[Hygiene in home care. A study with home care providers].
We studied the implementation of infection control guidelines of 9 providers of home care in the German Ruhr area. The study included 22 nurses, and 214 home care patients were seen. The following main problems were identified: Qualified infection control staff is lacking, infection control protocols are lacking or are not adapted, the cooperation with family doctors often is problematic, there are deficits in hand hygiene and great deficits with clothing hygiene and waste disposal. We suggest improvements for some care tasks, e.g., handling of urinary catheters, infusions and prescription of tracheostomy tubes.
Popp
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Krankenhaushygiene, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen, Germany. walter.popp@uk-essen.de
Hilgenhöner
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Dogru-Wiegand
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Hansen
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Daniels-Haardt
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D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D005858:Germany; D017408:Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000592:standards; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D011786:Quality Control; D012015:Reference Standards
D017744:Medical Waste Disposal