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Hemodialysis station routine disinfection observations – Audit tool
A tool for observing how a dialysis station is disinfected in the hemodialysis setting.
2 - Foundational
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Auditing / Observation / Monitoring / Assessment Tools
CDC
Checklist
Cleaning and Disinfection
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Data Analysis
Dialysis
Downloadable
English
Free
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Pediatric / NICU
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)
Print Resources
Quality Improvement
Standard Precautions
Legionella Environmental Assessment Form (LEAF)
A fillable form to help determine whether to conduct Legionella environmental sampling, and, if so, how to develop a sampling plan.
3 - Intermediate
Any Practice Setting
Auditing / Observation / Monitoring / Assessment Tools
CDC
Checklist
Cleaning and Disinfection
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Construction
Downloadable
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)
Print Resources
Quality Improvement
Respiratory Infections
Risk Assessment
Select pathogens of public health concern
Water Management
Infection Control Actions for Respiratory Viruses
An infographic that shows how respiratory viruses are transmitted, how masks and respirators reduce risk and how hand hygiene and disinfecting surfaces are other behaviors that reduce risk.
1 - Essentials
Any Practice Setting
CDC
Cleaning and Disinfection
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
COVID-19
Downloadable
Employee/Occupational Health
English
Free
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Influenza (Flu)
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Patients, Family, Visitors, Unpaid Caregivers
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)
Print Resources
Respiratory Infections
Standard Precautions
Transmission-Based Precautions
VDH Environmental Checklist
A checklist of environmental cleaning procedure
2 - Foundational
Any Practice Setting
Checklist
Cleaning and Disinfection
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)
Spreadsheet
Standard Precautions
VDH
VDH Environmental Checklist for Blood Spills
A checklist for expected cleaning tasks to be performed after a spill of blood or other potentially infectious bodily fluids.
2 - Foundational
Any Practice Setting
Bloodborne Pathogens
Checklist
Cleaning and Disinfection
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
English
Free
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Injection Safety
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)
Spreadsheet
Standard Precautions
VDH
Infection Prevention Quick Guide: Environment of Care
A 2-page checklist to guide the development of a plan for conducting environmental rounds at a scheduled frequency.
2 - Foundational
Any Practice Setting
Auditing / Observation / Monitoring / Assessment Tools
Checklist
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Injection Safety
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)
Quality Improvement
Risk Assessment
VDH
Environmental Rounds – What to Look For
A 21-minute video that describes what a team should look for while conducting environmental rounds in a healthcare facility.
3 - Intermediate
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Adult Day Care
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Ambulatory Surgery
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
Auditing / Observation / Monitoring / Assessment Tools
Behavioral Health Facilities
Cleaning and Disinfection
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Dialysis
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
English
Free
Hand Hygiene
Hospice and Palliative Care
Infection Preventionists
Injection Safety
Mobile Clinic
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Pediatric / NICU
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)
Quality Improvement
Risk Assessment
SPICE
Standard Precautions
Video
Environmental Rounds Worksheet For Infection Prevention
A 5-page checklist for teams that are conducting infection prevention environmental rounding.
3 - Intermediate
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Adult Day Care
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Ambulatory Surgery
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
Auditing / Observation / Monitoring / Assessment Tools
Behavioral Health Facilities
Checklist
Cleaning and Disinfection
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Dental
Department of Health
Dialysis
Downloadable
English
Free
High Level Disinfection
Hospice and Palliative Care
Infection Preventionists
Injection Safety
Mobile Clinic
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Pediatric / NICU
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)
Quality Improvement
Risk Assessment
SPICE
Standard Precautions
Sterile Processing
Sampling Procedure and Potential Sampling Sites
A protocol describing how a facility that is assessing Legionella risk should take standard biofilm swab, bulk water, and filter samples from commonly sampled sites.
3 - Intermediate
Any Practice Setting
Auditing / Observation / Monitoring / Assessment Tools
CDC
Downloadable
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Outbreak Investigation
Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)
Print Resources
Risk Assessment
Water Management
UTI Surveillance Implementation- Bite-Sized Learning
Video intended for infection preventionists in nursing facilities, describes the importance of urinary tract infection surveillance and explains the steps to implement UTI surveillance.
2 - Foundational
Alliant
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
Closed Captioning
Data Analysis
Downloadable
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Quality Improvement
Surveillance
Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) & Catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)
Video
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Last Updated: March 14, 2024