The Feasibility of an Infection Control “Safe Zone” in a Spinal Cord Injury Unit

The Feasibility of an Infection Control “Safe Zone” in a Spinal Cord Injury Unit

We report on healthcare worker use of a safe zone (outside a 3-foot perimeter around the patient’s bed) and personal protective equipment in 2 inpatient spinal cord injury/disorder units. Workers remained within the safe zone during 22% of observations but were less compliant with personal protectiv...

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Veröffentlicht in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2016-06, Vol.37 (6), p.714-716
Hauptverfasser: Lones, Keshonna, Ramanathan, Swetha, Fitzpatrick, Margaret, Hill, Jennifer N., Guihan, Marylou, Richardson, Michael S. A., Evans, Charlesnika T.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Concise Communications
Cross Infection - prevention & control
Disease control
Feasibility Studies
Guideline Adherence - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Medical personnel
Nosocomial infections
Nursing
Patients
Patients' Rooms
Personal protective equipment
Personnel, Hospital
Prospective Studies
Protective Clothing
Protective equipment
R&D
Research & development
Spinal cord injuries
Spinal Cord Injuries - therapy
Workers
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Zusammenfassung:We report on healthcare worker use of a safe zone (outside a 3-foot perimeter around the patient’s bed) and personal protective equipment in 2 inpatient spinal cord injury/disorder units. Workers remained within the safe zone during 22% of observations but were less compliant with personal protective equipment inside the zone. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;37:714–716
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2016.37