As you all know on this month our focus area is Infection Control. Johanna has already posted information on our Google Community about:
Respiratory and Cough Hygiene
Patient Placement
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Hand Hygiene.
I urge everyone to read them even if you think you already know everything about infection control. It is good practice to keep yourself up to date as recommendations and best practice can change.
Remember "Repetitio est mater studiorum" - repetition is the mother of learning. Discuss or share your ideas.
It is everyone’s responsibility to ensure that we prevent infections as we are working with vulnerable adults. Why Infection Control is so Important? As Service Users (SU) come into contact with many staff members there is the potential to spread infections and microorganisms. LINK 1
Most people know that washing hands and using gloves is a good practice but why we need to wear aprons? Aprons are worn to stop contamination of care workers’ clothes and skin. It is used when there is a risk of splashes or sprays of body fluids and when the care worker’s clothes might get wet (body wash/shower). Here is a great video what explains that we do not see all bacteria and how easy it is to spread them around: LINK 2 So please use aprons all the times, it takes only 5 seconds to put on.
If you are unsure about something do not hesitate to ask. Here are some more usefulmaterial. LINK 3 LINK 4
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