Guidelines and Safety Practices for Improving Patient Safety

Ricciardi, Walter; Cascini, Fidelia

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-59403-9_1

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“…Exposure to potentially infectious biological material is high in the medical profession [ 30 , 31 ], and knowledge of post-exposure procedures minimizes risk [ 32 ]. Recording and monitoring of adverse events such as punctures are standard in healthcare services [ 33 , 34 , 35 ]. The risk evidence of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is a motivation for quality and safety improvement [ 36 ]; however, lack of evidence on this in the beautician service sector does not mean that the problem does not exist.…”

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Assessment of Epidemiological Safety in the Cosmetic Service Industry in Poland: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study

Gębska-Kuczerowska

Kucharska

Segiet-Święcicka

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The variety of current cosmetic procedures has increased the potential risks of adverse events and infections. In a nationwide cross-sectional study (2013–2015), we assessed the aspects of infection risk in cosmetic services. An anonymous voluntary questionnaire survey was conducted among 813 employees of cosmetic establishments in Poland. The establishments were selected from a register of service providers. The survey was conducted by employees of the State Sanitary Inspectorate during an audit, and the results showed that cosmetic providers were not fully prepared for risk assessment in terms of occupational exposure or infection transmission. The majority of the respondents (84%) reportedly washed the salon tools. Some establishments did not perform any decontamination (2%) or sterilization (~13%) procedures. Occupational punctures or lacerations occurred from needles, ampoules-syringes, or razors. Most respondents had attended professional training or studied medical textbooks. Approximately 1.7% of the respondents had not updated their knowledge, and 5% gained knowledge from unauthorized sources.The project’s results impacted a variety of innovations and improvements in the field of public health. The results were used to update the national education program (2012–2017); more attention has been directed toward effective education in infection prevention,general hygiene, and post-exposure procedures. Moreover, the study’s results were grounds for the introduction of legislative modifications in the field of epidemiological safety standards for cosmetic services in Poland.

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“…Having established protocols, spreading awareness on these, and ensuring their implementation by the staff form the basis for the safe implementation of services. The source of infection can be anyone; the client or the service provider [ 33 , 34 , 35 ].…”

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Assessment of Epidemiological Safety in the Cosmetic Service Industry in Poland: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study

Gębska-Kuczerowska

Kucharska

Segiet-Święcicka

et al. 2021

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“…The current rules for the handling of sharp tools and contaminated instruments in non-medical services, from a logical point of view, should be as restrictive as those used in medical services [ 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 ]. However, the same views are not held in every country [ 26 ].…”

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Disposal of Waste from Tattoo and Beauty Parlors in Poland: A Survey-Based Analysis on Epidemiological Safety

Gębska-Kuczerowska

Kucharska

Segiet-Święcicka

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IJERPH

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Appropriate waste management is increasingly relevant due to environmental and infectious disease transmission concerns. An anonymous observational cross-sectional study was conducted from 2013–2017 of 262 tattooists and 824 beauticians throughout Poland. Knowledge, attitudes, behavior, and compliance with blood-borne infection controls and correct waste disposal were assessed. Tattooists correctly addressed hazardous waste significantly more often than did beauticians (83.3% vs. 44.8%). Medical waste was collected by a specialist company in 90.1% of tattoo parlors and 63.3%of beauty parlors. Tattooists correctly used and disposed of sharps more frequently than beauticians (93.1% vs. 68.9%); however, 46.4% of beauticians and 12.4% of tattooists discarded waste into municipal trash, including sharps (27.1% and 2.6%, respectively). Incorrect collection and labeling of biological waste present occupational risk to waste disposal personnel. Education and instructional controls could improve health safety in this industry. Biological waste management processes are restrictive for medical services and liberal for beauty services, an industry for which they should also be applied more comprehensively.

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“…45 Safety problems relating to non-technical skills (NTS) are significant, but appear to be underrepresented in medical and nursing education and training curricula. 47 Typical NTS training topics are described in the literature as performance-shaping factors, planning, preparation and prioritisation, situation awareness and perception of risk, decision-making, communication, teamwork and leadership. 47 NTS elements can be found in the APSQ-3, H-PEPSS, HPPSACS, MSSAPS, PSCNES instruments.…”

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“…47 Typical NTS training topics are described in the literature as performance-shaping factors, planning, preparation and prioritisation, situation awareness and perception of risk, decision-making, communication, teamwork and leadership. 47 NTS elements can be found in the APSQ-3, H-PEPSS, HPPSACS, MSSAPS, PSCNES instruments. When these NTS are compared with the frameworks and definition of nurse competence, it can be observed that communication and teamwork are typically recurrent elements in the instruments: both dimensions are undeniably crucial to patient safety.…”

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Instruments for measuring patient safety competencies in nursing: a scoping review

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BackgroundPatient safety competencies in nursing are essential for the quality of healthcare. To develop practices and collaboration in nursing care, valid instruments that measure competencies in patient safety are needed.ObjectiveTo identify instruments that measure the patient safety competencies of nurses.DesignA scoping review.Data sourcesThe Cochran Library, Epistemonikos, Eric, Ovid Medline, CINAHL, Embase and Web of Science databases were searched for articles reporting on instruments measuring patient safety competence in nursing. The search was limited to English peer-reviewed scientific papers published from January 2010 to April 2021.Review methodA blinded selection of articles fulfilling the inclusion criteria was performed by two researchers based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews. Data were then extracted, synthesised and presented in tables and text.ResultsOur search identified 1,426 papers, of which 32 met the inclusion criteria. The selected papers described nine instruments, of which the ‘Health Professional Education in Patient Safety Survey’ was the most used instrument. The identified instruments comprised domains for patient safety skills, attitudes, knowledge, communication, teamwork and errors. The instruments had been tested for content (face) and construct validity as well as for reliability. However, sensitivity and responsiveness were rarely assessed.ConclusionsOver the last decade, there has been a growing body of instruments aimed at measuring patient safety competencies among nurses. The future development of new instruments should consider including the important dimension of ethics in patient safety as well as evaluating the instrument’s responsiveness to be able to track changes over time.

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Guidelines and Safety Practices for Improving Patient Safety

Cited by 10 publications

References 86 publications

Assessment of Epidemiological Safety in the Cosmetic Service Industry in Poland: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study

Assessment of Epidemiological Safety in the Cosmetic Service Industry in Poland: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study

Disposal of Waste from Tattoo and Beauty Parlors in Poland: A Survey-Based Analysis on Epidemiological Safety

Instruments for measuring patient safety competencies in nursing: a scoping review

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