Prevention and control of infection in non-acute healthcare settings

Jenkinson, Helen; Wright, Debbie; Jones, Steven J.M.; Dias, Esther Cristina Aquino; Pronyszyn, Anna; Hughes, Kath; Hawker, Karen; Newsham, Linda; O’Donovan, Tracey

doi:10.7748/ns.20.40.56.s57

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“…International literature has not provided many assessments of the risks of the transmission of pathogens in extra-hospital environments. Studies emerged in recent years to evaluate such a risk, especially in long stay institutions for elderly individuals and the homes of chronic patients (8)(9) . Control of infection outside of the hospital environment is considered a frontier of knowledge in the field and research aiming to pass this barrier should be encouraged (10) .…”

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Internação domiciliar: risco de exposição biológica para a equipe de saúde

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Maroldi

2012

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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This prospective, exploratory study was performed using a quantitative approach with the objective of characterizing the healthcare tasks that involved biological risk for professionals working with the Home Care Service of the São Carlos Municipal Hospital (São Carlos, SP, Brazil). We followed 159 visits from June 2008 to January 2009. A total of 347 procedures were considered to present risks for biological exposure, categorized as follows: dressings (31.1%), capillary blood glucose monitoring (14.4%); and vascular access (3.1%). Of all subjects, 21.5% complied with hand cleansing prior to performing a procedure, 66.3% wore gloves and 83.5% disposed of sharps appropriately. In conclusion, these professionals are subject to biological risks similar to those found in the hospital environment, because they are also exposed to blood and sharps often and have a poor adherence to the standard preventive measures. Further studies to evaluate the influence of the features of the household on the referred risk should be encouraged.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Internação domiciliar: risco de exposição biológica para a equipe de saúde

Figueiredo

Maroldi

2012

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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“…The hospital gown is worn by patients for medical procedures and treatments and to identify them as being under medical care [1]. It is designed to protect, facilitate access to the patient's body and assist with management and cleaning [2].…”

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Developing an Innovative Strategy of Emotional Design for Hospital Gowns

Zhou¹

2023

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Under the background of rapidly developing age, people pay more attention to their own feelings and care more about the experience of medical treatment. During the treatment process, the hospital gown needs to be in contact with the patient for a long time, which can effectively buffer the impact of environmental changes on the patient's feelings. In order to explore the idea of designing hospital gowns to meet patients' emotional needs, this paper will analyze the characteristics of current hospital gown design and the innovative features of previous studies, combine the three-level theory of emotional design, and explain the emotional expression of hospital gown design. Moreover, to propose strategies to enable the future development of hospital gowns to improve patients' emotional satisfaction.

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“…La información respecto a control de infecciones ha sido desarrollada desde sus orígenes en el ambiente hospitalario, pero no en el cuidado ambulatorio, o de transición, donde se ha planteado la necesidad de estudiarla en profundidad debido a importantes carencias de información 83 . Si bien desde hace varios años se ha identificado que la problemática existe y con potencialidad de incrementarse 84 , los esfuerzos inciales en estandarizar la vigilancia y prevención no ha abordado todas las áreas de cuidado ambulatorio [85][86][87] .…”

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