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How to Meet the Challenge: Preventing and Controlling Infections in Home Care and Hospice
Presented by: Mary McGoldrick, MS, RN, CRNI®
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How to Meet the Challenge:How to Meet the Challenge:Preventing and Controlling Infections in Home Care and
HospiceMary McGoldrick, MS, RN, CRNI®Mary McGoldrick, MS, RN, CRNI
Home Care and Hospice Consultant
Saint Simons Island, GA“Nothing to Disclose”
Learning Objectives
By the conclusion of this presentation, the learner will be able to:
Describe infection prevention and control challenges specific to providing care in the home setting.
Describe methods to reduce the risk of infection transmission by implementing infection prevention strategies in the homestrategies in the home.
Describe infection prevention and control strategies specific to patients with multidrug‐resistant organisms (MDROs) receiving care in the home.
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How to Meet the Challenge: Preventing and Controlling Infections in Home Care and Hospice
Presented by: Mary McGoldrick, MS, RN, CRNI®
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Infection Prevention Challenges Unique to Care in the Home
Lack of control over the home environment:Lack of control over the home environment:
Environmental contamination
Lack of general cleanliness
Lack of utilities
Lack of major appliancesLack of major appliances
Pets and pests
Lack of control over caregiver
Challenges in Planning an Infection Prevention and Control Program
Responsibilityp y
Surveillance data collection and analysis
Risk assessment and program evaluation
How to Meet the Challenge: Preventing and Controlling Infections in Home Care and Hospice
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Top 5 Home Care and Hospice“Hand Hygiene Challenges”
1. Technique1. Technique
2. Indications
3. Product and storage
4. Other adjunct considerations
5. Measuring and monitoring hand hygiene compliance in the home setting
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Levels of Evidence for Categorizing Recommendations
CDC/HICPAC Ranking System for Categorizing Recommendations / g y g g• Category IA. Strongly recommended for implementation and strongly supported by well‐designed experimental, clinical, or epidemiologic studies.
• Category IB. Strongly recommended for implementation and supported by certain experimental, clinical, or epidemiologic studies and a strong theoretical rationale.
• Category IC. Required for implementation, as mandated by federal or state regulation or standard.
• Category II. Suggested for implementation and supported by suggestive clinical or epidemiologic studies or a theoretical rationale.
• No recommendation. Unresolved issue. Practices for which insufficient evidence or no consensus regarding efficacy exist.
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How to Prevent Hand Hygiene“Technique Challenges”
Soap and Water:Rub hands together vigorously for a minimum ofRub hands together vigorously for a minimum of 15 seconds covering all surfaces. (CDC IB)Use towel to turn off faucet/tap. (CDC & WHO IB)
Alcohol‐based hand hygiene product:Cover all surfaces of hands & fingers, until hands
d (CDC IB)are dry. (CDC IB)Both: Vigorously perform rotational handrubbing on both hand palms and backs, interlace and interlock fingers to cover all surfaces. (WHO IB)
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Hand Hygiene Technique: Frequently Missed Locations
Courtesy of Deb Group
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Indications for Hand Hygiene:
Transfer of organisms during patient greetingTransfer of organisms during patient greeting
Before having direct contact with patients (CDC IB, WHO IB)
• American Journal of Infection Control 2014 42, 916‐917. ,
Source: Mela, S., Whitworth, D. American Journal of Infection Control. August, 2014. 42, 916‐917.
How to Meet the Challenge: Preventing and Controlling Infections in Home Care and Hospice
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Hand Hygiene Indications
After contact with a patient's intact skin (CDC IB)
After contact with inanimate objects in the immediate vicinity of the patient (WHO IB, CDC II)
After removing gloves (CDC IB, WHO IB)2
2. Landelle, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014;35(1):10‐15
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Hand Hygiene Products: Can Staff Use the Patient’s Supplies in the Home?
