QAPI - Infection Control Tools
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Recommended Downloads:
2010 guide from the Association For Professionals In Infection Control And Epidemiology.
Guide to the Eliminations of Infections in Hemodialysis [PDF, 708Kb]
CDC Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections, 2011 [PDF, 1.1Mb]
Infection Tracking Log [Word doc, 39.5Kb]
The Renal Network has developed the following resources to assist your facility in meeting the QAPI requirements for infection Control.
Note: It is NOT a requirement to use these specific tools, only that you monitor the indicators in some way.
The Network encourages facilities to enroll in the CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) surveillance program to obtain comparison data with national performance measures.
- Infection Control Action Plan
[Word Doc, 36 KB] - Audit Tool: Infection and Exposure Control [Word Doc, 296 KB]
- Barriers Questionnaire [Excel file, 19 KB]
- Data Collection Tool Master
[Excel file, 32KB]