ArticleJournal of infection prevention2020
A quality improvement project to standardise decontamination procedures in a single NHS board in Scotland.
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Abstract
backgroundA project was designed to improve decontamination procedures in our hospitals. This included: improving skills with training provided within clinical areas, simplifying procedures to reduce variation and increasing access to decontamination products.
aimTo make it easy for healthcare workers (HCWs) to do the right thing and for HCWs to be confident that they were doing the right thing.
methodsA pre-intervention survey of 120 HCWs in 10 wards on three hospital sites identified variations in the products used, variations in precautions taken and deficits in HCWs' capabilities due to unmet training needs.
interventionWe streamlined the available products, provided an education programme and then undertook a second survey involving 133 HCWs in 12 wards.
resultsSignificant improvements were attained in the reported time taken to clean and disinfect (
conclusionThe utility of a pre-intervention survey is critical to knowing whether any change becomes improvement and to set the priorities for change. By focusing on the process rather than the outcomes, greater improvements can be attained. The assumption that all nurses know how to clean is erroneous.
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