title: High impact interventions to control infection.
abstract: High impact interventions can be undertaken to improve, and to monitor the effectiveness of, infection control procedures in emergency departments (EDs). Any member of a clinical team can lead on implementing these interventions, although motivating colleagues to take part is sometimes difficult. This article discusses non-compliance with infection control procedures and examines how ED staff can use high impact interventions.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Cheltenham General Hospital, Gloucestershire.
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D004739:England; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D015279:Organizational Culture; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration