Patient Safety Component (PSC) Training

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2020 NHSN Update Webinars
PSC Overview
Device-associated Module

Procedure-associated Module
PSC Modules & Events
Data Entry, Import & Customization

NHSN Analysis

Training Videos & Quick Learns

PSC Roadmap

A step-by-step guide to PSC for new users.

2021 PSC Annual Training

View training videos from the 2021 Annual Training.

2020 NHSN Update Webinars

PSC Protocol and Annual Facility Survey Updates – May 2020

PSC Analysis Updates – May 2020

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PSC Overview

Training Videos

General NHSN Definitions for 2019 – May 2019

Internal Data Validation – March 2021

AJIC NHSN Case Study Session – May 2019

Quick Learns

PSC Updates to the 2018 Annual Facility Survey – January 2019

YouTube Link [Video – 42 min]

Determining Healthcare Association or Present on Admission Infections and Other Rules – July 2017

YouTube Link [Video – 16 min]

Navigating the NHSN Application – April 2016

YouTube Link [Video – 8 min]

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Device-associated Module

Self-paced Training

Introduction to Device-associated Module Training [CBT – 60 min]

Erratum: Intro to the DA Module (Slide 31) pdf icon[PDF - 220 KB]

Quick Learns

Device-associated Denominator Sampling – January 2015

YouTube Link [Video – 7 min]

Procedure-associated Module

Self-paced Training

Introduction to Procedure-associated Module Training [CBT – 60 min]

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PSC Modules & Events

AUR Module

Antimicrobial Use & Resistance Options

BSI Events

Bloodstream Infections

CLIP Events

Central Line Insertion Practice Adherence

MDRO & CDI Events

Multidrug-Resistant Organism & C. difficile Infections

PedVAE

Pediatric Ventilator-associated Events

PNEU Events

Pneumonia (PedVAP) Events

SSI Events

Surgical Site Infection Events

UTI Events

Urinary Tract Infections

VAE

Ventilator-associated Events

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Data Entry, Import and Customization

Training e-Book

PSC: NHSN Data Entry Training e-book pdf icon[PDF – 2 MB]

Training Videos

Location Mapping – October 2012

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Training

Newsletters / Members Meeting Updates

E-mail Updates

State-based HAI Prevention Activities

Page last reviewed: April 2, 2021

Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) , Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)