NHSN Resources
CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network is the nation’s most widely used healthcare-associated infection tracking system. NHSN provides facilities, states, regions, and the nation with data needed to identify problem areas, measure progress of prevention efforts, and ultimately eliminate healthcare-associated infections.
Nebraska ICAP has gathered NHSN resources and organized them by facility type for ease of use.
Acute Care/ Critical Access Hospitals
Acute Care/ Critical Access Hospitals NHSN General Resources
Acute Care / Critical Access Hospitals (ACH) | NHSN | CDC
- Patient Safety Component Manual
- National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Overview
- Patient Safety Monthly Reporting Plan and Annual Surveys
- CDC Locations and Descriptions and Instructions for Mapping Patient Care Locations
- Identifying Healthcare-associated Infections (HAI) for NHSN Surveillance
- General Key Terms
- CDC/NHSN Surveillance Definitions for Specific Types of Infections
- Healthcare Facility HAI Reporting Requirements to CMS and NHSN – Current or Proposed Requirements
Antimicrobial Use and Resistance (AUR) Operations
Antimicrobial Use and Resistance (AUR) | NHSN | CDC
- Antimicrobial Use and Resistance (AUR) Module
- AUR Training AUR Training | PSC | NHSN | CDC
- Antimicrobial Use (AU) Option: Reporting and Analysis – May 2020
- Antimicrobial Use (AU) Option: Beginner Analysis – May 2022
- Antimicrobial Use (AU) Option: Advanced Analysis – May 2022
- Standardized Antimicrobial Administration Ratio (SAAR) – May 2020
- Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Option: Reporting and Analysis – May 2022
- NHSN Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Option: Facility-Wide Antibiogram Report – March 2021
- Antibiotic Stewardship – May 2022
Bloodstream Infection (BSI) Events
MDRO & CDI- Multidrug-Resistant Organism & Clostridioides difficile (MDRO/CDI) Infection Surveillance and LabID Event Reporting Module
- Multidrug-Resistant Organism & Clostridioides difficile Infection (MDRO/CDI) Module
- MDRO and CDI Training MDRO & CDI Training | PSC | NHSN | CDC
- Self-paced Training
- Training Videos
- NHSN MRSA and CDI LabID Event Reporting Overview – May 2022
- Refresher: MRSA Bacteremia and C. difficile LabID Event Reporting – March 2021
Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Events
- Surgical Site Infection Event (SSI)
- SSI Training SSI Training | PSC | NHSN | CDC
- Self-paced Training
- Training Videos
- Navigating SSI Reporting in NHSN – May 2022
- The Ins and Outs of SSI Surveillance – May 2022
- 2021 SSI Protocol Updates and Refresher – March 2021
- Analyzing SSI Data – May 2019
- ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code Mapping to NHSN Operative Procedure Codes – June 2022
Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) Events- Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) and Non-Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) (and Other Urinary System Infection (USI))
- Urinary Tract Infection (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection [CAUTI] and Non-Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection [UTI]) Events
- UTI Training UTI Training | PSC | NHSN | CDC
- Self-paced Training
- Training Videos
- Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) – May 2022
- 2021 Urinary Tract Infection Protocol Change – March 2021
- NHSN Organism List (All Organisms, Common Commensals, MBI Organisms, and UTI Bacteria) – June 2022
Ventilator-associated Events (VAE)
- Ventilator-Associated Event (VAE)
- VAE Training VAE Training | PSC | NHSN | CDC
- Ventilator-Associated Event Calculator (Version 8.1)
Long Term Care Facilities (LTCF) Component
General Resources
- Long-term Care Facilities (LTCF) Component | NHSN | CDC
- The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Long Term Care Facility Component Tracking Infections in Long-term Care Facilities
- 5-Step Enrollment for Long-term Care Facilities
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) COVID-19 NHSN Reporting Requirements for Nursing Homes CMS COVID-19 NHSN Reporting Requirements for Nursing Homes (cdc.gov)
