Resource Format: Poster

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

Be Aware – Don’t Share Insulin Pens Poster

This is a poster emphasizing the need to use insulin pens for only one person – never sharing with others.

Essentials
Any Practice Setting
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
English
Free
Graphics
Injection Safety
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Patient and Family Engagement
Patients, Family, Visitors, Unpaid Caregivers
Poster
Print Resources
Standard Precautions

Single Use and Multi-use Vial Safety

This is a 6 page infographic with a each page presenting a different focus – a comparison of the labeling and make-up of single and multi-dose vials; safety steps to reduce risk; responsibilities of the provider, the manager, and the patient. It can be used as a lesson-plan, as separate handouts or posters, or as a teaching tool.

2 – Foundational
Any Practice Setting
Bloodborne Pathogens
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
English
Free
Graphics
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Injection Safety
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Print Resources
Standard Precautions

Injection Safety – Dangerous Misperceptions

This is a 1-page poster with myths and facts related to injection safety.

Foundational
Any Practice Setting
Bloodborne Pathogens
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
English
Free
Graphics
Infection Preventionists
Injection Safety
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Poster
Print Resources
Standard Precautions

The Impact of Unsafe Medical Injections in the US

This is a one-page poster/graphic describes the magnitude of the problem of unsafe medical injections and reviews guidance on how to prevent contamination and injection-related infections.

Foundational
Any Practice Setting
Bloodborne Pathogens
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
English
Free
Graphics
Infection Preventionists
Injection Safety
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Poster
Print Resources
Standard Precautions

Injection Safety Standards for Pain Clinics

This is a one-page poster/graphic that is focused on prevention of injection-related infections in a pain clinic or other outpatient setting where pain control medications are administered through injection.

Foundational
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Bloodborne Pathogens
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
English
Free
Graphics
Hospice and Palliative Care
Infection Preventionists
Injection Safety
Mobile Clinic
Poster
Print Resources

Injection Safety Reminders for Oncology Clinics

This is a one-page poster/graphic that is focused on prevention of injection-related infections in an oncology clinic.

Foundational
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Bloodborne Pathogens
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
English
Free
Graphics
Infection Preventionists
Injection Safety
Poster
Print Resources
Standard Precautions

Germs Live on the Skin

This is a single-paged visual aid to reinforce how skin is always colonized with microorganisms and some may be multidrug resistant; and how healthcare workers can reduce the risk of transmission from skin microorganisms by hand hygiene, standard precautions, care with dressings care with vascular devices.

Essentials
Any Practice Setting
CDC
Cleaning and Disinfection
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
English
Free
Graphics
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Patients, Family, Visitors, Unpaid Caregivers
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Poster
Print Resources
Standard Precautions
Wound Care

Germs Can Live in Blood

This is a single-paged visual aid to reinforce using appropriate precautions when handling blood and how to avoid needlestick or other exposure to blood. It provides a reminder about bloodborne viral and bacterial pathogens, and provides a reminder about injection safety, care with cleaning, and care with laundry.

Foundational
Any Practice Setting
Bloodborne Pathogens
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
English
Free
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Injection Safety
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Patients, Family, Visitors, Unpaid Caregivers
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Poster
Print Resources
Standard Precautions