This presentation focuses on identifying healthcare-associated infections found in Chapter Two of the NHSN Patient Safety Manual. Please visit the NHSN website to view the full chapter.
The following topics are covered in this program: Infection Window Period, or IWP, Date of Event, or DOE, Present on Admission, or POA Infections, Healthcare-Associated Infections, or HAI, Repeat Infection Timeframe, or RIT, Secondary Blood Stream Infection, or BSI Attribution Period, and Pathogen assignment.
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