National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) These guidelines apply to all healthcare workers, local authorities, charities and all other health and social care providers. They support the healthcare professional to ensure that they are providing patients with the best quality care and offer the best value for money. Topics for guidance are referred to NICE by the Department of Health for appraisal. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002 This is the law that requires employers to control substances that are deemed to be hazardous to health, such as chemicals, dust, fumes
When the scale is used it can trigger the appropriate interventions before a pressure ulcer forms or gets worse, for example the CNA can pass on to other care team members if this pressure ulcer was prior to admission or formed during the patients hospital stay (Fosco, 2012). Educating all first line care team staff members of the Braden Scale is important because care team members can communicate with each other and initiate the appropriate interventions to help avoid pressure ulcers or any further damage to the patient (Stotts & Gunningberg, 2007). Some possible examples of
Immunizations of the Healthcare Worker and the Importance of Theses Vaccines Dawn January 28, 2014 Abstract This paper explores required vaccinations for healthcare workers and the need for them. The results of this paper are from research conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nursing professionals, and Annuals of Internal Medicine. The research articles suggest certain vaccinations should be required of all healthcare workers in the patient care setting. Immunizations of the Healthcare Worker and the Importance of Theses Vaccines As healthcare workers (HCW) we are required to have certain vaccinations not only to protect ourselves, but our patients, as well as fellow coworkers from communicable diseases.
The professional coder understands the nature of events in an inpatient environment, including hospital induced conditions, such as nosocomial infections, and interprets them into accurate codes for billing, medical research, and statistics. Inpatient coders can specify related diagnosis codes for inpatient records, such as secondary diagnosis and the existence of concurrent morbidities. The professional coder quickly adopts and identifies
There are also many employers responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection. These include:- * Making sure that employees are aware of the health and safety aspects of working in that environment. Employers must make sure that their staff attend all relevant and correct training made available and work to the CQC standards or quality and safety. * They need to keep records in relation to infection control relevant and updated etc. * And to ensure that all PPE/equipment is correct and available and working at all time.
• NPSG.14.01.01: This goal states that health care providers need to assess and reassess every patient’s risk for pressure ulcers and then implement changes to protect them from getting these pressure ulcers. Each health care provider should also be taught how to identify risks and how to take action against those risks. Again, this is important because it is our job to protect our patients from
Page 3 Quality patient care can be advanced throughout the hospital by providing nurses with data such as the number of incidence of pressure ulcers and ways to prevent this from occurring, by providing education on restraints and when and when not to use them and how to use them correctly. Examining data outcomes can improve the quality of care by exploring the improvements that have been made through implemented changes. All in all, good patient care is common sense. Listen to the patient when they talk, they will tell you everything that they know, it is up to you to fill in the blanks. Look on the internet after your admit and research a person’s culture, it can prevent problems and embarrassment later as well as keeping the patient comfortable and safe.
The new “wash in - wash out” programs instituted at most hospitals are positive steps in the right direction. It is important for all health care workers that come in contact with patients to be thoroughly trained about proper infection control techniques. When there is a language barrier with staff, as there often is with housekeepers and PCA’s, it is important that they are able to give a return demonstration on proper infection control techniques. Warning signs outside the room or on the door of those patients on precautions is important. There is also a direct correlation between HAI’s and staffing levels (Hallinan & Bloice, 2007); therefore health care facilities should ensure adequate staffing to provide appropriate care and environment for the patient.
Isolation methods for patients are used with strict precautions such as hand washing, sanitizers, and other barriers for workers and visitors. New information is released to health departments and schools for prevention measures. Furthermore, the CDC (Center for Disease Control) gives media reports to keep the public informed of new information. Consequences of not controlling outbreaks of MRSA are easily seen as large numbers of the human race would succumb to MRSA infection. There are consequences seen already because of strict precautions taken.
(Wicker et al 2009). Influenza outbreaks can arise in health and social settings and circulate in the community. The Department of Health recommend that health professionals are vaccinated against flu to protect themselves, patients, staff and family members (DoH, 2012). The influenza virus is unstable and new strains and variants are constantly emerging. (hpa).