Managment of Intrahospital infections in the Orthopedic Clinic on QKUK

Session

Nursing and Medical Sciences

Description

Introduction: Infection control in healthcare institutions is a standard of quality and plays a crucial role in the well-being and safety of patients, healthcare workers, and visitors. This discipline encompasses most departments within the hospital and addresses issues related to quality, infection risk management, clinical leadership, health, and safety in the workplace.

To ensure a safer environment, Infection Prevention Management must be implemented.

The infection control team should have experience and extensive knowledge in various medical fields, such as infection control, medical microbiology, infectious diseases, and practical nursing procedures. The team should consist of at least one physician and one nurse for infection control.

Objective: The main objective of this study is to investigate the opinions of nurses, patients, and visitors regarding the implementation of measures for preventing intrahospital infections in the orthopedic clinic.

The objectives include:

  • Assessing the current situation in orthopedic clinics in Prishtina concerning protection against infections acquired within these clinics by staff, patients, and visitors.

  • Examining through questionnaires whether the staff is adequately trained with professional personnel for protection against intrahospital infections.

  • Providing continuous training to nurses on infection prevention measures.

  • Capital investments in new equipment and techniques during work in orthopedic clinics.

Methodology and Material : For the research, the orthopedic clinic in Pristina, SHSKUK, was chosen. The research was conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire, and the approach was quantitative.

Before commencing the research, permission and written consent were obtained from the HEAD NURSE OF THE CLINIC. After collecting data through the questionnaire, each participant was informed about the purpose of the research and how to complete it.

Study Participants : Interviewed respondents belonged to three categories within the Orthopedic Clinic:

Stady started on date 01. march 2023 until the date 26. may 2023.

  1. 20 - Nurses

  1. 10 - Patients

  1. 10 - Visitors

The study findings clearly indicate the potential risk of infections for all categories of nurses, regardless of qualifications, experience, and age. Not only are these documents not recognized, but there is also no easy access to them, despite their mandatory status as part of their daily work process.

Nurses are not provided with information about proper biomedical waste management, and they lack the necessary knowledge about their impact on the environment, public health, and the national economy.

Based on the study findings, it can be concluded that the level of knowledge and awareness of infection prevention is relatively low, considering the lack of regular annual training, the absence of the implementation of new working methods, inadequate cleanliness, insufficient space, and outdated facilities.

Recommendations for Action:

  • Identifying deficiencies and shortcomings in the proper management and implementation of the infection prevention plan.

  • Developing strategies, plans, and best practices for infection prevention.

  • Creating a comprehensive infection prevention plan, appointing a director, nurse, and infection prevention committee.

  • Monitoring the implementation of the plan by a qualified person who has received additional training in infection prevention (the director of infection prevention or a designated responsible person).

Proceedings Editor

Edmond Hajrizi

ISBN

978-9951-550-95-6

Location

UBT Lipjan, Kosovo

Start Date

28-10-2023 8:00 AM

End Date

29-10-2023 6:00 PM

DOI

10.33107/ubt-ic.2023.227

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Managment of Intrahospital infections in the Orthopedic Clinic on QKUK

UBT Lipjan, Kosovo

Introduction: Infection control in healthcare institutions is a standard of quality and plays a crucial role in the well-being and safety of patients, healthcare workers, and visitors. This discipline encompasses most departments within the hospital and addresses issues related to quality, infection risk management, clinical leadership, health, and safety in the workplace.

To ensure a safer environment, Infection Prevention Management must be implemented.

The infection control team should have experience and extensive knowledge in various medical fields, such as infection control, medical microbiology, infectious diseases, and practical nursing procedures. The team should consist of at least one physician and one nurse for infection control.

Objective: The main objective of this study is to investigate the opinions of nurses, patients, and visitors regarding the implementation of measures for preventing intrahospital infections in the orthopedic clinic.

The objectives include:

  • Assessing the current situation in orthopedic clinics in Prishtina concerning protection against infections acquired within these clinics by staff, patients, and visitors.

  • Examining through questionnaires whether the staff is adequately trained with professional personnel for protection against intrahospital infections.

  • Providing continuous training to nurses on infection prevention measures.

  • Capital investments in new equipment and techniques during work in orthopedic clinics.

Methodology and Material : For the research, the orthopedic clinic in Pristina, SHSKUK, was chosen. The research was conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire, and the approach was quantitative.

Before commencing the research, permission and written consent were obtained from the HEAD NURSE OF THE CLINIC. After collecting data through the questionnaire, each participant was informed about the purpose of the research and how to complete it.

Study Participants : Interviewed respondents belonged to three categories within the Orthopedic Clinic:

Stady started on date 01. march 2023 until the date 26. may 2023.

  1. 20 - Nurses

  1. 10 - Patients

  1. 10 - Visitors

The study findings clearly indicate the potential risk of infections for all categories of nurses, regardless of qualifications, experience, and age. Not only are these documents not recognized, but there is also no easy access to them, despite their mandatory status as part of their daily work process.

Nurses are not provided with information about proper biomedical waste management, and they lack the necessary knowledge about their impact on the environment, public health, and the national economy.

Based on the study findings, it can be concluded that the level of knowledge and awareness of infection prevention is relatively low, considering the lack of regular annual training, the absence of the implementation of new working methods, inadequate cleanliness, insufficient space, and outdated facilities.

Recommendations for Action:

  • Identifying deficiencies and shortcomings in the proper management and implementation of the infection prevention plan.

  • Developing strategies, plans, and best practices for infection prevention.

  • Creating a comprehensive infection prevention plan, appointing a director, nurse, and infection prevention committee.

  • Monitoring the implementation of the plan by a qualified person who has received additional training in infection prevention (the director of infection prevention or a designated responsible person).