Hygiene - hospital acquired infections
An age old problem: nosocomial infections. Death through the hands of the helpers. Germs that jump from patient to patient via the contagious hands and instruments of nurses and doctors. They should wash their hands, but they don't. Countless attempts of hygiene commissions have failed in establishing a safer conduct. After a campaign, old habits sneak back, the germs follow.
Maybe the appropriate approach should be to have the patient and his family exerce the control. A large sticker on the inside of the rooms' doors with an inscription like: "To the relatives: A doctor who doesn't wash his hands is a killer." It would remind the personnel of their duty when they leave the room, because in their back they'd feel the eyes of patients and relatives who have seen the sticker before, and they care.
As long as they see the sticker.
posted by Pat se Doc at 11:53 PM
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I see healthcare professionals of all kinds not following common sense protocols when encountering isolation situations. I was recently in our ICU speaking with the nurse at the desk and was asked to speak to the doctor currently examing a patient in an isolation room with no gloves. I watched the whole procedure until he got ready to leave the room and then asked him to wash his hands before exiting the room. He looked a little surprised but was nice about the situation. I explained that when he sees the postings on the doors, he must follow those protocols in order to prevent the spread of infections to other patients. This was not a new doctor. I see nurses doing the same things and the infections are getting much harder to control.. We need to follow our training!!
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