Monitoring Tools For Compliance Plans

Clinical Staff Members are not washing their Hands between Patients.

I believe hand hygiene is best action a healthy worker should take to minimize the spread of infection and make protection of their patients (Aziz, 2013). Hand hygiene habit is the most effective and less expensive method of mitigating health associated infections. Healthy infections usually have adverse effect in healthcare, affecting millions of patient worldwide (WHO, 2014). This creates a great economic trouble on both developing and developed countries. The term hand hygiene involves two basic actions: one is using soup and water to wash hands to decrease migration of short-lived flora by removing soil, dirt and loose flora. Transient floras are organisms found in the superficial layer of the skin and are dominantly found in health care associated infections. Second, is rubbing hands using a small amount of fasting acting sterile and effective agent, referred as hand sanitizer. The hands hygiene prevents transmission of pathogens from caregiver to the patients (Harne-Britner et al., 2011). Pathogens are organisms that are present on the object within the hospital environment and patients’ skin. I want to develop a compliance plan regarding to this area to educate caregivers about hand hygiene procedures, increase caregiver to patient ratio to give caregivers time to wash hands and adequate preparation. There is also the need to sensitize the aspect of having accessibility of hand hygiene facilities to care givers. For instance , there should be more sink and hand hygiene antiseptics around the hospital and through this it will cultivate culture of concern that encourage antiseptic hygiene (Serratt et al., 2011). Hospital institution should embrace less skin irritating antiseptic so that to encourage their use by caregivers.

Employees are not Knowledgeable in the use of Fire Extinguishers.

The cause of fire occur mostly due to careless handling of smoking materials, although smoking is not allowed in the healthy care Institution. Smoking should not be allowed especially on the area where oxygen is stored or in use. The use of faulty equipment and improper use is another cause of fire in the health care amenities. Electrical cables and plugs should be maintained regularly (Fanning, 2003). Cooking and laundry equipment need proper handling. For instance, range hoods and stove contains flammable fuel source. Compressed gas cylinders should be stored away from patient and shutting off oxygen not in use. The compliance plan is to train employees how to use the fire extinguisher as it save lives and property through containing fire until the fire department arrives (Della-Giustina, 2000). I feel that hands-on training is the best way to train employees on how to use fire extinguishers. Garbage is the best target as it will help to contain extinguishing agent when the dry chemical powder is applied. Each employee should take turn to use the pass procedure of the process; removing the safety pin, targeting extinguisher down the base of fire, pressing the trigger, and applying the driving force in a comprehensive movement. Just a few minutes of discharging gives each employee experience of actual thing. The employees should also be trained how to use of fire fighting facilities; protective clothing facilities and respiratory protection facilities (Lawrence & Barnett, 2000).

References

Aziz AM. (2013). How better availability of materials improved hand hygiene compliance. British Journal of Nursing, 22(8), 458–63.

Della-Giustinal, E. (2000). Developing a Safety and Health Program, New York: Lewis Publishers

Fanning, E. (2003). Basic Safety Administration: A Handbook for the New Safety Specialist, Chicago: American Society of Safety Engineers.

Harne-Britner, S, Allen, M, & Fowler, K, A. (2011). Improving hand hygiene adherence among nursing staff. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 26(1), 39–48.

Lawrence, J.D., Barnett (2000). Safety Management Handbook: CCH Safety Professional Series. Vol. 2 pg.9301–9307. Health and Human Resources, Chicago,IL

Serratt, T, Harrington, C, Spetz, J, & Blegen, M. (2011). Staffing changes before and after mandated nurse-to-patient ratios in California's hospitals. Policy Politics Nursing Practice, 12, 133. doi:10.1177/1527154411417881.