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| December 5, 2011 |
Dear
Colleague,
 Handwashing – a simple procedure to help stop the spread of infection, right? Yet compliance remains a significant issue. Researchers in the United Kingdom found that glove use significantly reduced levels of hand hygiene. Another study found that health care providers had improved hand hygiene practices when they knew they were being videotaped. There remains a great need for education about the importance of hand hygiene.
The following tips were published in the November issue of Nursing2011. I think they are worth reviewing and sharing with colleagues and I hope you do too. You can read the entire article Patient Safety: Healing touch: Tips for Successful Hand Hygiene, as well as the other articles in our More Resources list, free!
Seven tips for successful hand hygiene
- Keep it simple - format CDC guidelines into simple messages and define dirty and clean zones.
- Place hand-hygiene products where they're needed - at the point of care and at the entrance to and exit from the patient environment.
- Integrate hand hygiene needs into workflow.
- Ensure multidisciplinary involvement.
- Provide ongoing education.
- Monitor compliance and share results.
- Remember the direct impact of hand hygiene on patients and families.
I can’t believe our next issue will be the last for 2012! Don’t miss it – it will have our top 10 lists of CE and articles from the year.
Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP
Clinical Editor
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Take some time to explore this two-phase study of male veterans treated for PTSD. In Original Research: Documentation of Screening for Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence in Male Veterans with PTSD, the importance of providers being prepared to conduct screenings for IPV perpetration and perform further assessment and respond appropriately when perpetration is detected, is highlighted.
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The FDA has issued the following drug approvals:
- Eylea (aflibercept) injection for the treatment of wet (neovascular) age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The recommended dosing interval for Eylea is every 4 weeks for the first 12 weeks, then every 8 weeks thereafter.
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Celebrate Nursing at the Tournament of Roses Parade
Join together with other nurses to build and decorate a Nurses Float for the 2013 Rose Parade® when Sally Bixby, RN will be President of the Tournament of Roses. Together nurses can help make the float a reality, and then share in the pride and joy of recognition of the nursing profession. Please send this information to nursing colleagues, friends and family and contribute to help raise money to build the float www.flowers4thefloat.org. |
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