- Toolkit for Improving Skin Care and Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO) Prevention in Long-Term Care Settings
- Clinical topics in the toolkit center around four key strategies to protect skin and prevent infection: (1) Keep skin clean and safe; (2) Reduce MDRO transmission; (3) Use antibiotics wisely; and (4) Clean high-touch surfaces.
- The toolkit also includes “teachable moments.” These documents use real-world healthcare scenarios to reinforce concepts related to skin care and infection prevention.
Setting of Care: Behavioral Health Facilities
CMS: Proposed Rules for Prospective Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs (4/30/2025)
Environmental Rounds – What to Look For
This is 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
This is a 5 page checklist that is intended for teams that are conducting infection prevention environmental rounding. It is designed for rounding in a hospital, but as a WORD-based document, can be adapted for other healthcare settings.
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
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) (part of SHEA Prevention CHKC)
This is a module that is part of the SHEA Prevention CHKC Course (Course in Healthcare Associated Knowledge and Control). It focuses on best practices for preventing CAUTIs. It provides the learner with the tools and information to recognize appropriate indications for indwelling urinary catheters, to describe proper care of catheters, and to prioritize indwelling urinary catheters.
Foundational
ABIM-MOC
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Adult Day Care
Antimicrobial & Diagnostic Stewardship
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
Behavioral Health Facilities
CEU
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
CME
English
Hand Hygiene
Home Health
Hospice and Palliative Care
Infection Preventionists
Interactive
Laboratory Collection and Interpretation
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Paid
Patient and Family Engagement
SHEA
Slideshow
Urinary Catheter
Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) & Catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)
Video
Managing Patient Safety, One Injection at a Time
This 1:26 minute video explains the risks associated with unsafe injection practices with a focus on the responsibilities of outpatient setting leaders. It reinforces the need for assuring training and resources for personnel to reduce the risk of injection-related infections.
Foundational
Adult Day Care
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Ambulatory Surgery
Behavioral Health Facilities
Bloodborne Pathogens
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Closed Captioning
Dental
Dialysis
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Injection Safety
Mobile Clinic
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Regulatory Compliance
Standard Precautions
Video
Antimicrobial Stewardship Module (part of SHEA Prevention CHKC)
This is a module that is part of the SHEA Prevention CHKC Course (Course in Healthcare Associated Knowledge and Control). It focuses on the importance of antibiotic stewardship programs in acute care hospitals and promotes engagement from frontline personnel. It provides the learner with the tools and information to optimize the use of antibiotic and infectious diagnostic testing and reviews potential unintended consequences of antibiotic use and inappropriate infectious diagnostic testing and the role of antibiotic stewardship programs.
Intermediate
ABIM-MOC
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Adult Day Care
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Antimicrobial & Diagnostic Stewardship
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
Behavioral Health Facilities
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
CME
CNE
Dialysis
Downloadable
English
Infection Preventionists
Laboratory Collection and Interpretation
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Paid
Pediatric / NICU
Quality Improvement
Respiratory Infections
SHEA
Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) & Catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)
Video
Candida Auris and You – The essential information for people living with Candida auris
This is a tri-fold brochure for people living with C. auris. It addresses what it is, how it is spread, why it is important. It provides information about living at home with C. auris and how to interact in a healthcare setting. It has links to the CDC and the Virginia Department of Health, along with a link to help Virginia residents identify their local health department.
1 – Essentials
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)
Behavioral Health Facilities
Department of Health
Downloadable
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
English
Free
Fungal Infections
Hand Hygiene
Home Health
Hospice and Palliative Care
Infection Preventionists
Mobile Clinic
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Patient and Family Engagement
Patients, Family, Visitors, Unpaid Caregivers
Pediatric / NICU
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Print Resources
Select pathogens of public health concern
VDH
Virginia
Candida auris Essentials
This is a poster explaining Candida auris to patients/residents. It details what C. auris is; why it is a special concern; how it spreads; how it is prevented and who is most at risk.
Essentials
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)
Behavioral Health Facilities
Department of Health
Downloadable
English
Free
Graphics
Hand Hygiene
Home Health
Hospice and Palliative Care
Infection Preventionists
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Patient and Family Engagement
Patients, Family, Visitors, Unpaid Caregivers
Pediatric / NICU
Print Resources
Select pathogens of public health concern
Standard Precautions
VDH
Perineal Care for Incontinent Residents
This is a template policy that a facility can edit and add facility logo, facility name and policy number. It details the procedure for providing perineal care for incontinent residents.
Virginia Department of Health
IPC Foundational Level
English
Downloadable
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Infection Preventionist
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
Adult Day Care
Behavioral Health Facilities
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Home Health
Hospice & Palliative Care
Acute Care Rehabilitation Hospital or Long-term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Acute Care Hospital
Pediatric/NICU
Standard Precautions