Surveillance for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Events

• Pneumonia (PNEU) Event Traning [CBT – 60 min]
• VAE, VAP and PNEU Definition Changes for January 2015 [Video – 11 min]
  • YouTube link
  • CDC Streaming Video

Additional Training

• Introduction to Device-associated Module Training [CBT – 60 min]
• New! General NHSN Definitions for 2017 – March 2017
  • YouTube Link [Video – 54 min]
  • Slideset[PDF – 2M]
• New! Determining Healthcare Association or Present on Admission Infections and Other Rules – July 2017
  • YouTube Link [Video – 16 min]

Analysis Training

• Data Entry and Analysis Training

Continuing Education

• Obtaining Continuing Education for NHSN Training Events

• Pneumonia (PNEU) Event, January 2017[PDF – 592K]
• NHSN Overview January, 2017[PDF – 74K]
• Identifying Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs) in NHSN, January 2017[PDF – 842K]
• Patient Safety Monthly Reporting Plan, January 2017[PDF – 54K]

For full details on protocol definitions and the application of these definitions, please review the applicable protocol and Chapter 2, Identifying Healthcare-associated Infection (HAI) for NHSN Surveillance[PDF – 233 KB] in the NHSN Module.

• New! FAQs: Pneumonia (Ventilator-associated [VAP] and non-ventilator-associated Pneumonia [PNEU]) Event April 2017[PDF – 344K]
• New! FAQs: Analysis April 2017[PDF – 412K]
• FAQs: Annual Survey April 2016[PDF – 250K]
• FAQs: CDA
• New! FAQs: Locations April 2017[PDF – 254K]
• New! FAQs: Miscellaneous April 2017[PDF – 265K]

• 57.111 Pneumonia (PNEU) January 2017[PDF – 107K]
  • Customizable form[DOCX – 40K]
  • Table of Instructions for PNEU form 57.111[PDF – 75K]
• 57.118 Denominators for Intensive Care Unit (ICU)/Other locations (not NICU or SCA) form January 2017[PDF – 40K]
  • Customizable form[DOCX – 29K]  
  • Table of Instructions for Denominators for ICU form 57.118[PDF – 191K]
• 57.151 Patient Safety Component—Annual Facility Survey for IRF January 2017[PDF – 107K]
  • Table of instructions for Patient Safety Annual Facility Survey for IRF 57.151[PDF – 315K]
• 57.106 Patient Safety Monthly Reporting Plan form January 2017[PDF – 53K]
  • Customizable form[DOCX – 31K]
  • Table of Instructions for Monthly Reporting Plan form 57.106[PDF – 61K]
• 57.115 HAI Custom Event form January 2017[PDF – 99K]
  • Customizable form[DOCX – 50K]
    **Not to be used for CLABSI, CAUTI, SSI, VAE, pediatric VAP, or LabID events.**
    To be used in conjunction with the CDC/NHSN Surveillance Definitions for Specific Types of Infections, January 2017[PDF – 851K] Chapter in the NHSN Patient Safety Manual.

• Unusual Susceptibility Profiles Alert January 2015[PDF – 362K]
• How to Add a CCN to an IRF Location in NHSN April 2015[PDF – 419K]
• CDC Location Labels and Location Descriptions, January 2017[PDF – 808K]
• NHSN Key Terms, January 2017[PDF – 255K]
• CDC/NHSN Surveillance Definitions for Specific Types of Infections, January 2017[PDF – 851K]
• NHSN Organism List (All Organisms, Top Organisms, Common Commensals, MBI Organisms, and UTI Bacteria) January 2017[XLSX – 296K]
• Guidance for Missing Device-associated Denominator Data[PDF – 145K]
• Changing a CCN within NHSN (updated July 2015)[PDF – 290K]

• Healthcare–associated Infection (HAI) and Present on Admission Infection (POA) Worksheet Generator (must have JavaScript enabled)
• Worksheet for Determining Date of Event, Infection Window Period, Repeat Infection Timeframe, and Secondary BSI Attribution Period 2017[XLSX – 18K]
• Example Worksheet for Determining Date of Event, Infection Window Period, Repeat Infection Timeframe, and Secondary BSI Attribution Period 2017[XLSX – 21K]

• Patient Safety Analysis Resources
• Patient Safety Analysis Quick Reference Guides
• Patient Safety Component – Variable Reference List[PDF – 3M]