Assessment of Multidrug Resistant Organism Related Prevention and Control Policies and Environment at KFHH, Saudi Arabid

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dc.contributor.author Mwanri, Lillian
dc.contributor.author Essa, AlSaleh
dc.date.accessioned 2014-05-08T06:44:05Z
dc.date.available 2014-05-08T06:44:05Z
dc.date.issued 2013-03
dc.description This work by European American Journals is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/deed.en_GB) en
dc.description.abstract Worldwide, Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) and Multidrug Resistant Organisms (MDROs) cause a significant clinical and economic burden. One of the strategies that have been implemented to reduce antimicrobial resistance is the development of healthcare settings with specific MDROs control policies and guidelines. The aim of this study was to perform an audit in order to assess whether, at the time of writing, the relevant policies and procedures were in place at the King Fahad Hofuf Hospital. The Carter and colleagues’ model, which uses a matrix of acknowledging, auditing, stating of aims, and setting out of actions was used as a model for the assessment of the policies. The researchers conducted site visit rounds of the ICU and the general wards to report on the ratio of rooms for patient care, and the general areas in which hand washing sinks and alcohol-based hand rub products were available. Eight policies related to multidrug resistant organisms were analysed. Inappropriate scientific references were presented in the policies and there were no acknowledgements, auditing, or recommended actions in the majority of these policies according to the Carter and colleagues’ method. The sink to bed ratio was 1:6 in the ICU and 1:25 in the general ward. As well, the sinks were not equipped with non-manual control equipment. In conclusion, An audit of policies in the healthcare setting indicated a number of deficiencies regarding best standard policies and guidelines for infection control. Moreover, there were also inadequate environmental control measures for HAIs and MDROs, including hand hygiene facilities en
dc.identifier.citation Mwanri L, Alsaleh, E. Assessment of Multidrug Resistant Organism Related Prevention and Control Policies and Environment at KFHH, Saudi Arabid. International Journal of Health and Psychology Research 2014, Vol 2, No 1, pp 34-53 en
dc.identifier.issn 2055-0057
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2328/27643
dc.language.iso en
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dc.publisher European Centre for Research Training and Development UK en
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dc.title Assessment of Multidrug Resistant Organism Related Prevention and Control Policies and Environment at KFHH, Saudi Arabid en
dc.type Article en
local.contributor.authorOrcidLookup Mwanri, Lillian: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5792-7785 en_US
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