDC and HICPAC Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections: from Print to Practice
Updated CABSI Prevention Strategies: What's New in the 2011 INS "Infusion Nursing Standards of Practice?"

Mini-Webinars

Best Practices Tools:

Best Practices Assessment Tool
The Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals (SHEA)
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Central Line-Associated Bloodstream... Burton et al. JAMA.2009; 301: 727-736.
National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) Project
Vermont public reporting website
New York public reporting website
Essentials of Public Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infections
A Tool Kit Prepared by the Healthcare-Associated Infection Working Group of the Joint Public Policy Committee
CDC's Guidance on Public Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infections
Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)

Evidence-Based Practices

Webinars

Mini-Webinars

Best Practices Tools:

Show Me the Evidence - Should Blood Cultures Be Drawn Through an Intravascular Catheter - FAQ
Sharp Memorial Hospital SICU Infection Prevention bundle monitoring tool
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America: FAQ on Central Line Blood Stream Infections
Sutter VNA & Hospice Krames Patient Education: Patient FAQ on Central Line Infections
American Thoracic Society: Quick Link to Patient Education Materials
Note: once on the site, click on “Patients and Statements” at the top. That will take you to a Patient Information page. Click on Patient Information Series and then you can select Central Venous Catheter from the list.
Central Line Cart Care Team Checklist
IHI Getting Started Kit: Prevent Central Line Infections - includes example of a check list and a daily goals sheet

Technology Advancements

Webinars

Needleless Connectors: Sorting Out the Differences

Mini-Webinars

Looking to the Future: New Technologies in the Prevention of Biofilm Contamination in Vascular Access Devices

What's New

Best Practices Tool: FAQ What's New in the 2011 INS "Infusion Nursing Standards of Pracitice?

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Building an IV Cart for the Prevention of CABSIs

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