Hospice Infection Control Program: Tools for Compliance - CLOSEOUT ITEM
The CMS Hospice Conditions of Participation requires Medicare-certified hospices to have an effective infection control program in place. This hospice-specific manual offers a step-by-step approach to creating a program that meets this requirement. Real-world examples and case studies, as well as customizable, reproducible forms will help you establish a program to prevent the transmission of infectious and communicable diseases and educate hospice staff, caregivers, patients, and family members on ways to:
- Implement important protocols and quality improvement measures to prevent infections related to infusion therapy, urinary tract and respiratory tract care, wound care, and bloodborne and airborne pathogens
- Apply important contact, droplet, and airborne precautions in hospice inpatient units
- Train staff on policies and procedures, measure and ensure competency, and monitor compliance
- Educate patients and caregivers on ways to prevent the spread of disease and infection
- Determine which personal protective equipment to consider for patient care and contact
Each chapter includes reproducible and customizable forms to verify staff competency on each topic:
- Infection control program purposes and objectives
- Personal protective equipment for patient care and contact
- Infection control competencies
- Patient teaching programs
- Patient infection report
- Patient infection report summary log
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