Significant reductions in the rates of HAIs reflects the commitment and collaborative efforts of hospitals, healthcare professionals, patients and their families for safer, better care.
Prevention Tools and Resources for Healthcare Professionals
IPRO provides various tools and resources to assist hospital providers eliminate healthcare-associated infections. Please click on the links below to download the desired item.
General Tools and Resources
- APIC Cost Calculator
- CDC Hand Hygiene Guidelines
- CDC/NHSN Surveillance Definitions
- DUKE HAI Network
- Estimated Cost-savings in HAI Prevention
- IPRO Preventing HAIs Initiative Timeline
- IPRO Preventing HAIs Initiative To Do List
- IHI Governance Leadership: Getting the Board on Board
- IHI Hand Hygiene Guidelines
- IPRO Resource Guide
- IPRO PDSA Worksheet
- TMIT How to Build a Business Case
- VA-3M Hand Hygiene Observation Tool
- WHO Hand Hygiene Observation Form
Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Tools and Resources
- APIC Guide CLABSI Elimination
- CDC Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections, 2011
- IPRO CLABSI Audit Tool
- CDC CLIP Adherence Monitoring
- Fishbone Diagram for CLABSIs Investigations
- IPRO Form CLIP Required Fields
- MMWR March 2011
- SHEA Strategies to Prevent CLABSI
- PowerPoint Template for a CLABSI Presentation
- University of Rochester HAI Collaborative Central Line Education Module
Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) Tools and Resources
- Cause and Effect Diagram for UTI Investigations
- CDC CAUTI Toolkit
- HICPAC CAUTI Guideline 2009
- Limit Urinary Catheter Usage in an Acute Care Hospital
- Preventing CAUTI in the Zero-Tolerance Era
- Remove that Urinary Catheter Reminder Flyer
- UTI Root Cause Analysis
- SHEA Strategies to Prevent CAUTI
- SHEA Urinary Catheter Reminder Form
- Urinary Catheter Clarification Orders
Clostridium difficile Infections (CDI) Tools and Resources
- AHRQ Clostridium difficile Infections: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
- CDC CDI Toolkit
- CDC Get Smart for Healthcare: Know When Antibiotics Work
- Fishbone Diagram for CDI Investigations
- IDSA/SHEA Guidelines for Antimicrobial Stewardship
- SHEA Strategies to Prevent CDI