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Infection Prevention and Control Pocket Manual Education Category. Victoria Herron. Nurses. MRSA. Patients. Care Assistants. Students. C-diff. Physio /OT. TB. Visitors. Doctors. VRE. Community Nurses. Patient Centred Care. Policies. Cost. Ward Audits. Increased Hospital Stays.
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Infection Prevention and Control Pocket ManualEducation Category Victoria Herron
Nurses MRSA Patients Care Assistants Students C-diff Physio/OT TB Visitors Doctors VRE Community Nurses
The Thought behind the Theory • RQIA • NIPEC clinical supervision tool • Convenience • Beeches Management Centre • NIPEC- Health Care Associated Infection : a review of staff training and development needs for infection prevention and control
Infection Prevention and Control Specialist Nurse • Peer Reviews
Aims • To provide an overview of the fundamental skills relating to infection prevention and control • To highlight the importance of infection prevention and the responsibilities held by each person in relation to infection prevention and control • To develop an appropriate standard within the ward
When to use Contact Precautions MRSA C-difficile Norovirus ESBL VRE
Appropriate use of PPE • Top Tips specific to RABIU • RQIA style questions • Order Codes/ Useful links • Self Test Quiz
Conclusions/Recommendations • Increased knowledge and compliance • Evidence based/ Up-to-date • Improved audits scores • NIPEC • Personal development
Peer quotes • ‘ I feel the manual has improved my understanding. I would feel more confident if approached by RQIA.’ • ‘It’s a good idea’ • ‘I feel up-to-date again’
Impact to Patient/Client Care • Increased satisfaction • Improved confidence • Patient Client Standards