- NHSN Long Term Care Facility Component Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- NHSN Key Terms, Acronyms, and Definitions Long-term Care Facility Component LTCF – Key Terms and Acronyms pdf icon[PDF – 200 KB]
- CDC Locations and Descriptions and Instructions for Mapping Patient Care Locations CDC Location Labels and Location Descriptions – January 2021 pdf icon[PDF – 1 MB]
- CDC-NHSN Long-term Care Facility (LTCF) Component Summary of Updates, January 1, 2021 Component Protocol Changes for LTCF – January 2021 pdf icon[PDF – 200 KB]
Long Term Care COVID-19 Module
- COVID-19 Module | LTCF | NHSN | CDC
- Data Collection Forms and Instructions
- Resident Impact and Facility Capacity
- COVID-19 Resident Impact and Facility Capacity Pathway Form (57.144) [PDF – 251 KB] (print-only) – May 26, 2022
- Table of Instructions (57.144) [PDF – 476 KB]– July 29, 2022
- Staff and Personnel Impact
- COVID-19 Staff and Personnel Impact Pathway Form (57.145) [PDF – 161 KB](print-only) – May 26, 2022
- Table of Instructions (57.145) [PDF – 250 KB] [PDF – 358 KB]– July 29, 2022
- Therapeutics
- COVID-19 Resident Therapeutics Form (57.158) [PDF – 100 KB](print-only) – July 29, 2022
- Table of Instructions (57.158) [PDF – 320 KB]– July 29, 2022
- Point of Care Testing
- Point of Care Test Reporting Tool (57.155) [PDF – 80 KB](print-only) – February 4, 2021
- Table of Instructions (57.155) [PDF – 200 KB]– October 28, 2021
- Resident Impact and Facility Capacity
Weekly HCP & Resident COVID-19 Vaccination
- Weekly HCP & Resident COVID-19 Vaccination | LTCF | NHSN | CDC
- Protocols
- Data Collection Forms
- Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination Summary Form for Residents at LTCFs (57.218) [PDF – 194 KB]– May 2022
- Table of Instructions [PDF – 327 KB]– May 2022
- Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination Summary Form for Healthcare Personnel at LTCFs (57.219) [PDF – 208 KB]– May 2022
- Table of Instructions [PDF – 349 KB]– May 2022
- Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination Summary Form for Residents at LTCFs (57.218) [PDF – 194 KB]– May 2022
State Veterans Homes COVID-19 Tool
- State Veterans Homes COVID-19 Tool | LTCF | NHSN | CDC
- Training
- State Veterans Homes COVID-19 Resident and Staff Event Reporting Updates – November 2021
- All Data Collection Forms
- Resident COVID-19 Events
- Resident COVID-19 Event Form (57.159) [PDF – 80 KB]– July 2022
- Staff and Personnel COVID-19 Events
- Resident COVID-19 Events
MDRO and CDI
- MDRO & CDI | LTCF | NHSN | CDC
- Protocols
- Laboratory-identified Event Surveillance for Multidrug Resistant Organisms (MDROs) and Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI) Events in Long-term Care Facilities (LTCFs) LabID Event Protocol for LTCF – January 2021 pdf icon[PDF – 500 KB]
Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
- Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) | LTCF | NHSN | CDC
- Protocols
- Healthcare-associated Infection Surveillance Protocol for Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Events for Long-term Care Facilities UTI Event Protocol for LTCF – January 2021 [PDF – 500 KB]
TMF Networks
- Improving Health Care Quality across the Continuum of Care (tmfnetworks.org)
- TMF NHSN (National Healthcare Safety Network) Nursing Home Resources (tmfnetworks.org)
Long-term Acute Care Hospitals (LTAC)
General Resources
- Long-term Acute Care Hospitals (LTACH) | NHSN | CDC
- Patient Safety Component Manual
- National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Overview
- Patient Safety Monthly Reporting Plan and Annual Surveys
- CDC Locations and Descriptions and Instructions for Mapping Patient Care Locations
- Identifying Healthcare-associated Infections (HAI) for NHSN Surveillance
- General Key Terms
- CDC/NHSN Surveillance Definitions for Specific Types of Infections
Antimicrobial Use and Resistance (AUR) Options
- AUR | PSC | NHSN | CDC
- Antimicrobial Use and Resistance (AUR) Module
- AUR Training AUR Training | PSC | NHSN | CDC
- Antimicrobial Use (AU) Option: Reporting and Analysis – May 2020