Plain soap vs antimicrobialPlain soap vs. antimicrobial
Liquid vs. bar
Dry the hands with a disposable towel (CDC IB)
Dry the hands with a single use towel, not used multiple times or by multiple people (WHO IB)
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How to Meet the Challenge: Preventing and Controlling Infections in Home Care and Hospice
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How to Prevent “Hand Hygiene Challenges” with the Products Used
Hand lotion or cream access (CDC IA WHO IA)Hand lotion or cream access (CDC IA, WHO IA)
Partially empty container refill technique (CDC IA)
Preparations used
Alcohol‐based hand hygiene:
Storage location
Expiration dating
When not to use
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How to Prevent “Hand Hygiene Challenges”
Other Considerations:Other Considerations:
Rings
Jewelry
Nail polish
Artificial nails
Nail tip length
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How to Meet the Challenge: Preventing and Controlling Infections in Home Care and Hospice
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How to Monitor & Measure Hand Hygiene Compliance in the Home Setting
Measuring productMeasuring product use
Surveys:
Self‐reported
Patient/family
Technology
Direct observation
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Home Care and Hospice Hand Hygiene Competence Assessment Tool
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Available for download at HomeCareandHospice.com
How to Meet the Challenge: Preventing and Controlling Infections in Home Care and Hospice
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Spaulding’s Classification Scheme
Enter directly into the blood t i t th ll
Critical Items stream or into other normally sterile areas of the body
Direct contact with non‐intact ki d bSemicritical Items skin and mucous membranes
Noncritical ItemsDirect contact with intact skin
Level of Disinfection Level of Microbial Inactivation
High‐level disinfection (HLD) Destroys all microorganisms, except high numbers of bacterial spores
Intermediate‐level disinfection Destroys vegetative bacteria, mycobacteria, most fungi and viruses, but does not bacterial spores
Low‐level disinfection Destroys vegetative bacteria, some ow level disinfection estroys vegetative bacteria, somefungi and viruses, but not mycobacteria or spores
Source: Rutala, W., Weber, D. (May, 2013). Disinfection and sterilization: An Overview. American Journal of Infection Control. S2‐S5.
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How to Manage Critical and Semicritical Items
Critical equipment and supplies:Critical equipment and supplies: Exceptions
Semicritical equipment and supplies:Respiratory therapy itemsOral thermometerOral suction deviceOral suction device
How to Sanitize Soft Surfaces in Home Care and Hospice
Sanitizing vs disinfectionSanitizing vs. disinfection
Examples of soft surfaces in home care and hospice
Role in transmission of healthcare‐associated infections
Facility‐based hospice services
How to Meet the Challenge: Preventing and Controlling Infections in Home Care and Hospice
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How to Clean, Disinfect and SanitizeNoncritical Equipment
Patient assessment equipment used by homePatient assessment equipment used by home care and hospice staff:
Frequency
Product
Contact time
How to Clean and DisinfectNoncritical Equipment
Electronic equipment used by staff and patients:Electronic equipment used by staff and patients:
Product
Contact time
Frequency
Method
Staff training
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How to Clean and Disinfect Point of Care Testing Equipment
When to disinfect
What disinfectant to use
Infection Control Breaches Referred to Public Health Authorities
1. Using the same needle for more than one individual;
2. Using the same syringe, pen or injection device for more than one individual;
3. Re‐using a needle or syringe which has already been used to administer medication to an individual to subsequently enter a medication container, and then using contents from that medication container for another individual; and/or
4. Using the same lancing/fingerstick device for more than one individual, even if the lancet is changed.
Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (May 30, 2014). Center for Clinical Standards and Quality/Survey & Certification Group. Infection Control Breaches Which Warrant Referral to Public Health Authorities.
How to Meet the Challenge: Preventing and Controlling Infections in Home Care and Hospice
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Hepatitis B Outbreaks in Patients Receiving Care from a HHA
Year State Setting Outbreak‐associated Infections2010 TX Assisted living facilities (ALF)
(n=10) in the same metropolitan area served by the same home health agency (HHA) for diabetic care
• 23 patients in an ALF, plus one family member of an infected facility resident who experienced a needlestick injury while assisting with the resident’s blood glucose monitoring.
• 1 patient at home(HHA) for diabetic care (Zheteyeva, Y, et al., 2014)
• 1 patient at home.• All patients received care by the same HHA.
2009 FL Assisted living facilities (n=2). Blood glucose monitoring activities at both assisted‐living facilities were provided by HHA (Forero, S., et al., 2010)
• 9 patients in an ALF
2010 CA Assisted living facility • 3 diabetic patients, newly diagnosed with hepatitis (Bancroft, E., Hathaway S., 2010).
