National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)
The following is a collection of NHSN documents.
Infection Control Topics
NHSN Document Library
Reports
- NHSN Report 2008
November 2008 (2.95 MB / 18 pages) - NHSN Dialysis Surveillance Report 2006
(213KB/5 pages) - NHSN Report 2007
June 2007 (285 KB / 12 pages) - NNIS Report 2004
For AUR data only (588 KB / 16 pages)
Facility Enrollment Information
- Purposes, Eligibility, Requirements and Confidentiality
April 2006 (46 KB / 2 pages) - NHSN Facility Administrator Enrollment Guide
June 2008 (970 KB / 29 pages) - NHSN Rules of Behavior for Facility Administrators
Aug 2005 (130KB / 13pages) - NHSN System Requirements
Group Administrator Information
- NHSN Group Administrator Guide
June 2008 (1.35 MB / 26 pages) - NHSN Rules of Behavior for Group Administrators
Aug 2005 (130KB / 13pages)
User Information
- NHSN User Start-up Guide
June 2008 (1.29MB / 24 pages) - NHSN Rules of Behavior for Users
Aug 2005 (103 KB / 12 pages)
Manual, Definitions & Methods
- Multidrug-resistant Organism (MDRO) and Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease (CDAD) Module
- Overview of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Surveillance through the National Healthcare Safety Network
- NHSN Manual: Patient Safety Component Protocols
January, 2008 (1.21 MB / 98 pages) - CDC/NHSN surveillance definition of health care-associated infection and criteria for specific types of infections in the acute care setting
June 2008 (1.33 MB / 24 pages) - Outline for HAI Surveillance
April 2006 (52 KB / 8 pages) - Central Line Insertion Practices (CLIP) Adherence Monitoring
- High Risk Inpatient Influenza Vaccination (HRIIV) Module
Data Collection Forms & Import Data
- Data Collection Forms
PDF and Powerpoint versions of the data collection forms that can be printed and/or customized - Importing Patient Safety Procedure
Data
Updated Oct. 2008 (139 KB / 8 pages)
Codes
- ICD-9-CM Codes Operative Procedures
Jan. 2009 (9.55 MB / 20 pages) - Variable Codes
(56 KB / 8 pages) - Location Codes
Feb 2006 (269 KB / 24 pages)
Frequently Asked Questions
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Date last modified: January 12, 2009
Content source:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)
National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases
Content source:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)
National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases
NHSN Resources
- Document Library
- Newsletters
- NHSN Report 2006
AJIC, PDF (285KB, 12 pages) - Training
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