Nail polish, artificial nails and jewellery.

[Richard Bartolo]

Dear All,
We’re about to embark on a campaign designed to improve compliance with our dress code and hand hygiene procedures, namely, in relation to nail polish, artificial nails and jewellery.

o Keeping fingernails clean and short, (e.g. the length of the finger pad)
o Artificial fingernails of any sort and nail polish must not be worn by staff who are involved in direct patient care;
o Keeping hand and wrist free from jewellery except for one plain ring. Bracelets, wrist watches and rings with stones or ridges must not be worn when providing clinical care.

We are very interested to hear from any one who has achieved improved compliance in campaigns such as bare below the elbows?

Regards

Richard Bartolo
Manager Infection Prevention

Western Health
Gordon Street, Footscray VIC 3011
Tel. 03 8345 6113
Pager. 03 8345 6666 No. 506
Mob. 0438 560 441
Email. richard.bartolo@wh.org.au
Web. http://www.westernhealth.org.au

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[Carolyn.Chenoweth@FMC-ASIA.COM Subject: Re: Nail polish, artificial nails and jewellery. In-Reply-To:]

Hi Richard,
We developed a handover check list to be ticked off each handover session.
Top of the list is bare below elbow, staff do a quick ‘netball check’ of
everyone, fingers and arms, then tick the box and move onto handover
discussion. Very successful, now 100% compliance in the first two dialysis
clinics trialled at.

Sincerely
Carolyn

Carolyn Chenoweth
National Quality Coordinator
Fresenius Medical Care – NephroCare

Nephrocare Payneham Dialysis Centre
2 Portrush Road
PAYNEHAM SA 5070
phone (08) 81654313
mobile 0407 810 800
email: carolyn.chenoweth@fmc-asia.com

Sent by: ACIPC Infexion Connexion

Dear All,
We’re about to embark on a campaign designed to improve compliance with
our dress code and hand hygiene procedures, namely, in relation to nail
polish, artificial nails and jewellery.

o Keeping fingernails clean and short, (e.g. the length of the
finger pad)
o Artificial fingernails of any sort and nail polish must not be
worn by staff who are involved in direct patient care;
o Keeping hand and wrist free from jewellery except for one plain
ring. Bracelets, wrist watches and rings with stones or ridges must not be
worn when providing clinical care.

We are very interested to hear from any one who has achieved improved
compliance in campaigns such as bare below the elbows?

Regards

Richard Bartolo
Manager Infection Prevention

Western Health
Gordon Street, Footscray VIC 3011
Tel. 03 8345 6113
Pager. 03 8345 6666 No. 506
Mob. 0438 560 441
Email. richard.bartolo@wh.org.au
Web. http://www.westernhealth.org.au

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[Joeanne Bendall]

Hi Richard

We have Clinical Support Officers who perform monthly audits in clinical areas for the last 3 years (developed by my predecessor). We have fed the results back to staff with the hand hygiene audits results and this has made some changes. The difficult change has been with staff continuing to wear wrist watches. The Executive, for recognition of Nurses on International Nurses Day, presented Nurses with a fobwatch (hospital name on it). This has proved very successful with making a significant change and boosted moral at the same time.

I am happy to supply you with details of the company as we received an excellent deal!

Thanks

Joe

Joe-anne Bendall
Infection Prevention and Control CNC
Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital
Macquarie St
Sydney

joeanne.bendall@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au

Hi Richard,
We developed a handover check list to be ticked off each handover session. Top of the list is bare below elbow, staff do a quick ‘netball check’ of everyone, fingers and arms, then tick the box and move onto handover discussion. Very successful, now 100% compliance in the first two dialysis clinics trialled at.

