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Presentation: Enhanced Barrier Precautions and Multidrug-Resistant Organism Prevention in Long-Term Care

After reviewing the content of this presentation, viewers will be able to— 

• Differentiate between colonization and infection.
• Understand EBPs.
• Describe the reasons precautions are important for the prevention of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) transmission.  

Enhanced Barrier Precautions and Multidrug-Resistant Organism Prevention in Long-Term Care – Slides (PowerPoint, 38.3 MB)
Enhanced Barrier Precautions and Multidrug-Resistant Organism Prevention in Long-Term Care – Facilitator Guide (Word, 3.8 MB) 

Teachable Moments and Supporting Materials for Enhanced Barrier Precautions and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms Prevention in Long-Term Care 

Access the links below for Teachable Moments and supporting materials related to EBPs and multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) prevention in long-term care. 

Teachable Moments: 

Implementing Enhanced Barrier Precautions (Word, 608 KB)
Provides educational material for the implementation of EBPs. 

The Case of Insufficient PPE (PDF, 604 KB)
Provides a case study involving EBPs and personal protective equipment. 

The Case of EBP and the Laundry Bag (PDF, 10.4 MB)
Provides a case study involving situations where PPE is required for EBPs. 

The Triangle of Transmission: Residents as Reservoirs for MDROs (Word, 682 KB)
Provides information about residents who are infected or colonized with MDROs. 

The Triangle of Transmission: Norovirus (Word, 3.8 MB)
Use this tool to teach staff about norovirus, a commonly transmitted pathogen in nursing homes. 

Clinical Criteria and Surveillance Definitions of Infections in Nursing Home Residents (Word, 640 KB)
Use this document to review the differences between clinical criteria used to care for patients and surveillance definitions used to track healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) over time.  

Comparing Clinical Criteria and Surveillance Definitions of Urinary Tract Infections in Nursing Homes (Word, 652 KB)
Use this document to review the differences between clinical criteria used to care for patients and surveillance definitions used to track HAIs over time as they apply to UTIs and CAUTIs.  

Supporting Materials: 

Enhanced Barrier Precautions Tracker Tool (Word, 391 KB)
Provides a tracker tool for monitoring and tracking EBP use in facilities. 

(PDF, 786 KB)
Provides the steps of EBPs and the high-contact care activities where EBPs should be utilized to prevent the spread of infection. 

(PDF, 760 KB)
Provides information about EBPs and how this practice keeps residents safe. 

(PDF, 424 KB)
Provides a pocket guide for the use of EBPs and key steps. 

(PDF, 880 KB)
Provides an EBPs sign to display in a facility. 

 
Provides information on how to implement personal protective equipment (PPE) use in nursing home facilities to prevent the spread of MDROs.

 (PDF, 125 KB)
Provides a letter to distribute to friends and family of residents in nursing homes, explaining why and how EBPs help keep residents safe. 

 (PDF, 232 KB)
This example of an Inter-facility Infection Control patient transfer form can provide guidance for fostering communication during inter-facility patient transfers of care. 

 (PDF, 97 KB)
This comprehensive tool is intended to help assess IPC practices in acute care, long-term care, and outpatient settings.

Firstline is CDC’s National Training Collaborative for Healthcare Infection Control. Access training materials, education, graphics, and guidelines. 

 
Provides information on how to implement PPE use in nursing home facilities to prevent the spread of MDROs.

Provides nursing home-specific infection preventionist training. 

 
Provides resources to keep long-term care residents and loved ones safe. 

 
Provides a tool to monitor the assessment and response of infection prevention and control.