Have seen the VA guidelines for MRSA prevention in SCI/D Centers
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76 (79.17)
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69 (52.27)
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<0.0001
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Agreea that your SCI/D center/interdisciplinary team works closely with the hospital MRSA Prevention Coordinator (MPC) to prevent MRSA transmission
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72 (75)
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85 (64.39)
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0.0877
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There is a person or a group of people (aside from the hospital MPC) responsible for implementation of SCI/D Center MRSA Program guidelines in your unit
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69 (71.88)
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75 (56.82)
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0.02
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Agreea that staff resources provided by the SCI/D Chief to implement the SCI/D MRSA Program are adequate
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79 (84.04)
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75 (61.98)
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0.0004
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Agreea that training resources provided by the SCI/D Chief to implement the SCI/D MRSA Program are adequate
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76 (81.72)
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76 (63.87)
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0.0042
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Agreea that funding resources provided by the SCI/D Chief to implement the SCI/D MRSA Program are adequate
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45 (70.31)
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41 (43.16)
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0.0008
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Agreea that implementation of the SCI/D Center MRSA Program guidelines has greatly improved your ability to prevent MRSA transmission to MRSA-negative patients in the SCI/D unit
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71 (73.96)
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65 (49.24)
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0.0002
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Agreea that implementation of the SCI/D Center MRSA Program guidelines has greatly improved your ability to prevent MRSA infection in all SCI/D patients
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65 (67.71)
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58 (43.94)
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0.0004
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Usually or alwaysb indicate in a signed/dated progress note that communication with a patient about MRSA screening has occurred
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56 (65.12)
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39 (34.82)
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<0.0001
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Frequency of practicing the following in your SCI/D center
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Usually or alwaysb encourage visitors/family members to perform hand hygiene before/after all patient contact
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82 (88.17)
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86 (68.25)
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0.0006
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Usually or alwaysb encourage SCI/D patients to perform hand hygiene before/after interacting with other patients
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80 (84.21)
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79 (61.72)
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0.0002
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Usually or alwaysb encourage SCI/D patients with impaired hand function to ask for assistance to perform hand hygiene
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82 (86.32)
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82 (64.57)
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0.0003
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Usually or alwaysb bathe SCI/D patients every day
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31 (43.66)
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29 (28.16)
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0.0344
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Agreea that health care worker hand hygiene is an effective way to reduce MRSA transmission and the development of MRSA infections in SCI/D patients
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94 (97.92)
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125 (94.7)
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0.2177
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Agreea that I feel comfortable reminding other staff in the SCI/D unit when they do not clean their hands
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74 (77.08)
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79 (59.85)
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0.0062
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Agreea that patient hand hygiene is an effective way to reduce MRSA transmission and development of MRSA infections in SCI/D patients
|
91 (94.79)
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113 (85.61)
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0.0257
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Agreea that MRSA colonization can be prevented in SCI/D patients
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66 (70.97)
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74 (62.71)
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0.2076
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Agreea that MRSA transmission in hospitalized SCI/D patients can be prevented
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77 (81.05)
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92 (73.6)
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0.1945
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Barriers to cohorting/isolating MRSA-positive patients
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Availability of beds
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63 (65.63)
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85 (64.39)
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0.8475
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Too many MRSA-positive patients
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60 (62.5)
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72 (54.55)
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0.2297
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Layout of unit
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24 (25)
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47 (35.61)
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0.0877
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Patients refuse or get upset
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20 (20.83)
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34 (25.76)
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0.3879
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Visitors/family members refuse or get upset
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21 (21.88)
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37 (28.03)
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0.292
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Too busy
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7 (7.29)
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9 (6.82)
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0.8901
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Delayed time to get results
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13 (13.54)
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18 (13.64)
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0.9836
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Disrupts work flow of unit
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15 (15.63)
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26 (19.7)
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0.4293
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Other
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10 (10.42)
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24 (18.18)
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0.1041
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Barriers to patient hand hygiene in your SCI/D unit
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Not enough staff available to assist
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19 (19.79)
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34 (25.76)
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0.2924
|
Inadequate availability of wheelchair accessible sink with soap and water
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9 (9.38)
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22 (16.67)
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0.1127
|
Inadequate availability of touchless soap or hand sanitizer
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16 (16.67)
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34 (25.76)
|
0.1014
|
Patient unwilling to perform hand hygiene
|
52 (54.17)
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85 (64.39)
|
0.1195
|
Other
|
21 (21.88)
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27 (20.45)
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0.7951
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Barriers to changing gown and gloves in-between patients
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SCI/D unit layout
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9 (9.38)
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31 (23.48)
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0.0057
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Competing demands/too busy
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27 (28.13)
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38 (28.79)
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0.9128
|
Multi-bed rooms
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37 (38.54)
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71 (53.79)
|
0.0228
|
Expense of supplies
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3 (3.13)
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17 (12.88)
|
0.0102
|
Staff do not follow the SCI/D Center MRSA Program guidelines
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15 (15.63)
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37 (28.03)
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0.0275
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Other
|
20 (20.83)
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33 (25)
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0.4621
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