- Antimicrobial Use (AU) Option: Beginner Analysis – May 2022
- Antimicrobial Use (AU) Option: Advanced Analysis – May 2022
- Standardized Antimicrobial Administration Ratio (SAAR) – May 2020
- Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Option: Reporting and Analysis – May 2022
- NHSN Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Option: Facility-Wide Antibiogram Report – March 2021
- Antibiotic Stewardship – May 2022
Bloodstream Infection (BSI) Events
- BSI | PSC | NHSN | CDC
- Bloodstream Infection Event (Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection and Non-central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection)
- BSI Training BSI Training | PSC | NHSN | CDC
MDRO & CDI- Multidrug-Resistant Organism & Clostridioides difficile (MDRO/CDI) Infection Surveillance and LabID Event Reporting Module
- MDRO & CDI | PSC | NHSN | CDC
- Multidrug-Resistant Organism & Clostridioides difficile Infection (MDRO/CDI) Module
- MDRO and CDI Training MDRO & CDI Training | PSC | NHSN | CDC
- Self-paced Training
- Training Videos
- NHSN MRSA and CDI LabID Event Reporting Overview – May 2022
- Refresher: MRSA Bacteremia and C. difficile LabID Event Reporting – March 2021
Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) Events- Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) and Non-Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) (and Other Urinary System Infection (USI))
- Urinary Tract Infection (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection [CAUTI] and Non-Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection [UTI]) Events
- UTI Training UTI Training | PSC | NHSN | CDC
- Self-paced Training
- Training Videos
- Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) – May 2022
- 2021 Urinary Tract Infection Protocol Change – March 2021
- NHSN Organism List (All Organisms, Common Commensals, MBI Organisms, and UTI Bacteria) – June 2022
Healthcare Personnel (HCP) Influenza Vaccination
- HCP Flu Vaccination | HPS | NHSN | CDC
- Healthcare Personnel Vaccination Module: Influenza Vaccination Summary
- Healthcare Personnel Influenza Vaccination Summary Form
Inpatient Rehab Facility
MDRO & CDI- Multidrug-Resistant Organism & Clostridioides difficile (MDRO/CDI) Infection Surveillance and LabID Event Reporting Module
- MDRO & CDI | PSC | NHSN | CDC
- Multidrug-Resistant Organism & Clostridioides difficile Infection (MDRO/CDI) Module
- MDRO and CDI Training MDRO & CDI Training | PSC | NHSN | CDC
- Self-paced Training
- Training Videos
- NHSN MRSA and CDI LabID Event Reporting Overview – May 2022
- Refresher: MRSA Bacteremia and C. difficile LabID Event Reporting – March 2021
Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) Events- Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) and Non-Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) (and Other Urinary System Infection (USI))
- Urinary Tract Infection (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection [CAUTI] and Non-Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection [UTI]) Events
- UTI Training UTI Training | PSC | NHSN | CDC
- Self-paced Training
- Training Videos
- Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) – May 2022
- 2021 Urinary Tract Infection Protocol Change – March 2021
- NHSN Organism List (All Organisms, Common Commensals, MBI Organisms, and UTI Bacteria) – June 2022
- Healthcare Personnel (HCP) Influenza Vaccination HCP Flu Vaccination | HPS | NHSN | CDC
- Healthcare Personnel Vaccination Module: Influenza Vaccination Summary
- Healthcare Personnel Influenza Vaccination Summary Form
Healthcare Personnel (HCP) Influenza Vaccination
- HCP Flu Vaccination | HPS | NHSN | CDC
- Healthcare Personnel Vaccination Module: Influenza Vaccination Summary
- Healthcare Personnel Influenza Vaccination Summary Form
Dialysis
Dialysis Event
- Dialysis Event Dialysis Event | Dialysis | NHSN | CDC
- AKI Guidance and Instructions
- Protocols
- Training
- Annual Training Course
- Training Presentations
- Annual Dialysis Event Updates – Dec 2021
- Introduction to the NHSN Dialysis Event Surveillance Protocol
