InfectionControlintheNICU.pptVIP

Infection Control in the NICU Recommended Standards Prepared by: JIHAD JAMIL Introduction Ensuring the use of safe, effective and ethical infection prevention and control measures is an important component of nursing care.( Recommended Standards) focuses on the following areas Physical Setup Administrative arrangement Recommended Standards The nature of the recommendations are as follows: Strongly recommended for all hospitals and Strongly supported by well-designed experimental or epidemiologic studies Recommended Standards Reviewed as effective by experts in the field and A consensus of American Academy of Pediatrics and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, based on strong rationale and suggestive evidence or Suggested for implementation in many hospitals Physical SetupSpace 1- Each infant care space in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit shall preferably contain a minimum of 11.2 square meters excluding sinks and aisles. There shall be an aisle adjacent to each infant care space with a minimum width of 0.9 meters Traffic to other services shall not pass through the unit. Scrub Areas In the NICU, there should be at least 1 hands-free hand washing sink for 4beds. In single bedroom, a hands-free hand washing sink shall be provided within each infant care room. Sinks for hand washing should not be built into counters used for other purposes. Hand washing facilities that can be used by children and people in wheelchairs shall be available in the NICU. Scrub Areas Sink location, construction material and related hardware (paper towel, covered trash receptacle, and soap dispensers) should be chosen with durability, ease of operation and noise control in mind. Scrub Areas Minimum dimensions for a hand washing sink are 61 cm wide X 41 cm front to back X 25 cm deep from the bottom of the sink to the top of its rim; so as to minimize splashing. Scrub Areas Pictorial hand washing instructions should be provided above all sinks. S