National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)
- NHSN Training Modules
- Resource Book
- Using NHSN to Accurately Report HAIs
- NHSN Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) checklists
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Infection Control Resources
- Resources for Long Term Care (CDC)
- Interim Guidance for Influenza Outbreak Management (CDC)
- Viral Respiratory Pathogens Toolkit for Nursing Homes (CDC)
- Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training (CDC)
- Long-Term Care and COVID-19 (CDC)
- Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) (CDC)
- Applying High-Reliability Principles to the Prevention and Control of Infections in Long-Term Care (50-minute video from The Joint Commission)
Preventing HAIs
- Health Department HAI/AR Programs
- Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship
- Infection Control Guidelines Library for Healthcare Settings
- Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
- Training and Education Resources
- Infection Control Tools
- Educational Resources for Healthcare Professionals
- NETEC
- Enhanced Barrier Precautions (CDC)
Related Resources
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI)
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)
- Surgical site infections (SSI)
- Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)
- Clostridium difficile infection (CDifficile)
- National Healthcare Safety Network
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - HAI Information
- Hospital Compare - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Nursing Home Compare - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services