Outpatient 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 Outpatient Infection Preventionist. You can reach us at (402)552-2881 or nebraskaicap@nebraskamed.com.
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COVID-19 Outpatient Resources
CDC COVID-19 Resources for Healthcare Settings
COVID-19 Vaccination Resources
General Outpatient Resources
Infection Prevention and Control Infrastructure
- AAAHC – Ambulatory Surgery Centers
- CDC – Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care
- CDC – Infection Control – Guidance Library
- Readers are urged to consult the full guidelines for background, rationale, and evidence behind each recommendation.
- CMS – Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Infection Control Surveyor Worksheet
- CMS – State Operations Manual – Appendix K – Guidance to Surveyors: Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities
- CMS – State Operations Manual – Appendix L – Guidance for Surveyors: Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Infection Control Training and Competency
- APIC –Education and Events Overview
- APIC – Infection Preventionist (IP) competency model
- APIC – Topic-specific infection prevention
- APIC Nebraska – Home Page
- CBIC – Get Certified as a CIC
- CDC – Infection Control: CDC/STRIVE Infection Control Training
- CDC – Infection Control: Tools and Resources
- CDC – Project Firstline: CDC’s National Training Collaborative for Healthcare Infection Prevention & Control
- NICN – Nebraska Infection Control Home Page
Healthcare Personnel Safety
- CDC – Infection Control: Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel: Infrastructure and Routine Practices
- CDC – Tuberculosis Screening, Testing, and Treatment of U.S. Health Care Personnel: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC
- CDC – TB Prevention in Health Care Settings- Clinical Testing Guidance for Tuberculosis: Health Care Personnel
- CDC – TB Prevention in Health Care Settings- Frequency of Tuberculosis Screening and Testing for Health Care Personnel
- CDC – TB Prevention in Health Care Settings-Baseline Tuberculosis Screening and Testing for Health Care Personnel
- NIOSH – OSHA Healthcare Standards
- OSHA – Bloodborne Pathogens: Quick Reference Guide to the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
- OSHA – Model Plans and Programs for the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens and Hazard Communication Standards
- OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Standards – 1910.1030 – Bloodborne pathogens
- OSHA – OSHA Fact Sheet – OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
Surveillance and Disease Reporting
- CDC – Appendix A: Type and Duration of Precautions Recommended for Selected Infections and Conditions
- CDC – Multidrug-resistant Organisms (MDRO) Management Guidelines
- NE DHHS – Rules and Regulations- 173 Control of Communicable Diseases
- NHSN – Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC)
- SHEA – Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update
Hand Hygiene
- APIC – Hand Hygiene
- CDC – Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings (2002)
- CDC – CDC/STRIVE Infection Control Training (Hand Hygiene education, audit, and feedback)
- Glogerm™ – Home Page
- NE ICAP – Audit of Hand Hygiene
- WHO – Hand Hygiene
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- CDC – PPE Sequence
- CDC – CDC/STRIVE Infection Control Training (PPE education, audit, and feedback)
- OSHA – OSHA Fact Sheet: Personal Protective Equipment
- OSHA – OSHA Laws & Regulations – 1910 Subpart I – Personal Protective Equipment
- OSHA – Safety and Health Topics: Personal Protective Equipment
- OSHA – PPE Standards- General Industry (29 CFR 1910)
- SHEA/IDSA/APIC – Practice Recommendation: Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene: 2022 Update
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
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
Prevention of Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
Respiratory Hygiene and Cough Etiquette
Point of Care Testing
- CDC – Considerations for 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
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
Device Reprocessing
- AAMI/ ANSI – ST79: Comprehensive guide to steam sterilization and sterility assurance in health care
- Paid Resource
- AAMI/ANSI – ST91: 2021- Comprehensive guide to flexible and Semi-Rigid Endoscope processing in health care facilities
- Paid resource
- AAMI/ANSI- ST58:2013/(R)2018- Chemical sterilization and high-level disinfection in health care facilities
- Paid resource
- AORN – Guidelines for Perioperative Practice
- APIC –Infection Preventionist’s Guide to the OR
- CDC – Disinfection and Sterilization Guideline
- CDC – HICPAC- Guidance Documents- Essential Elements of a Reprocessing Program for Flexible Endoscopes (2016) (download PDF)
- CDC – Reuse of Single-Use Medical Devices
- CDC – Sterilizing Practices
- EPA – Registered Antimicrobial Products Effective as Sterilants [List A]
- FDA – Cleared Sterilants and High-Level Disinfectants with General Claims for Processing Reusable Medical and Dental Devices
- FDA – Frequently-Asked-Questions about the Reprocessing and Reuse of Single-Use Devices by Third-Party and Hospital Reprocessors
- Ne ICAP – Contaminated Instrument Transport Workflow
- Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Special Statement – Reducing the risk of transmitting infection by transvaginal ultrasound examination
- Steris – Wet Pack Checklist
- American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) – Multi-society Guideline on Reprocessing Flexible GI Endoscopes and Accessories
Antimicrobial Stewardship
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?
Water Management
- ASHRAE – ASHRAE Standard 188-2018 – Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems
- CDC – Toolkit: Developing a Legionella Water Management Program
- CDC – Water Management in Healthcare Facilities
- CDC – Common Questions about Water Management Programs
- CDC – Water Infection Control Risk Assessment (WICRA) for Healthcare Settings
- Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) – Guidelines for Design and Construction of Outpatient Facilities
Resource Glossary:
- AAAHC: Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care
- AAMI: Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
- 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
- CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
- FDA: Food and Drug Administration
- FGI: Facility Guidelines Institute
- 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
- NHSN: National Health Safety Network
- 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
