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Infection control

Role of the Band 6 Sister in the Implementation and Communication of UHP's infection control and prevention measures on a level 3 NICU

  • Vital part of a level 3 NICU
  • Communication is key to helping staff to implement infection control within the unit
  • Communication of this can come in many forms

Millie Powell

Current examples of challenges

Importance of Band 6 Role within infection control communication and implementation

  • Daily brief and rolling agenda
  • Difficult times
  • Encouraging clean spaces
  • Parents and support
  • Supporting and mentoring staff
  • Link nurse
  • Highlights

Communication within a Level 3 NICU

  • Barriers
  • Talking/Discussions
  • Internet
  • Teaching
  • Audits
  • Bed spaces

Implementation

Definition: ' The process of putting a decision or plan into effect'

  • Hygiene
  • Use of Personal Protective Equipment
  • Aseptic Non Touch Technique or Clean Technique
  • Labelling and regular changes

A recent infection control measure

  • Cot Cards
  • Success
  • Prevention of the misuse of antibiotics
  • Team ideas
  • Another new idea
  • Safe use and disposal of sharps and medications
  • Visiting
  • Encouraging early enteral feeds

New ideas

Summary

  • Infection control is a vital part of our everyday and involves the whole team.
  • The Band 6 can be the link nurse between the shop floor and management.
  • New ideas to be encouraged
  • Encouragement, support, confidence building and teamwork results in high quality care.
  • Collaboration between teams
  • Bleep or unit mobile for the nurse in charge

As a team we have recently learnt about the importance of communicating and implementing infection control, following the MRSA outbreak.

  • Communication
  • Changes
  • What we learnt from this
  • Covid-19
  • Role of the Band 6

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