Interventional patient hygiene: Discussion of the issues and a proposed model for implementation of the nursing care basics

摘要: More than 140 years ago, Florence Nightingale wrote "It may seem a strange principal to enunciate as the very first requirement in Hospital that it should do sick no harm." Data suggests 63% of all preventable errors are related clinical problems within nursing's independent scope practice. Many these fall category "interventional hygiene" activities and include prevention skin injury, post-operative respiratory complications failure rescue. As nurses we called upon assure higher levels safety quality for our patients by governments, professional organisations hospital administrations. It is essential implement evidence based nursing care strategies reduce avoidable so outcomes improve. The author this paper, who coined team patient hygiene", discusses science many issues proposes an Interventional Care Model use redesigning how approach nurse sensitive practices future. Additionally, change framework "Sustaining Nursing Clinical Practice" described ensure reintroduction valuing basic conjunction with right resources systems sustain new