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	Rinse-Free Bathing Patients' Bath Basins as Potential Sources of Infection: A Multicenter Sampling Study Johnson D, Lineweaver L, Maze L AJCC, Vol 18 No 1, Jan 2009 View abstract View full text Download article (.pdf) Skin Check^™ Program Reduces Pressure Ulcers by 67%! Effective Utilization of Nurse Assistants for Skin Inspection and Rapid Response Resulting in Improved Staff Communication and Patient Outcomes* Bayerl K, Boushley G, Bellin Hospital, Green Bay, Wisconsin Poster presented at the 18th Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care, sponsored by The Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the British Medical Journal Publications Group, Orlando, FL, Dec 2006. Address a Joint Commission 2007 National Patient Safety Goal with Skin Check. Goal 2: Improve The Effectiveness of Communication Among Caregivers. 2C "Measure, assess and, if appropriate, take action to improve the timeliness of reporting, and the timeliness of receipt by the responsible licensed caregiver, of critical test results and values." 2E "Implement a standardized approach to 'hand off' communications, including an opportunity to ask and respond to questions." Customizable Protocols Reducing Threats to Skin Integrity Home Page Get all of the Clinical Support, Implementation Tools, Education Tools, etc.

	Incontinence Skin Care Consistency is the Key to Treating Severe Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis (IAD) Sluser S Capital Health's Best Practice Conference Wound Care: Champions for Change: October 6-8, 2008 Download poster (.pdf) It's Easy: Preventing Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis and Early Stage Pressure Injury* Wolfman A Capital Health's Best Practice Conference Wound Care: Champions for Change: October 6-8, 2008 Download poster (.pdf*) Preventing Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis (IAD) Home Page Get all of the Clinical Support, Implementation Tools, Education Tools, etc. Customizable Protocols Performance Improvement Plan

	Oral Hygiene Interventional Patient Hygiene: Proactive (Hygiene) Strategies to Improve Patients' Outcomes Vollman K, Garcia R, Miller L AACN News, August 2005 Download study (.pdf) The Effect of a Comprehensive Oral Care Protocol on Patients at Risk for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia* Schleder B Journal of Advocate Health care, Spring/Summer 2002 Download study(.pdf) Download poster (.pdf) Prevention of Hospital-Associated Pneumonia Using a Comprehensive Oral Hygiene Protocol Jean Orr C, Mitchell, M. Poster presented at 2008 APIC Annual Conference: June 15-19, 2008 Download poster (.pdf) Download handout (.pdf) Reducing VAP/HAP Risk Factors Home Page Get all of the Clinical Support, Implementation Tools, Education Tools, etc. Customizable Protocols Protocol Utilization Tool Cost Justification Tool

	Preoperative Care A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) View Journal Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices AORN's classic resource for perioperative practice - Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices, 2008 Edition - brings together all of the Association's official positions and recommendations in one unique volume from professional practice standards to laser safety, from competency statements to aseptic technique, from clinical pathways to patient safety. View AORN journal Preoperative Skin Preparation Protocol Results in Reduced SSI Rates Henry Rhee, MD, Chair Infection Control Committee and Bonnie Harris, CIC, Infection Control Practitioner Presented at Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), Orlando, FL, December 2007 Download poster (.pdf) Presurgical Skin Preparation with a Novel 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Cloth Leads to Decrease in Surgical Site Infection Rates in Orthopedic Surgical Patients* Eiselt D Poster presented at Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) June 2007. Download poster (.pdf*) Reducing Surgical Complications Home Page Get all of the Clinical Support, Implementation Tools, Education Tools, etc. Cost Justification Tool

	Heel Protection New Customizable Heel Ulcer Prevention Protocol Use as is or modify to fit your needs. Written by Joyce Black, PhD, RN, Associate Professor University of Nebraska College of Nursing. A successful Heel Ulcer Prevention Program Resulting in 95% Reduction of Heel Ulcer Incidence Burda, V Symposium on Advanced Wound Care, San Diego, CA, April 2008 Download case study (.pdf) Strategies to Prevent Heel Pressure Ulcers and Plantar Flexion Contracture in The Ventilated Patient* Meyers T, et al. 3rd Congress of the World Union of Wound Healing Societies, June 2008, Toronto, Canada Download case study (.pdf) Intervention with a New Heel Protection Device and Silver Alginate Dressing to Prevent Amputation of the Leg Due to Stage IV Ulcer of The Heel and Malleolus* Garrett D Salem Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Joliet, IL Download case study (.pdf*) Downloadable Training Posters Heel Ulcer Prevention Clinical Education Home Page Get all of the Clinical Support, Implementation Tools, Education Tools, etc.

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