- This implementation guide provides information and tools to reduce the risk of infection due to catheter-associated bloodstream infections in various practice settings for adults.
Setting of Care: Dialysis
My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene; Setting Specific Posters
Sterile Surgical Instrument Peel Packs: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly with Amy Britton (video)
This short (2.43 minute) video provides a thorough and engaging explanation about how a worker can validate that a peel pack that has been sterilized may continue to be considered sterile, or how it should be rejected, and not used.
3 – Intermediate
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Ambulatory Surgery
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Dental
Dialysis
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
English
Free
Hospice and Palliative Care
Infection Preventionists
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Pediatric / NICU
Sterile Processing
VDH
Video
VDH Resource Guide for Developing a Respiratory Program
A how to guide and checklist for developing a Respiratory Protection Plan
3 – Intermediate
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Ambulatory Surgery
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Dental
Dialysis
Downloadable
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
English
Free
Home Health
Hospice and Palliative Care
Infection Preventionists
Mobile Clinic
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Pediatric / NICU
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Print Resources
Regulatory Compliance
Standard Precautions
Transmission-Based Precautions
VDH
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
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
Engaging Patients in the Infection Prevention Conversation – Tips for Staff
This is a single-paged handout, formatted like a comic strip. It is a visual reminder for staff about the importance of encouraging patients and caregivers to ask questions and speak up if they have concerns about their dialysis treatment.
It can be used along with the following video, during staff trainings and include it in staff education about patient and caregiver engagement.
https://youtu.be/at0JOnmLlGU
Foundational
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Dialysis
Downloadable
English
Free
Graphics
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Patient and Family Engagement
Print Resources
Standard Precautions
Speak Up: Making Dialysis Safer for Patients
This 5:25 minute video highlights ways dialysis staff can create an environment where patients feel safe speaking up. It follows the journey of two patients on dialysis who feel empowered to speak up and share concerns about their treatment in order to prevent infections. Dialysis clinics are encouraged to show the video during dialysis treatments, play it in waiting rooms, and post links within patient and staff educational materials.
Essentials
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Closed Captioning
Dialysis
English
Free
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Injection Safety
Patient and Family Engagement
Patients, Family, Visitors, Unpaid Caregivers
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)
Standard Precautions
Video
Wound Care
Hemodialysis Injectable Medication Preparation – Checklist
This checklist is intended to promote CDC-recommended preparation of hemodialysis medications. It can be used by individuals or facility leaders.
A copy with a placeholder to add an organization logo is available at: https://www.cdc.gov/dialysis/pdfs/collaborative/add-your-organizations-logo—hemodialysis-injection-safety—medication-preparation-checklist.pdf
Intermediate
Activity Included
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Auditing / Observation / Monitoring / Assessment Tools
CDC
Checklist
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Dialysis
Downloadable
English
Free
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Injection Safety
Print Resources
Quality Improvement