Infection Prevention & Control Topic: Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP)

Infection Prevention Quick Guide: Wound Care

The Infection Prevention Quick Guide for Wound Care was created by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). It is a checklist that contains essential information for IPC practices associated with providing wound care in a healthcare facility.

IPC Foundation Level

English

Print Resources

Checklist

Clinical/Direct Healthcare Personnel

Infection Preventionist

All Settings

Cleaning & Disinfection

Enhanced Barrier Precautions

Hand Hygiene

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)

Standard Precautions

Transmission-Based Precautions

Wound Care

Fungal Infections

Multidrug Resistant Organisms (MDRO)

Group A Strep

Infection Prevention Quick Guide: Safe Transport and Admissions/Readmissions

The Infection Prevention Quick Guide for Safe Transporting and Admissions/Readmissions is a checklist created by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). It contains essential information and questions to ask associated with infection prevention and control when transporting a patient to or from a facility or admission/readmission to a healthcare facility.

IPC Foundation Level

English

Print Resources

Checklist

Nonclinical/Indirect Healthcare Personnel

Clinical/Direct Healthcare Personnel

Infection Preventionist

EMS

All Settings

Cleaning & Disinfection

Enhanced Barrier Precautions

Hand Hygiene

Inter-/Intra-Facility Patient Transfer

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Standard Precautions

Transmission-Based Precautions

Multidrug Resistant Organisms (MDRO)

Select Pathogens of Public Health Concern

Influenza

COVID-19

Fungal Infections

Gastrointestinal Infections

Parasites

Respiratory Infections

Infection Prevention Quick Guide-Enhanced Barrier Precautions

The Infection Prevention Quick Guide for Enhanced Barrier Precautions is a checklist developed by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). It is a step-by-step review of infection prevention and control activities regarding the use of Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes.

IPC Foundation Level

English

Print Resources

Checklist

QR Codes

Clinical/Direct Healthcare Personnel

Infection Preventionist

Nursing Home/Skilled Nursing Facility

Cleaning & Disinfection

Enhanced Barrier Precautions

Hand Hygiene

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Standard Precautions

Wound Care

Multidrug Resistant Organisms (MDRO)

C. auris Fact Sheet

This Candida auris (C. auris) resource was created by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). This tool has baseline information about C. auris along with tools, action steps and relevant resources to mitigate the transmission of this pathogen in healthcare settings.

IPC Intermediate Level

English

Print Resources

Checklist

Downloadable

Clinical/Direct Healthcare Personnel

Infection Preventionist

All Settings

Cleaning & Disinfection

Enhanced Barrier Precautions

Hand Hygiene

Outbreak Investigation

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Standard Precautions

Transmission-Based Precautions

MDRO

Fungal Infections

Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) – Pocket Guide

This guide can be printed and folded (per directions) to form a small pocket-sized guide to explain how and when to use enhanced barrier precautions.

Foundational
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
English
Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP)
Free
Graphics
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Patient and Family Engagement
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Print Resources
Standard Precautions

Multi-drug Resistant Organisms (MDROs) are a Threat to Our Residents

This is a poster that can be used in long term care facilities to explain the reasons for and elements of using enhanced barrier precautions in a facility.

Foundational
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
English
Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP)
Free
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Poster
Print Resources
Standard Precautions

Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP), How We Keep Our Residents Safe – Poster

This is a poster that can be used in long term care facilities to explain the reasons for and elements of using enhanced barrier precautions in a facility.

Essentials
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
English
Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP)
Free
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Patient and Family Engagement
Patients, Family, Visitors, Unpaid Caregivers
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Poster
Print Resources
Spanish
Standard Precautions

Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes (Video)

This is a 3:35 minute video explaining why enhanced barrier precautions in nursing homes can reduce colonization and infection with MDRO and still allow residents more access to programs and opportunities at the facility It also contrasts enhanced barrier precautions with contact precautions.

Intermediate
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
CDC
Central Line
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Closed Captioning
English
Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP)
Free
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Spanish
Standard Precautions
Urinary Catheter
Ventilator
Video
Wound Care

Enhanced Barrier Precautions – A Letter to Nursing Home Leadership

This is a one-page template of a letter that may be edited to explain enhanced barrier precautions to nursing home leadership.

Intermediate
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
CDC
Central Line
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
English
Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP)
Free
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Print Resources
Standard Precautions
Template
Urinary Catheter
Ventilator
Wound Care