Sincerely
Carolyn

Carolyn Chenoweth
National Quality Coordinator
Fresenius Medical Care – NephroCare

Nephrocare Payneham Dialysis Centre
2 Portrush Road
PAYNEHAM SA 5070
phone (08) 81654313
mobile 0407 810 800
email: carolyn.chenoweth@fmc-asia.com

Sent by: ACIPC Infexion Connexion
________________________________

Dear All,
We’re about to embark on a campaign designed to improve compliance with our dress code and hand hygiene procedures, namely, in relation to nail polish, artificial nails and jewellery.

o Keeping fingernails clean and short, (e.g. the length of the finger pad)
o Artificial fingernails of any sort and nail polish must not be worn by staff who are involved in direct patient care;
o Keeping hand and wrist free from jewellery except for one plain ring. Bracelets, wrist watches and rings with stones or ridges must not be worn when providing clinical care.

We are very interested to hear from any one who has achieved improved compliance in campaigns such as bare below the elbows?

Regards

Richard Bartolo
Manager Infection Prevention

Western Health
Gordon Street, Footscray VIC 3011
Tel. 03 8345 6113
Pager. 03 8345 6666 No. 506
Mob. 0438 560 441
Email. richard.bartolo@wh.org.au
Web. http://www.westernhealth.org.au

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[Barbara Elliott]

We have a “Bare Below the Elbows” policy which includes no wearing of nail polish, artificial nails and jewellery (plain wedding bands permitted). Compliance for the most part is good, although we do on occasions need to remind people.
Happy to share if required
Barbara

Barbara Elliott I Coordinator Infection Prevention & Control I St John of God Subiaco Hospital
Level 3, 12 Salvado Road SUBIACO WA 6008
P: 08 9382 6871 F: 08 9382 6785 M: 0413706384 E: barbara.elliott@sjog.org.au

>>> “Bartolo, Richard” 22/05/2012 1:32 PM >>>
Dear All,
We’re about to embark on a campaign designed to improve compliance with our dress code and hand hygiene procedures, namely, in relation to nail polish, artificial nails and jewellery.

o Keeping fingernails clean and short, (e.g. the length of the finger pad)
o Artificial fingernails of any sort and nail polish must not be worn by staff who are involved in direct patient care;
o Keeping hand and wrist free from jewellery except for one plain ring. Bracelets, wrist watches and rings with stones or ridges must not be worn when providing clinical care.

We are very interested to hear from any one who has achieved improved compliance in campaigns such as bare below the elbows?

Regards

Richard Bartolo
Manager Infection Prevention

Western Health
Gordon Street, Footscray VIC 3011
Tel. 03 8345 6113
Pager. 03 8345 6666 No. 506
Mob. 0438 560 441
Email. richard.bartolo@wh.org.au
Web. http://www.westernhealth.org.au

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[Gourley, Nicole (Health)]

Hi,

We have included a bare below the elbows audit onto the local ward audit schedules to assist with improving compliance. This promotes local ownership and provides timely feedback to the Ward CSCs. We also now provide nurses with fob watches as part of their uniform.

Regards

Nicole Gourley
Infection Control CPC

Modbury Hospital
Infection Prevention and Control Service
Smart Road, Modbury, SA 5092

08 8161 2000 pager 40073

Available Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays

Hand Hygiene
…… It’s everyones business

—–Original Message—–

Dear All,
We’re about to embark on a campaign designed to improve compliance with our dress code and hand hygiene procedures, namely, in relation to nail polish, artificial nails and jewellery.

o Keeping fingernails clean and short, (e.g. the length of the finger pad)
o Artificial fingernails of any sort and nail polish must not be worn by staff who are involved in direct patient care;
o Keeping hand and wrist free from jewellery except for one plain ring. Bracelets, wrist watches and rings with stones or ridges must not be worn when providing clinical care.

We are very interested to hear from any one who has achieved improved compliance in campaigns such as bare below the elbows?

Regards

Richard Bartolo
Manager Infection Prevention

Western Health
Gordon Street, Footscray VIC 3011
Tel. 03 8345 6113
Pager. 03 8345 6666 No. 506
Mob. 0438 560 441
Email. richard.bartolo@wh.org.au
Web. http://www.westernhealth.org.au

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