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Enhanced Barrier Precautions

Recorded On: 10/16/2024

This program is designed to improve infection control in long-term care facilities by requiring the use of gowns and gloves during high-contact activities, particularly for residents at risk of colonization by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). This approach expands on standard precautions, addressing everyday care scenarios that pose a risk of MDRO transmission, while aiming to balance infection prevention with maintaining residents' quality of life. By implementing Enhanced Barrier Precautions, facilities can reduce the spread of MDROs without relying on isolating residents, ensuring safer care environments through proper training, planning, and adherence to updated guidelines from the CDC and CMS.

Objectives

• Identify the importance of ensuring effective implementation of Enhanced Barrier Precautions 
• Discuss the CDC guidelines/recommendations
• Review CMS regulation 880 related to Enhanced Barrier Precautions
• Define an MDRO
• Identify changes in PPE use recommendations

Attendees will be awarded 1.0 ANCC contact hours for completing the course/webinar. 

Program Start Date: 10/16/2024 | Program Review Date 10/15/2027

This program has been submitted for Continuing Education for 1.25 total participant hours from NAB/NCERS. 

NAB Approval #220251015-1.25-A107609-DL

Program Start Date: 10/16/2024 | Program Review Date 10/15/2025 

Call the HealthCap Education Coordinator at 734-996-2700 for further information.



Kelsey Hastings, LNHA, BSN, RN, CDP, CLNC

Nurse Manager

HealthCap Risk Management Services

Kelsey Hastings is a registered nurse and a licensed nursing home administrator. She is a former owner of skilled, assisted living and independent care centers.  Prior to owning post acute care facilities, Kelsey owned a national consulting firm focused on helping organizations improve quality of care, develop and implement programming to address the needs of resident populations and policy and procedure development. In addition, she has a strong regulatory background and has worked with facilities throughout the United States to achieve regulatory compliance through plan of correction development and quality assurance programming.   

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