Infection control- hand washing
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 05:53:30
Category: / Arts & Humanities / Music
Length: 3 pages (716 words)
Category: / Arts & Humanities / Music
Length: 3 pages (716 words)
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Based on safe infection control techniques using ADPIE (Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation)
These will be written up to demonstrate the links between practice and the supporting theory.
Direct observation (2): Infection control.
Assessment
Hand washing is extremely important in clinical areas, as it reduces the risk of infections. Infections are caused by organisms which invade the host's defence mechanisms. Effective hand washing can reduce the risk of infections occurring and protect the …
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…of all the equipment needed (i.e. soap, paper towel) and was able to conduct these techniques as quick and effectively as possible.
Reference:
Dougherty.L , S.Lister 2005, The Royal Marsden hospital of clinical nursing procedures, Sixth edn, Blackwell publishings, Oxford.
Jeanes A, 2005, Hand washing, nursing times, 101 (29):28-29
Nursing&midwifery council, 2004, NMC code of profession conduct, United Kingdom
Tortora. G, Funke. B, Case.C 2004 Microbiology an introduction, 8th edn, Daryl Fox, San Francisco
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