Dialysis 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 Dialysis Infection Preventionist. You can reach us at (402)552-2881 or nebraskaicap@nebraskamed.com.
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COVID-19 Dialysis Resources
CDC COVID-19 Resources for Healthcare Settings
COVID-19 Vaccination Resources
Nebraska ICAP Dialysis Tools
Dialysis Resources
C. auris Tool for NE Dialysis Facilities
IPC Regulations and Best Practices
Safe and Effective Use of Bleach for Disinfection in Healthcare
General Dialysis Resources
Infection Prevention and Control Program Infrastructure
Training, Competency and Audits
- American Society of Nephrology – Online Modules
- American Society of Nephrology – NTDS: A Curriculum to Achieve Zero Preventable Infections
- APIC – Dialysis Guide
- CDC – Best Practices for Bloodstream Infection Prevention in Dialysis Setting | Dialysis Safety | CDC
- CDC – Resources & Tools | Dialysis Safety | CDC
- CDC – CDC Train
- ESRD – NCC (National Coordinating Center)
- Project Firstline- PFL Dialysis Specific Education
Surveillance and Disease Reporting
Healthcare Personnel (HCP) Safety
- CDC – Tuberculosis Screening, Testing, and Treatment of U.S. Health Care Personnel
- OSHA – Bloodborne Pathogens: Quick Reference Guide to the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
- OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Standards – 1910.1030 – Bloodborne pathogens
- OSHA – OSHA Fact Sheet – OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- NE ICAP – Practice Brief for Dialysis Glove use
Respiratory Hygiene and Cough Etiquette
Standard and Transmission Based Precautions
- CDC- Standard Precautions for All Patient Care
- CDC – Isolation Precautions
- CDC – Multidrug-resistant Organisms (MDRO) Management Guidelines
- CDC – Infection Control – Transmission-Based Precautions (recommendations and signage)
- CDC –Appendix A: Type and Duration of Precautions Recommended for Selected Infections and Conditions
- CDC – Respiratory Hygiene / Cough Etiquette in Healthcare Settings
- CDC – Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings
- NE DHHS – Rules and Regulations- 173 Control of Communicable Diseases
- NE DHHS – Interfacility Infection Control Transfer Form
- UCSF Medical Center – Inpatient Isolation Signage
Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection
- CDC – Infection Control – Environmental Infection Control Guidelines (Home Page)
- CDC – Best Practices for Cleaning and Disinfection in Healthcare Facilities
- CDC – Options for Evaluating Environmental Cleaning
- Minnesota Hospital Association – Environmental Services Cleaning Guidebook
- NE ICAP – Environmental Cleaning in Healthcare Training Video Series
- NE ICAP – Form: Annual Black light 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
Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection for the Dialysis Setting
Hand Hygiene
- APIC – Hand Hygiene
- ASN- Standardization of Blood Culture Collection i Hemodialysis Centers
- CDC- Best Practices for Bloodstream Infection Prevention in Dialysis Setting | Dialysis Safety | CDC
- CDC – Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings
- CDC – Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings: Hand Hygiene Guidance
- Glogerm™ – Home Page
- NE ICAP – Audit of Hand Hygiene
Catheter and Other Vascular Access Care
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Injection Safety in the Dialysis Setting
Injection Safety
- CDC – Injection Safety
- CDC — Safe Injection Checklist for Clinicians
- CDC — Clinician Brief: Drug Diversion
- CDC – Preventing Unsafe Injection Practices
- CDC – Injection Safety Resources for Providers: Clinical Care Tools
- CDC – Safe Injection Practices and Your Health
- CDC — Workbook for Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Sharps Injury Prevention Program
- CDC — FAQs regarding Preventing Unsafe Injection Practices
- CDC — CDC Train Module: Safe Injection Practices for Healthcare Settings
- CDC – Vaccine Storage and Handling Kit
- 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
Air Quality in Healthcare Settings
- ASHRAE – In Room Air Cleaner Guidance for Reducing COVID-19 in your Space or Room
- ASHRAE – Healthcare FAQs
- USGBC – School IAQ Fact Sheet
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?
Dialysis Specific Vaccine and Immunization Resources
Water Management
Resource Glossary:
- AAMI: Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
- 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
- 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
- TJC: The Joint Commission
- WHO: World Health Organization