B• All 3 patients received assisted blood glucose
monitoring from same HHA during incubation period of the acute hepatitis B case.
Total 35 patients residing in an ALF and 1 patient residing at their personal residence. Source: McGoldrick, M. (October, 2014) Infection Prevention: Hepatitis B Outbreaks in Home Health Care. Home Healthcare Nurse. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
How to Prevent Breaches in Infection Control
Never use a fingerstick device on more than oneNever use a fingerstick device on more than one person.
Remove a reusable fingerstick device from glucometer storage container.
Use an auto‐disabling, single‐use fingerstick devices and discard at the point of use.
Store unused auto‐disabling, single‐use fingerstick devices separate from the blood glucose meter.
Source: McGoldrick, M. (in press, November, 2014). Infection Prevention: Breaches in Infection Control Practices.
Home Healthcare Nurse.
How to Meet the Challenge: Preventing and Controlling Infections in Home Care and Hospice
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How to Prevent Home Care “Disinfection Challenges”
Single vs. roll of towelettesSingle vs. roll of towelettes
Repackaging of disinfectants
Towelette size and surface area
Antiseptic vs. disinfectant
How to Transport and StoreProducts and Supplies
St i l hi l d li hi lStorage in personal vehicle or delivery vehicle:
Event‐related shelf life
Time‐related shelf life
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Nursing Bag Contamination
Outside nurses’ bags: 83 6% positive for humanOutside nurses bags: 83.6% positive for human pathogens; 15.9% MDROs
Inside nurses’ bag: 48.4% positive for human pathogens; 6.3% MDROs
Patient care equipment inside nurses’ bags 43.7% positive for human pathogens; 5.6% MDROsp p g ;
Bakunas‐Kenneley, I., et al. Am J Infect Control. 2009. 37: 687‐8
The Nursing Bag as a Fomite for Pathogenic Organisms
How to prevent transmission:
In‐home placement
Surface barrier
Cleaning
Hand hygieneyg
Source: McGoldrick, M. (January 2014). Bag Technique: Preventing and Controlling Infections in Home Care and Hospice. Home Healthcare Nurse. 32 (1): 39‐45.
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Dressed to Suppress: Bare Below the Elbows
How to prevent cross‐contamination via:How to prevent cross‐contamination via:
Scrubs/uniform/street clothes
Lab coats
Stethoscopes
Name tags identification badges and lanyardsName tags, identification badges and lanyards
Hair
Source: McGoldrick, M. (July/August 2014). Home Healthcare Nurse. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
How to Implement Isolation Precautions in the Home
Standards precautions
Transmission‐based precautions:
Airborne precautionsDroplet precautionsprecautionsContact precautions
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How to Care for a Patient with a MDRO or a Clostridium difficile Infection
When to implement:When to implement:
Standard precautions only
Contact precautions, in addition to Standard Precautions
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How to Care for a Patient with a MDRO or a Clostridium difficile Infection
Equipment Management:Equipment Management:
Limit non‐essential supplies
Dedicate equipment
Clean and disinfect
Environmental measuresEnvironmental measures
Visit schedule
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Pets: Vectors for Transmission of Organisms in the Home Setting
How to prevent/control infections in the presenceHow to prevent/control infections in the presence of domestic companion animals in the home:
Dogs
Cats
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How to Manage Medical Waste and Lab Specimens Safely in Home Care
Types of regulated waste generatedyp g g
Disposal or transport
Regulated waste
Lab specimens
Interim storageInterim storage
Vehicle
Office
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Summary: How to Prevent and Control Infections in Home Care and Hospice
How to reduce the risk of infection transmission byHow to reduce the risk of infection transmission by implementing infection prevention strategies.
How to manage and prevent infections when caring for patients with MDROs.
How to strengthen and implement an evidenced‐based infection prevention and control program for care provided in the home setting.
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Questions?
Mary McGoldrick, MS, RN, CRNI®Mary McGoldrick, MS, RN, CRNIHome Care and Hospice Consultant
Home Health Systems, Inc.Phone: (912) 634‐0469Fax: (800) 649‐0017
E‐mail: [email protected] mail: [email protected] Web: HomeCareandHospice.com
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