State of the Science Quality Improvement Presentation NR505

This presentation, created for the NR505 course at Chamberlain University, focuses on improving infection control systems in hospitals, addressing the significant problem of hospital-acquired infections. The presentation covers the importance of hand hygiene, citing research on its effectiveness in reducing infections and improving the quality of healthcare services. It discusses the impact of hospital-acquired diseases, preventive measures, and the need for a comprehensive quality change plan. The presentation highlights the significance of training, monitoring hygiene practices, and integrating hand hygiene protocols to enhance patient safety and overall healthcare outcomes. It also includes a literature review with key findings from research articles, emphasizing the essential role of hand hygiene in healthcare settings. Finally, the presentation outlines the learning objectives, problem statement, literature search, and proposed quality change plan for treatment of depression.

STATE OF THE SCIENCE
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
NR505- Critical appraisal

TITLE
 The selected topic for the assessment is:
IMPROVEMENT OF INFECTION CONTROL
SYSTEM IN THE HOSPITAL
 The objective is to discuss the quality of the
services that are offered within an healthcare
system.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
 The assessment will help in
understanding the following
points:
 Identifying impacts of hospital
acquired disease
 Stating ways of preventing
disease
 Initiating proper measures

PROBLEM
 Hospital acquired infections
affects 2 in every 5 people
 This has became one of the
biggest concern
 Impacting patients all over the
world

LITERATURE SEARCH/PICO
 Around 30% of people are
diagnosed with hospital acquired
disease. Hand hygiene should be
initiated in the hospital?
 Literature search
 Reducing the infections
 Introducing Hand hygiene
practice
 lack of awareness among the
hospital members
 Need proper improvement plan

ROL
Murni et al., (2015) stated:
 Hand hygiene is considered as
essential component
 Proper practice needs to be
integrated
 This will improve the quality of
services.
Hammerschmidt & Manser, (2019)
 Every nurse in a healthcare must
maintain proper hygiene
 This will improve services with
proper hygiene plan

QUALITY CHANGE PLAN
 Offering better training
 Hand washing before entering
or interacting with patients
 Each activities will be
monitored
 Hygiene practices will be
beneficial for every member

SUMMARY
 Health is considered as the most
important aspect
 Infection reduction plan
 Training needs to be organized
 Health care services needed to be
improved

BIBLIOGRAPHY
 Murni, I. K., Duke, T., Kinney, S., Daley, A. J., & Soenarto, Y.
(2015). Reducing hospital-acquired infections and
improving the rational use of antibiotics in a developing
country: an effectiveness study. Archives of disease in
childhood, 100(5), 454-459. doi.org/10.1136/archdischild
 Pfäfflin, F., Tufa, T. B., Getachew, M., Nigussie, T., Schönfeld, A.,
Häussinger, D., ... & Schmidt, N. (2017).
Implementation of the WHO multimodal hand hygiene
improvement strategy in a University Hospital in Central
Ethiopia. Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, 6(1), 3.
Doi- 10.1186/s13756-016-0165-9
 Sharif, A., Arbabisarjou, A., Balouchi, A., Ahmadidarrehsima, S.,
& Kashani, H. H. (2016). Knowledge, Attitude, and
Performance of Nurses toward Hand Hygiene in
Hospitals. Global journal of health science, 8(8), 57. Retrieved
from- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5016353/

BIBLIOGRAPHY
 Gwarzo, G. D. (2018). Hand hygiene practice among
healthcare workers in a public hospital in North-
Western Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical
Sciences, 15(2), 109.
DOI: 10.4103/njbcs.njbcs_40_17
 Hammerschmidt, J., & Manser, T. (2019). Nurses’
knowledge, behaviour and compliance concerning
hand hygiene in nursing homes: a cross-
sectional mixed-methods study. BMC health services
research, 19(1), 547. Doi- 10.1186/s12913-019-
4347-z
 Jemal, S. (2018). Knowledge and Practices of Hand
Washing among Health Professionals in Dubti Referral
Hospital, Dubti, Afar, Northeast Ethiopia. Advances
in preventive medicine, 2018.
doi.org/10.1155/2018/5290797