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Respiratory Protection eTool
Website with an interactive “e-tool” to allow users to select appropriate respirators and to develop a change schedule for cartridges.
3 - Intermediate
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
COVID-19
Department of Health
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Emergency Preparedness & Operations
Employee/Occupational Health
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Influenza (Flu)
Interactive
Mobile Clinic
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
OSHA
Pediatric / NICU
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Print Resources
Regulatory Compliance
Respiratory Infections
Risk Assessment
Select pathogens of public health concern
Transmission-Based Precautions
Tuberculosis (TB)
Quick Observation Tool – Central Venous Catheter
A quick checklist for staff members to assess elements of care for central venous catheters as can be observed “in real time”.
2 - Foundational
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
Auditing / Observation / Monitoring / Assessment Tools
CDC
Central Line
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI)
Checklist
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Pediatric / NICU
Print Resources
Quality Improvement
Risk Assessment
Quick Observation Tool – Urinary Catheter
A quick checklist for staff members to assess elements of care for urinary catheters as can be observed “in real time”.
2 - Foundational
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
Auditing / Observation / Monitoring / Assessment Tools
CDC
Checklist
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Pediatric / NICU
Print Resources
Quality Improvement
Risk Assessment
Urinary Catheter
Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) & Catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)
Quick Observation Tool – Ventilator
A quick checklist for staff members to assess elements of care for ventilators as can be observed “in real time”.
2 - Foundational
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Auditing / Observation / Monitoring / Assessment Tools
CDC
Checklist
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Print Resources
Quality Improvement
Risk Assessment
Ventilator
Ventilator-associated events (VAE), including pneumonia (VAP)
Respiratory Infection Control: Respirators Versus Surgical Masks
Short fact sheet comparing surgical masks with respirators. This document was created before the COVID-19 pandemic, and no reference is made to the use for SARS-CoV2.
1 - Essentials
Any Practice Setting
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
COVID-19
Downloadable
English
Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP)
Free
Infection Preventionists
Influenza (Flu)
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
OSHA
Patients, Family, Visitors, Unpaid Caregivers
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Print Resources
Respiratory Infections
Select pathogens of public health concern
Standard Precautions
Transmission-Based Precautions
Tuberculosis (TB)
Quick Observation Tool – Neonatal Environment: Observation of Isolettes/basinets
A quick checklist for staff members to assess elements of care for isolettes/basinets in a neonatal environment as can be observed “in real time”.
2 - Foundational
Auditing / Observation / Monitoring / Assessment Tools
CDC
Checklist
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Pediatric / NICU
Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)
Print Resources
Quality Improvement
Risk Assessment
Hospital Respiratory Protection Program Toolkit
Toolkit developed by CDC, OSHA , NIOSH to assist hospitals in developing and implementing effective respiratory protection programs, with an emphasis on diseases that can be spread to healthcare personnel by aerosol transmission.
3 - Intermediate
Air Quality
Any Practice Setting
Auditing / Observation / Monitoring / Assessment Tools
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
COVID-19
Downloadable
Employee/Occupational Health
English
Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP)
Free
Fungal Infections
Infection Preventionists
Influenza (Flu)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Print Resources
Regulatory Compliance
Respiratory Infections
Risk Assessment
Select pathogens of public health concern
Standard Precautions
Toolkit
Transmission-Based Precautions
Tuberculosis (TB)
Transmission-Based Precautions
PDF that describes the different types of transmission-based precautions and what types of practices and personal protective equipment (PPE) are appropriate based on the mode of transmission.
2 - Foundational
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
Behavioral Health Facilities
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
English
Facilitator Guide
Free
Hospice and Palliative Care
Infection Preventionists
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Pediatric / NICU
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Print Resources
Slideshow
Standard Precautions
Transmission-Based Precautions
Adult Vaccine Activity Book
A 20-page booklet to be used in long term care as a way to introduce topics about immunization to residents.
1 - Essentials
Adult Day Care
Alliant
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
Behavioral Health Facilities
COVID-19
Downloadable
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Influenza (Flu)
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Patient and Family Engagement
Patients, Family, Visitors, Unpaid Caregivers
Print Resources
Vaccination
The Basics of Standard Precautions
PDF that defines Standard Precautions and focuses on the selection, and appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
2 - Foundational
Any Practice Setting
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
English
Facilitator Guide
Free
Infection Preventionists
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Print Resources
Slideshow
Standard Precautions