Hospital Resources
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Below you will find resources specific to hospitals. For general infection prevention and control links, see ICAP’s All Facility Hub.
If you have questions, please reach out to be connected with an ICAP Infection Preventionist. Call 402-552-2881 or email nebraskaicap@nebraskamed.com.
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Hospital Resources
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Prevention
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) Prevention
Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI) Prevention
COVID-19 Resources for Healthcare Settings
- ASHRAE – In Room Air Cleaner Guidance for Reducing COVID-19 in your Space or Room
- CDC – Infection Control Guidance – SARS-CoV-2 – Healthcare Settings
- CDC – Interim Guidance for Managing HCP with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Exposure
- CDC – Staying Up to Date with COVID-19 Vaccines
- CDC – Vaccination COVID-19 Clinical and Professional Resources
- Immunize.org – Ask the Experts – COVID-19
- Immunize.org – Clinical Resources – COVID-19
Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection
- CDC – Best Practices for Cleaning and Disinfection in Healthcare Facilities
- CDC – Considerations for Reducing Risk: Surfaces in Healthcare Facilities
- CDC – Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities (2003, updated 2019)
- CDC – Options for Evaluating Environmental Cleaning
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Environmental Cleaning (All)
Environmental Cleaning in Healthcare: Introduction
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Environmental Cleaning (All)
Environmental Cleaning in Healthcare Part 1: Set up the Cleaning Cart
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Environmental Cleaning (All)
Environmental Cleaning in Healthcare Part 2: Perform Hand Hygiene
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Environmental Cleaning (All)
Environmental Cleaning in Healthcare Part 3: Clean Patient/ Resident Room (Occupied)
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Environmental Cleaning (All)
Environmental Cleaning in Healthcare Part 4: Clean Patient/ Resident Room (Discharged)
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Environmental Cleaning (All)
Environmental Cleaning in Healthcare Part 5: Clean Patient/ Resident Room (Isolation)
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Environmental Cleaning (All)
Environmental Cleaning in Healthcare Part 6: Clean Patient/ Resident Restroom
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Environmental Cleaning (All)
Environmental Cleaning in Healthcare Part 7: Clean and Disinfect High-Touch Surfaces
Hand Hygiene
Health and Immunizations and Safety
- ACIP – Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Recommendations
- AOHP – Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare (AOHP): Getting Started: Occupational Health
- CDC – Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases – The Pink Book
- CDC – Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel: Infrastructure and Routine Practices for Occupational IPC (2019)
- CDC – Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel: Epidemiology and Control of Selected Conditions (2025)
- CDC – Tuberculosis Screening, Testing, and Treatment of U.S. Health Care Personnel: Recommendations (2019)
- CDC – Vaccine and Immunizations – Healthcare Providers
- CDC – Vaccine Storage and Handling
- CDC – Workbook for Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Sharps Injury Prevention Program
- Immunize.org – Immunize.org
- NE ICAP – Employee Illness and Return to Work Guidelines
Infection Prevention and Control Program and Infrastructure including Training, Auditing, and Feedback
- APIC – APIC Implementation Guides
- APIC – APIC Nebraska
- ASHE – Infection Control Risk Assessment 2.0 (ICRA 2.0)
- ASHE – Using the Health Care Physical Environment to Prevent and Control Infection
- CDC – Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) Tool for General IPC Across Settings
- CDC – Project Firstline Training and Education Materials
- CDC – States Targeting Reduction in Infections via Engagement (STRIVE) Infection Control Training
- CMS – Hospital Infection Control Worksheet
- CMS – Critical Access Hospitals – §485.640 Condition of Participation: Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship Program
- CMS – Hospitals – §482.42 Condition of Participation: Infection Prevention and Control and Antibiotic Stewardship Programs
- Nebraska DHHS – Title 175 Health Care Facilities and Services Licensure – Chapter 1 – General Facility and Services Regulations and Chapter 9 – Hospitals
- NICN – Nebraska Infection Control Network (NICN)
Injection Safety including Point of Care Testing (POCT)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Precautions (Standard and Transmission-Based)
- CDC – Guideline for Isolation Precautions (2007 updated 2024)
- CDC – Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings (2005)
- CDC – Management of Multidrug-resistant Organisms (MDROs) in Healthcare Settings (2006)
- CDC – Preventing Transmission of Viral Respiratory Pathogens in Healthcare Settings
- CDC – Sequence for Putting On and Safely Removing PPE
- CDC – Standard Precautions for All Patient Care
- CDC – Transmission-Based Precautions (with signage)
- CDC – Type and Duration of Precautions for Select Infections and Conditions
- OSHA – Hospital Respiratory Protection Program Toolkit
Sterilization and High-Level Disinfection (HLD)
- AIUM – American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) – Guidelines for Cleaning and Preparing External- and Internal-Use Ultrasound Transducers and Equipment Between Patients as Well as Safe Handling and Use of Ultrasound Coupling Gel (2025 revision)
- ASGE – American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) – Multisociety guideline on reprocessing flexible GI endoscopes and accessories (2021)
- CDC – Guidelines for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities (2008, updated 2024)
- NE ICAP – Contaminated Instrument Management and Transport Process
- SHEA/APIC/ASGE/IDSA/SGNA – Multisociety Guidance for Sterilization and High-Level Disinfection (2025)
- In addition to CDC guidelines, the below are some commonly referenced standards and guidelines (not all open source):
- American National Standards Institute (ANSI) / Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)
- ANSI/AAMI ST58: Chemical sterilization and high-level disinfection in healthcare facilities
- ANSI/AAMI ST79: Comprehensive guide to steam sterilization and sterility assurance in healthcare facilities
- ANSI/AAMI ST91: Comprehensive guide to flexible and semi-rigid endoscope processing in health care facilities
- AMSI/AAMI ST108: Water for the processing of medical devices
- Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)
- Various comprehensive guidelines related to sterilization and high-level disinfection.
- Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA) – Professional Society Guidelines
- American National Standards Institute (ANSI) / Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)
Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Prevention
- APIC – APIC Implementation Guide – Infection Preventionist’s Guide to the OR (2015)
- SHEA/IDSA/APIC – Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Acute-Care Hospitals (2022)
- NE ICAP – Intraoperative Anesthesia Infection Prevention Audit Tool
- NE ICAP – SSI Prevention Assessment Tool EXCEL 2025.12
- NE ICAP – SSI Prevention Assessment Tool LANDSCAPE PRINT 2025.12
- NE ICAP – SSI Prevention Assessment Tool PORTRAIT PRINT 2025.12
- NE ICAP – SSI Review and Track – TEMPLATE (Excel)
- NE ICAP – Surgical Site Infection Prevention Guidelines, Recommendations and Resources
- NE ICAP/NE HAI AR Advisory Council SSI Subcommittee – Perioperative Auditing Tool (Excel)
