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3. Optimal use of antibiotics for urinary tract infections in long-term care facilities: successful strategies prevent resident harm

Author(s):
Bradley, Sharon, author
Sheeran, Merewyn, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, September 2017
Subject(s):
Anti-Bacterial Agents -- adverse effects
Anti-Bacterial Agents -- therapeutic use
Clostridium Infections -- prevention & control
Inappropriate Prescribing
Nursing Homes
Urinary Tract Infections -- drug therapy
Aged
Catheter-Related Infections -- drug therapy
Clostridium difficile
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Guideline Adherence
Patient safety
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

4. Beyond the bundle: reducing the risk of central line-associated bloodstream infections

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2010
Subject(s):
Catheterization, Central Venous -- adverse effects
Catheter-Related Infections -- prevention & control
Catheters, Indwelling -- adverse effects
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Infection Control -- methods
Risk Management
Safety Management -- methods
Checklist
Equipment Contamination -- prevention & control
Evidence-Based Practice
Guideline Adherence
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

5. Multidrug-resistant organisms--strategies to reduce infection

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Infection Control -- organization & administration
Anti-Bacterial Agents -- therapeutic use
Guideline Adherence
Guidelines as Topic
Hand Disinfection
Health Facilities
Inservice Training
Organizational Culture
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

6. Hazardous spills: the safe handling of hazardous drugs

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Chemical Hazard Release -- prevention & control
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
Environmental Exposure -- prevention & control
Hazardous Substances
Occupational Exposure -- prevention & control
Refuse Disposal -- methods
Safety Management -- methods
Guideline Adherence
Guidelines as Topic
Health Personnel
Inpatients
Program Development
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

7. Hand hygiene practices and the use of alcohol-based sanitizers

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Alcohols -- administration & dosage
Alcohols -- therapeutic use
Anti-Infective Agents, Local -- administration & dosage
Anti-Infective Agents, Local -- therapeutic use
Hand Disinfection -- methods
Hygiene
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Guideline Adherence
Infection Control -- methods
Risk Management
Soaps -- administration & dosage
Soaps -- therapeutic use
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

8. Falls risk assessment: a foundational element of falls prevention programs

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2012
Subject(s):
Accidental Falls -- prevention & control
Program Development
Risk Assessment -- methods
Accidental Falls -- statistics & numerical data
Aged
Guideline Adherence
Health Status Indicators
Mobility Limitation
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Risk Factors
Sensitivity and Specificity
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

9. Events associated with the prescribing, dispensing, and administering of medication loading doses

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2012
Subject(s):
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Administration Schedule
Drug Dosage Calculations
Drug Monitoring
Medication Errors -- prevention & control
Guideline Adherence
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Standard of Care
Time Factors
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

10. Infection control challenges: Pennsylvania nursing homes are making a difference through implementation of best practices

Author(s):
Feil, Michelle, author
Bradley, Sharon, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, [2013]
Subject(s):
Cross Infection -- epidemiology
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Guideline Adherence
Infection Control -- methods
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Catheter-Related Infections -- epidemiology
Catheter-Related Infections -- prevention & control
Drug Resistance, Multiple
Hand Hygiene
Infection Control -- statistics & numerical data
Respiratory Tract Infections -- epidemiology
Respiratory Tract Infections -- prevention & control
Self-Assessment
Skin Diseases, Infectious -- epidemiology
Skin Diseases, Infectious -- prevention & control
Soft Tissue Infections -- epidemiology
Soft Tissue Infections -- prevention & control
Urinary Tract Infections -- epidemiology
Urinary Tract Infections -- prevention & control
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States