Surveillance for Bloodstream Infections

• CLABSI Training [CBT – 60 min]
• Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) – May 2019
  • Review updated CLABSI slides for 2020 pdf icon[PDF – 1 MB]
  • YouTube Link [Video – 89 min]
  • 2019 Slideset pdf icon[PDF – 7 MB]
• Secondary BSI and NHSN Site-specific Infections – May 2019
  • YouTube Link [Video – 67 min]
  • Slideset pdf icon[PDF – 3 MB]
• CLABSI Surveillance and Analysis Group Exercise – May 2019
  • YouTube Link [Video – 23 min]
  • Slideset pdf icon[PDF – 1 MB]
• Secondary BSI and NHSN Site-specific Infections Group Exercise – May 2019
  • YouTube Link [Video – 14 min]
  • Slideset pdf icon[PDF – 1 MB]
• Patient Safety Component (PSC) Updates to the 2018 Annual Facility Survey – January 2019
  • YouTube Link [Video – 42 min]
• Denominator Device Day and Central Line Day Counts for Device Attribution – December 2018
  • YouTube Link [Video – 17 min]
• Secondary Bloodstream Infections – May 2016
  • YouTube Link [Video – 9 min]
• Patient Safety Component (PSC) Annual Survey – January 2016
  • YouTube Link [Video – 6 min]
• BSI Definition Changes for January 2015
  • YouTube Link [Video – 14 min]external icon

Additional Training

• Introduction to Device-associated Module Training [CBT – 60 min]
  • Erratum: Intro to the DA Module (Slide 31) pdf icon[PDF – 220 KB]
• General NHSN Definitions for 2019 – May 2019
  • YouTube Link [Video – 52 min]
  • Slideset pdf icon[PDF – 5 MB]
• Determining Healthcare Association or Present on Admission Infections and Other Rules – July 2017
  • YouTube Link [Video – 16 min]

Analysis Training

• Analyzing Device-associated HAI Data – May 2019
  • YouTube Link [Video – 43 min]
  • Slideset pdf icon[PDF – 2 MB]
• Analyzing Device-associated SURs – May 2019
  • YouTube Link [Video – 23 min]
  • Slideset pdf icon[PDF – 3 MB]
• Device-associated Denominator Sampling for January 2015
  • YouTube Link [Video – 7 min]external icon
• Data Entry and Analysis Training

Continuing Education

• Obtaining Continuing Education for NHSN Training Events

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 in the NHSN Module.

• Bloodstream Infection (BSI) Event, January 2021 pdf icon[PDF – 1 MB]
• NHSN Overview January, 2021 pdf icon[PDF – 150 KB]
• Identifying Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs) in NHSN, January 2021 pdf icon[PDF – 1 MB]
• Patient Safety Monthly Reporting Plan, January 2021 pdf icon[PDF – 100 KB]

• FAQs: Bloodstream Infection Event (Central Line- Associated Bloodstream Infection and Non-central line-associated Bloodstream Infection)
• FAQs: Analysis
• FAQs: Annual Surveys
• FAQs: Locations
• FAQs: Miscellaneous
• FAQs: CDA

All Data Collection Forms are Print-only

• 57.108 Primary Bloodstream Infection (BSI) form July 2020 pdf icon[PDF – 200 KB]
  • Customizable form word icon[DOCX – 80 KB]
  • Table of Instructions for BSI form 57.108 pdf icon[PDF – 180 KB]
• 57.118 Denominators for Intensive Care Unit (ICU)/Other locations (not NICU or SCA) form January 2020 pdf icon[PDF – 80 KB]
  • Customizable form word icon[DOCX – 60 KB]
  • Table of Instructions for Denominators for ICU form 57.118 pdf icon[PDF – 200 KB]
• 57.151 Patient Safety Component—Annual Facility Survey for IRF January 2020 pdf icon[PDF – 250 KB]
  • Table of instructions for Patient Safety Annual Facility Survey for IRF 57.151 pdf icon[PDF – 300 KB]
• 57.106 Patient Safety Monthly Reporting Plan form January 2020 pdf icon[PDF – 80 KB]
  • Customizable form word icon[DOCX – 60 KB]
  • Table of Instructions for Monthly Reporting Plan form 57.106 pdf icon[PDF – 100 KB]
• 57.115 HAI Custom Event form July 2020 pdf icon[PDF – 150 KB]
  • Customizable form word icon[DOCX – 80 KB]
    **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 2020 pdf icon[PDF – 400 KB] Chapter in the NHSN Patient Safety Manual.

• NHSN Guide to Mapping COVID-19 Locations pdf icon[PDF – 200 KB]
• NHSN Patient Safety Component Alerts pdf icon[PDF – 1 MB]
• Unusual Susceptibility Profiles Alert – January 2021 pdf icon[PDF – 650 KB]
• CMS Certified IRF Locations – July 2020 pdf icon[PDF – 450 KB]
• NHSN Key Terms, January 2021 pdf icon[PDF – 150 KB]
• CDC/NHSN Surveillance Definitions for Specific Types of Infections, January 2021 pdf icon[PDF – 1 MB]
• NHSN Organism List (All Organisms, Common Commensals, MBI Organisms, and UTI Bacteria) January 2021 excel icon[XLSX – 296 KB]
• Guidance for Missing Device-associated Denominator Data pdf icon[PDF – 145 KB]

• 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 excel icon[XLSX – 18K]
• Example Worksheet for Determining Date of Event, Infection Window Period, Repeat Infection Timeframe, and Secondary BSI Attribution Period 2017 excel icon[XLSX – 21K]

• Patient Safety Analysis Resources
• Patient Safety Analysis Quick Reference Guides
• Patient Safety Component – Variable Reference List pdf icon[PDF – 3M]
• Troubleshooting CLABSI and CAUTI SIR pdf icon[PDF – 432K]