Critical Analysis of Barrier Nursing and its Impact on NHS Outcome Framework

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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Critical analysis of Barrier Nursing highlighting the NHS outcome Framework.......................3
Different forms of evidence inform the discipline......................................................................4
Reflection on own strength and development needs as an effective health care practitioner.....5
Evidence based practice contribution to professional development of healthcare practitioners. 6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Barrier nursing is one of the major technique that is been used by nurses in order to control
the rise of infection in patients as well as health care workers. Infection prevention and control
(IPC) is a scientific approach and practical solution designed to prevent harm caused by infection
to patients and health workers. It is really necessary to have control over infection as the main
aim of barrier nursing is to provide protection to from highly infectious patients. It will stop from
spreading of the infected pathogens to no infectious person. Present report will lay emphasis on
key area of practice and its impact on the health care outcome of patients. It will also provide
details about the rationale of chosen area of practice and why it is worthy for further study.
MAIN BODY
Critical analysis of Barrier Nursing highlighting the NHS outcome Framework
As per the view of Grahn and et.al. (2018) the main aim of implementing barrier nursing
was to maximise isolation care. In this the service users are mainly isolated from the society and
medical care are been engaged in providing them with care. During this time there are various
compromises made by nurses providing care to patients with highly infectious diseases. Barrier
nursing is one of the most appropriate measures used by nurses of NHS in order to minimise the
compromises when it comes to treating an infected patient. It is really necessary to isolate the
patients suffering from disease so that the risk related to spreading of certain type of diseases can
be reduced. NHS has implementated guidelines related to barrier nurses (Infection Prevention
and Control Assurance - Standard Operating Procedure 6 (IPC SOP 6), 2017).
They have provided the framework that it is really necessary to isolate the service users
who have weak immune system as they are more prone to risk and vulnerabilities related to
infection. National Health Service organization has analysed that it is really necessary to move
patients to another ward who are been suffering from infectious disease such as Corona Virus.
NHS has provided nurses with assistance of infection prevention and control team so that they
can work together and improve the health outcome of patients suffering from severe infectious
diseases. It has been analysed that the spread of infection can be reduced by physically isolating
the service users who are at high risk. Multi-bedded area can be provided as a precaution. It will
have compliance with health and social care Act, 2008 (Scott-Morris and Walker, 2016).
NHS has adopted the code of conduct that decision relating with barrier nursing or
isolating a patient will only be taken after assessing the risk to service users, other patients and