Acute Facility Resources
Welcome to your resource page!
Here you can find resources organized into categories based on the infection control domains Nebraska ICAP uses during facility reviews.
- Resources in each domain are alphabetized.
- There is a glossary of acronyms at the bottom of this page if you are unsure of the source or type of resource.
If you have questions, feel free to reach out to us to be connected with an experienced Acute Care Infection Preventionist. You can reach us at (402)552-2881 or nebraskaicap@nebraskamed.com.
Looking for quick Respiratory Illness Resources?
NEW: Tips For School Health Screening: Implementation Tips During Respiratory Disease Outbreaks – tip sheet can be found on the main Nebraska Department of Education Health Services page – under Resources for School Nurses – https://www.education.ne.gov/csss/school-health-education-and-services/#1662487050946-9d9b3e45-f22c
Also, check out or Pathogens of Interest Page! It contains resources for Influenza, RSV and COVID-19.
COVID-19 Acute Care Resources
CDC COVID-19 Resources for Healthcare Settings
COVID-19 Vaccination Resources
General Acute Care Resources
Infection Prevention and Control Program and Infrastructure
- APIC – Risk Assessment Template
- CDC – Core Infection Prevention and Control Practices for Safe Healthcare Delivery
- CDC – Infection Control – Guidelines & Guidance Library
- CMS – State Operations Manual – Critical Access Hospitals – §485.640 Condition of Participation: Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship Program
- CMS – State Operations Manual – Hospitals – §482.42 Condition of Participation: Infection Prevention and Control and Antibiotic Stewardship Programs
- CMS – Hospital Infection Control Worksheet
- NE ICAP – Infection Prevention Risk Assessment for High Risk Tasks
Infection Prevention and Control Training, Competency, and Implementation of Policies and Practices
Hand Hygiene
- CDC – Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings
- CDC – Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings – Hand Hygiene Guidance
- Nebraska ICAP – Audit of Hand Hygiene
- Nebraska ICAP – Hand Hygiene Compliance Monitoring in Hospitals
- SHEA – Strategies to Prevent Infections in Acute Care Hospitals – Hand Hygiene
- WHO – Hand Hygiene – Training Tools
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- CDC – PPE Sequence
- OSHA – OSHA Fact Sheet – Personal Protective Equipment
- OSHA – OSHA Laws & Regulations – 1910 Subpart I – Personal Protective Equipment
- OSHA – OSHA Laws & Regulations – 1910.134 – Respiratory Protection
- OSHA – Safety and Health Topics – Personal Protective Equipment
- OSHA – Safety and Health Topics – Hospital Respiratory Protection Program Toolkit
Standard and Transmission Based Precautions
- CDC – Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings
- CDC – Management of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Healthcare Settings
- CDC – Isolation Precautions Print Signage
- CDC – Infection Control – Transmission-Based Precautions
- CDC – Infection Control – Type and Duration of Precautions Recommended for Selected Infections and Conditions – Appendix A
- CDC – Infection Control – Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) Management
- CDC – Respiratory Hygiene / Cough Etiquette in Healthcare Settings
- CDC – Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings
- NE DHHS – Title 173 Communicable Diseases: Reporting and Control of Communicable Disease
- NE DHHS – Interfacility Infection Control Transfer Form
- UCSF Medical Center – Inpatient Isolation Signage
Respiratory Hygiene and Cough Etiquette
Prevention of Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI)
Prevention of Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI)
Prevention of Ventilator-associated Event (VAE)
Injection Safety
- CDC – Injection Safety
- CDC — Injection Safety Checklist
- CDC — Injection Safety – Drug Diversion
- CDC – Injection Safety – One & Only Campaign
- CDC — Workbook for Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Sharps Injury Prevention Program
- CDC — FAQs regarding Safe Practices for Medical Injections
- CDC — CDC Train Module: Safe Injection Practices for Healthcare Settings
- CSTE – HAI Drug Diversion Toolkit
- NE ICAP – Policy Template: Safe Injection Policy Template
- NE ICAP — Policy Review Guide
- NE ICAP – Practice Brief: What is a “splash zone” and what is the guidance associated with it?
- NE ICAP – Practice Brief: What type of thermometer should I use when monitoring our facility medication refrigerator temperatures? What do I document, and how often?
- NE ICAP — In the Zone – The Splash Zone
Point of Care Testing
- CDC – CDC Clinical Reminder: Insulin Pens Must Never Be Used for More than One Person
- CDC – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding Assisted Blood Glucose Monitoring and Insulin Administration
- CDC – Infection Prevention during Blood Glucose Monitoring and Insulin Administration
- NE ICAP – Blood Glucose Monitoring Audit Tool revised
- NE ICAP – Should I verify the competency of the healthcare workers who are performing assisted blood glucose monitoring?
- NE ICAP – What factors should be considered when developing a protocol or policy for cleaning and disinfection of blood glucose meters used on multiple patients?
