Hello Paru

How did you get on with the disposal of your glass bottles? I am interested to know your current process.

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Lenora
Chair IPCIreland

Hello Helen

Several years ago we changed our ABHR but only put alcohol foams in non-clinical areas i.e. entrances and main atrium of hospital.

The reason for this was at the time it was thought more foam was required for hand coverage and therefore hands took longer to dry. I do know now that several hospitals have moved to alcohol foams.…[Read more]

Hello Edith

I would always recommend putting a plaster or small dressing over the venepuncture site. You are breaking the skin and there is a risk of bleeding or infection if the open site gets dirty.

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Lenora
Chair IPCIreland

Hello Fiona

We do not recommend the use of fans in clinical areas in our hospital as fans are considered an IPC risk. Dust is attracted to the fan blades and then when the fan is turned on it disperses this dust.

Also the use of fans creates a current and circulates dust and microorganisms.

If a fan must be used I would recommend cleaning…[Read more]

hello Fiona

Refer to HBN 00-03: Clinical and Clinical Support spaces from UK. It has a section on Dirty Utility layout.

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Lenora
Chair IPCIreland

Thank you Helen for the feedback. I have got several replies and the overall consensus is that it is a bad idea.
Have a good day.
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Lenora
Chair IPCIreland

Thank you to all who responded to my query. So far all the feedback I have received is NOT to have wall-mounted sharps bins in every patient room but to use the small mobile sharps container & tray.

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Lenora
Chair IPCIreland

Hello all

Thank you Mags for your kind offer to assist Linda. Perhaps there is also someone from the Dublin/Kildare Community Area who may be able to help out for a day also. Any offers for Linda?

Another suggestion is that we are having our National IPCIreland Conference in Citywest Hotel, Saggart, Tuesday 28th May. It is a great…[Read more]

Thanks Emer for you response.

Anyone else willing to share if you have a wall mounted sharps container in every inpatient ward?

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Lenora
Chair IPCIreland

No worries Paru

Hope you got a response to your query re NIMS.

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Lenora
Chair IPCIreland

Hello Paru

While I cannot help you with your query, can I just give you a tip that when you press Submit on your message, give it a moment to go as I have received three messages from you. Unfortunately there is no indication that your message has been sent (from your end) unless you go out of the forum and back in again. We are updating the…[Read more]

Hello Linda

That sounds like a great idea. Hopefully some of our Community IPCNs will be able to assist you. Best of luck with your course.

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Lenora
Chair IPCIreland

Good morning Emer

I am not familiar with these mattresses. Do they have an overall cover to keep them in place & allow to easy cleaning, and then you just change segments as required?

Would the AORN guidelines be of help to you?

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Lenora
Chair IPCIreland

Thank you Alan for your response.

Hopefully we’ll see you at the IPC Ireland Conference 27th April in Citywest Hotel.

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Lenora

Hi Alison
For our TOE we use the GUS system with the chemical OPA Cidex but for vaginal and rectal probes we use sheath and wipes. I am interested also to know what other hospitals are doing.
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Lenora

A follow-on question from this thread on taking blood cultures. If the patient has a gripper needle in a port and spikes a temperature, do you recommend removing the gripper needle (usually in-place for five days), replacing with a new gripper needle and then take the blood cultures or do you take the blood cultures through the old gripper needle…[Read more]

A follow-on question from this thread on taking blood cultures. If the patient has a gripper needle in a port and spikes a temperature, do you recommend removing the gripper needle (usually in-place for five days), replacing with a new gripper needle and then take the blood cultures or do you take the blood cultures through the old gripper needle…[Read more]