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Innovative Training for Occupational Health and Infectio Control Workplace Assessment in Health Care
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Health Education. 43:57-61
A user-friendly, high quality workplace assessment field guide and an accompanying worksheet are invaluable tools for recognizing hazards in the hospital environment. These tools ensure that both front line workers as well as health and safety and in
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Infection Control
Background Patients with respiratory or gastrointestinal illness in emergency care settings are often not yet diagnosed but are at risk of transmitting disease. Infection control algorithms delineating a standard approach to patient management decrea
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Infection Control
ISSUE: Consistent adherence to infection control principles is the means by which healthcare workers can protect themselves and their patients. One tool to assess infection control practice in clinical areas is the infection control audit, however, m
Autor:
Sydney Scharf, Jennifer Grant, Linda Dempster, Felicia Laing, Elizabeth Bryce, Salomeh Shajari, Tim T Y Lau, Leslie Forrester
Publikováno v:
American journal of infection control. 43(11)
Background: The use of infection control measures in the management of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) is hotly debated. A risk-managed approach to VRE control after the introduction of 2 horizontal infection prevention measuresdan environment
Autor:
Linda Dempster, Ian Clearie, Leslie Forrester, Allison Lamsdale, Sheila Browning, Elizabeth Bryce, Michael McAuley, Sharon Stapleton, Sydney Scharf
Publikováno v:
American journal of infection control. 39(7)
Background As part of a comprehensive approach to decreasing Clostridium difficile in our health authority, an evaluation of the in-use performance of 2 brands of bedpan decontaminators (BPDs) in 2 acute care facilities was performed. Methods A conti
Publikováno v:
The Journal of hospital infection. 68(3)
Data on healthcare workers'(HCWs) self-reported knowledge regarding selection of facial protection equipment, usage preferences and compliance are limited. We used a questionnaire on the use of facial protection equipment at a 700-bed adult tertiary
Publikováno v:
American journal of infection control. 19(5)
A study was conducted in the wards and laboratory of a 900-bed teaching hospital to determine the appropriateness of glove use. In the wards the rate of appropriate use was 59%, and in the laboratory it was 90%. In general, in the patient areas glove