- NE ICAP – Protocol Template: Glucometer Cleaning Protocol Template
Prevention of Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
Prevention of Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI)
Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection
- APIC – Strategies to Mitigate Cross Contamination of Non-critical Medical Devices
- CDC – Infection Control – Environmental Infection Control Guidelines (Home Page)
- CDC – PDF: Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities
- Air
- Water
- Environmental Services
- Environmental Sampling
- Laundry and Bedding
- Animals in Healthcare Facilities
- Regulated Medical Waste
- CDC – Best Practices for Cleaning and Disinfection in Healthcare Facilities
- CDC – Options for Evaluating Environmental Cleaning
- EPA – Medical Waste Frequent Questions
- Minnesota Hospital Association – Environmental Services Cleaning Guidebook
- EPA – Where You Live — State Medical Waste Programs and Regulations
- NE ICAP – Environmental Cleaning in Healthcare Training Video Series
- NE ICAP – Form: Annual Blacklight Tracking Workbook
- NE ICAP – Form: EVS Audit Tracking Form
- NE ICAP – Form: Public Area EVS Audit Tracking Form
- NE ICAP – Form: Patient Room EVS Audit Tracking Form
- NE ICAP – Form: Spa/ Shower EVS Audit Tracking Form
- NE ICAP – Policy Template: Undersink Storage Sample Policy
- NE ICAP – Practice Brief: I have been cited for having linen stored inappropriately. What is the recommendation for storing linen?
- NE ICAP – Practice Brief: Is it sufficient to clean shared nail clippers with alcohol?
- NE ICAP – Practice Brief: Should gait belts be assigned per aide/therapist, and used on several residents, or should they be dedicated to one resident, and only used for that resident?
- NE ICAP – Practice Brief: What factors should be considered when developing a protocol or policy for cleaning and disinfection of blood glucose meters used on multiple patients?
- NE ICAP – Practice Brief: What should NOT be stored under sinks?
- NE ICAP – Practice Brief: Where can I find a list of the cleaning/disinfecting products effective for killing bacteria and viruses?
- WHO – How to Dilute and Use Bleach
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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
Device Reprocessing
- 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
- ANSI/AAMI – ST58:2013 Chemical sterilization and high-level disinfection in health care facilities
- Paid Resource
- ANSI/AAMI – ST79:2017 & 2020 Amendments A1, A2, A3, A4 (Consolidated Text): Comprehensive guide to steam sterilization and sterility assurance in health care facilities
- Paid Resource
- ANSI/AAMI – ST91:2021 Comprehensive guide to flexible and semi-rigid endoscope processing in health care facilities
- Paid Resource
- APIC – APIC Implementation guides – Infection Preventionist’s Guide to the OR
- CDC – Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) – Essential Elements of a Reprocessing Program for Flexible Endoscopes – Recommendations of the HICPAC
- CDC – Infection Control – Guidelines for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities (2008)
Antimicrobial Stewardship
- CDC – Antibiotic Prescribing and Use – Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs
- CDC – Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements at Small and Critical Access Hospitals
- CDC – The Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs – Checklist
- NE ASAP – Nebraska Antimicrobial Stewardship Assessment and Promotion (ASAP) Program
Employee and Occupational Health
- AOHP – Getting Started: Occupational Health in the Healthcare Setting
- CDC – Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel: Infrastructure and Routine Practices for Occupational Infection Prevention and Control Services
- CDC — Workbook for Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Sharps Injury Prevention Program
- OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Standards – 1910.1030 – Bloodborne pathogens
- OSHA – OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
- OSHA – Bloodborne Pathogens – Quick Reference Guide to the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
- OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Standards – 29 CFR 1910.141 – Sanitation
Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) for Construction
- ASHE – Using the Health Care Physical Environment to Prevent and Control Infection
- ASHE – Complimentary Tool – Infection Control Risk Assessment 2.0 (ICRA 2.0)
General Vaccine and Immunization Resources
- ACIP – ACIP Recommendations
- CDC – Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases – The Pink Book
- CDC – Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings
- CDC – Vaccine & Immunizations
- IAC – Immunization Action Coalition Home Page
- NE ICAP – Practice Brief: Can I store vaccines in the door of our medication refrigerator?
Water Management
- CDC – Legionella (Legionnaires’ Disease and Pontiac Fever) – Toolkit: Developing a Water Management Program to Reduce Legionella Growth and Spread in Buildings
- CDC – Water Infection Control Risk Assessment (WICRA) for Healthcare Settings
- CDC – Legionella (Legionnaires’ Disease and Pontiac Fever) – Healthcare Water Management Program Frequently Asked Questions
- CMS – QSO-17-30-Hospitals/CAHs/NHs memo – Requirement to Reduce Legionella Risk in Healthcare Facility Water Systems to Prevent Cases and Outbreaks of Legionnaires’ Disease (LD)
- Ne ICAP: Dental Unit Waterline Toolkit
Resource Glossary:
- AAMI: Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
- AIUM: Association for Medical Ultrasound
- AOHP: Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare
- AORN: Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
- APIC: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
- ASHRAE: American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
- CAUTI: Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection
- CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CDI: Clostridiodes dificille Infection
- CLABSI: Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection
- CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
- FDA: Food and Drug Administration
- HAI: Hospital Acquired Infection
- HAN: Health Alert Network
- HICPAC: Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
- IAC: Immunization Action Coalition
- MDRO: Multi Drug Resistant Organism
- Ne ASAP: Nebraska Antimicrobial Stewardship Assessment and Promotion Program
- Ne DHHS: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
- Ne ICAP: Nebraska Infection Control Assessment and Promotion Program
- NETEC: National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center
- NIOSH: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
- OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- PPE: Personal Protective Equipment
- SHEA: Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
- SSI: Surgical Site Infection
- TJC: The Joint Commission
- VAE: Ventilator Associated Event
- WHO: World Health Organization
