A Novel Intervention: Implementation of a Neutropenic Infection-Prevention Bundle and Audit Tool in an Oncology UnitEllen Evashwick RNCICMichael A Ben-Aderet MDMathew JP Almario MPHMeghan S Madhusudhan MPHRyan Raypon MPHSandra Rome RNMNKimako Desvignes MSNCMSRN...
This chapter reviews selected infection prevention and control practices that address common infections in transplant recipients. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued guidelines for the prevention of infection for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients, b...
RCA revealed the absence of an audit tool for high-touch areas, a lack of training leading to knowledge deficit, poor cleaning techniques and staff incompetency. Interventions included a checklist (audit tool) for environmental cleaning assessment of high-touch areas, a "Train the Trainer" ...
local signs and symptoms (i.e., pain or erythema), and systemic signs and symptoms (i.e., temperature and rigors). Using audit data, the presence of infection
(Harris et al., 2009) REDCap is a secure, web-based application designed to support data capture for research studies and used in >3,700 institutions worldwide and provides: 1) an intuitive interface for validated data entry; 2) audit trails for tracking data manipulation and export ...
They became certified food managers, assisted in the development of an audit tool, ensured proper maintenance of equipment, and providing "just in time" training on the federal and state food code. Results Critical food code violations were identified during the daily rounds. These findings ...