Infection prevention and control: critical strategies for nursing practice.

Hill, Barry, Lamichhane, Geeta and Wamburu, Amsale (2024) Infection prevention and control: critical strategies for nursing practice. British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing), 33 (17). pp. 804-811. ISSN 2052-2819

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Abstract

Infection prevention and control (IPC) is essential in nursing practice to safeguard patient health and reduce healthcare-associated infections. This article explores IPC strategies, including hand hygiene, the use of personal protective equipment, environmental cleaning, safe injection practices, and antimicrobial stewardship. It discusses the implementation challenges and solutions, such as ensuring compliance through education, monitoring and strong leadership. IPC measures are crucial in preventing infections such as catheter-associated urinary tract infections, central line-associated bloodstream infections, surgical site infections, and ventilator-associated pneumonia. By integrating personalised IPC strategies into nursing practice, healthcare providers can significantly improve infection control outcomes and enhance overall patient safety and quality of care.

Item Type:	Article
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Keywords:	Humans, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Personal Protective Equipment, Infection prevention, Nursing practice, Antimicrobial stewardship, Patient safety, Cross Infection - prevention & control - nursing, Hand Hygiene - standards, Healthcare-associated infectio
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Depositing User:	JISC Router
Date Deposited:	08 Oct 2024 10:19
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2024 04:09
URI:	https://bnu.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/19349

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