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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Patient Hand Hygiene Audit Information and Instructions You have agreed to help the Network by doing a very important Hand Hygiene Audit. We thank you for your willingness to help improve the quality of care in your dialysis facility. The Network knows that infection prevention is very important to you. It is also important to us, as well as your fellow patients. We appreciate your help in monitoring our hand hygiene practices. With your help, we can reduce infections. Hand Hygiene for Staff Please note that all staff are required to: Wear gloves when caring for you or touching any equipment at the dialysis station. Remove gloves and complete hand hygiene between each patient or station. Change gloves often during patient care. Wash hands with soap and water when hands or gloves are visibly soiled with: o Blood. o Body fluids (i.e., urine, stool, or vomit). o Greasy substances. Things to Watch for When Conducting Your Audit Are staff completing hand hygiene before: Touching you or any patient? Touching your vascular access? Moving from a potentially unclean body site to another, e.g., from a wound to touching a dialysis catheter? Handling medication? Preparing food? Are staff completing hand hygiene after: Touching any patient? Contact with: o Body fluids? o Mucous membranes (e.g., inside the mouth/nose)? o Broken skin? o Wound dressings? o Dialysate? o Surfaces and objects, such as medical equipment or the dialysis machine? Removal of gloves?

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Patient Hand Hygiene Audit Information and Instructions

You have agreed to help the Network by doing a very important Hand Hygiene Audit. We thank you for your willingness to help improve the quality of care in your dialysis facility. The Network knows that infection prevention is very important to you. It is also important to us, as well as your fellow patients. We appreciate your help in monitoring our hand hygiene practices. With your help, we can reduce infections.

Hand Hygiene for Staff Please note that all staff are required to:

• Wear gloves when caring for you or touching any equipment at the dialysis station. • Remove gloves and complete hand hygiene between each patient or station. • Change gloves often during patient care. • Wash hands with soap and water when hands or gloves are visibly soiled with:

o Blood. o Body fluids (i.e., urine, stool, or vomit). o Greasy substances.

Things to Watch for When Conducting Your Audit Are staff completing hand hygiene before: • Touching you or any patient? • Touching your vascular access? • Moving from a potentially unclean body site to another, e.g., from a wound

to touching a dialysis catheter? • Handling medication? • Preparing food? Are staff completing hand hygiene after: • Touching any patient? • Contact with:

o Body fluids? o Mucous membranes (e.g., inside the mouth/nose)? o Broken skin? o Wound dressings? o Dialysate? o Surfaces and objects, such as medical equipment or the dialysis machine?

• Removal of gloves?

Instructions for Audit Completion (See SAMPLE):

For each audit you conduct, please:

☐ Step 1 Write your facility name and the date of your audit at the top of youraudit sheet.

• You do not need to fill out any of the other information at the topof the page.

☐ Step 2 Use each row on the table as one observation.

☐ Step 3 Enter the letter that corresponds to the staff member’s position (e.g., N=Nurse or T= Technician) for each observation.

☐ Step 4 Enter a check mark for each opportunity observed in the “HandHygiene Opportunity” column:

• If you observed successful hand hygiene, enter a check mark forthat opportunity. (Successful hand hygiene is achieved when youhave observed that the staff meet the requirements as stated in theinstructions on the previous page.)

• If you observed that hand hygiene was not performed/successful,leave the opportunity column blank and make a note in the“Describe Any Missed Attempts” column.

☐ Step 5 Return your audit sheet to the charge nurse or facility manager at theend of your treatment, prior to leaving the dialysis facility.

☐ Step 6 Email or fax all completed audits to the Network by the 5th of thefollowing month.

Important Note: While you are conducting an audit, please do not speak directly to staff about missed opportunities, unless they relate to your own care.

If you have any questions, contact Susan Moretti at Network 15 at 720.697.7914 or [email protected].

This material was prepared by HSAG: ESRD Network 15, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy nor imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. CO-ESRD-15A146-01162017-03

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ygie

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Name:__________________________________________

Observer:___________________________________________

2

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Date:_________________________

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CDC Approach to BSI Prevention in Dialysis Facilities

(i.e., the Core Interventions for Dialysis Bloodstream Infection (BSI) Prevention)

Catheter reduction 6.Incorporate efforts (e.g., through patient education, vascular access coordinator) to reduce catheters by identifying and addressing barriers to permanent vascular access placement and catheter removal.

Chlorhexidine for skin antisepsis 7.Use an alcohol-based chlorhexidine (>0.5%) solution as the first line skin antiseptic agent for central line insertion and during dressing changes.*

Catheter hub disinfection 8.Scrub catheter hubs with an appropriate antiseptic after cap is removed and before accessing. Perform every time catheter is accessed or disconnected.**

Antimicrobial ointment 9.Apply antibiotic ointment or povidone-iodine ointment to catheter exit sites during dressing change.*** * Povidone-iodine (preferably with alcohol) or 70% alcohol are alternatives for patients with chlorhexidine intolerance.

** If closed needleless connector device is used, disinfect device per manufacturer’s instructions. *** See information on selecting an antimicrobial ointment for hemodialysis catheter exit sites on CDC’s Dialysis Safety website (http://www.cdc.gov/dialysis/prevention-tools/core-interventions.html#sites). Use of chlorhexidine-impregnated sponge dressing might be an alternative.

Surveillance and feedback using NHSN 1.Conduct monthly surveillance for BSIs and other dialysis events using CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). Calculate facility rates and compare to rates in other NHSN facilities. Actively share results with front-line clinical staff.

Hand hygiene observations 2.Perform observations of hand hygiene opportunities monthly and share results with clinical staff.

Catheter/vascular access care observations 3.Perform observations of vascular access care and catheter accessing quarterly. Assess staff adherence to aseptic technique when connecting and disconnecting catheters and during dressing changes. Share results with clinical staff.

Staff education and competency 4.Train staff on infection control topics, including access care and aseptic technique. Perform competency evaluation for skills such as catheter care and accessing every 6-12 months and upon hire.

Patient education/engagement 5.Provide standardized education to all patients on infection prevention topics including vascular access care, hand hygiene, risks related to catheter use, recognizing signs of infection, and instructions for access management when away from the dialysis unit.

For more information about the Core Interventions for Dialysis Bloodstream Infection (BSI) Prevention, please visit http://www.cdc.gov/dialysis

National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion