BSI Intervention Resources

 

Staff Education and Competency

• CDC Dialysis Staff Competencies
• CDC Protocol for Hand Hygiene and Glove Use Observations
• CDC Sequence for Removing PPE

 

Surveillance and Feedback Using NHSN

• Dialysis Event Protocol
• 3 Steps to Review NHSN Dialysis Event Surveillance Data
• NHSN Dialysis Event ARBSI Report Quick Reference
• NHSN Report for CMS ESRD QIP
• CDC – Provider Training Video – “Preventing Bloodstream Infections in Outpatient Hemodialysis Patients: Best Practices for Dialysis Staff.” - Or visit -  http://www.cdc.gov/dialysis/prevention-tools/training-video.html
• National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Dialysis Event Surveillance      

          

Catheter/Vascular Access Care Observations

• Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections
• AVF AVG Cannulation checklist
• AVF AVG Decannulation checklist
• AVF AVG cannulation observations audit tool
• Hemodialysis catheter connection checklist
• Hemodialysis catheter disconnection checklist
• Catheter connection and disconnection observations Audit Tool
• Hemodialysis catheter exit site care checklist
• Catheter exit site care observations audit tool
• Dialysis Prevention Process Measures (PPM) Protocol

 

Hand Hygiene Observations

• Dialysis Audit Tool: Hand Hygiene with Hand Sanitizer
• 5 moments for Hand Hygiene
• Hand Hygiene Why How and When Brochure
• Hemodialysis hand hygiene observations audit tool
• Dialysis Prevention Process Measures (PPM) Protocol

 

Catheter Hub Disinfection

• Hemodialysis Central Venous Catheter Scrub the Hub protocol

 

Catheter Reduction

• Vascular Access Planning Guide for Professionals

 

Patient Education and Engagement

• Engaging Patients in infection prevention
• Lifeline for a lifetime planning your vascular access
• CDC Key Areas for Patient Education
• Know the Facts about Infection
• How do you get an infection?
• 6 tips to prevent dialysis infections
• Patient Instructions for hand hygiene auditing

 

Chlorhexidine for Skin Antisepsis

• Providing optimal care for patients with central catheters
• Intolerance of Chlorhexidine as a Skin Antiseptic in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

 

Antimicrobial Ointment

• Online availability of compatibility information for skin antiseptics and antimicrobial ointments with chronic hemodialysis catheters