Re: Observational Audit Tools for IV Cannulation

[CAMERON, Donna]

Hi Joe-anne,
We have used a UK High Impact Interventions audit tool for observing IV insertions. The link is below. When I just went to the website it said all of the tools are supeseded but I don’t know if there are updated tools – I couldn’t find them. You can still download these tools anyway which are the ones we used. They also have Excel spreadsheets you can use to calculate the data for you if you use the tool in the same format. We did slightly adapt and now that we have changed ort insertion protocol we have changed it again, but the tool is very simple and easy to adapt if required. It gives you the framework at least for what you should include in an audit tool.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_124265
Regards,
Donna.

Donna Cameron
Infection Control Clinical Nurse Consultant

Austin Health
P.O. Box 5555
HEIDELBERG Vic 3968
* 9496 6625
* donna.cameron@austin.org.au

________________________________

Hi everyone

I have a very keen medical officer who wants to be a champion for improving IV cannula insertion. Does anyone have an observational audit tool they would like to share?

I have an observational audit tool for aseptic technique – wound dressing I would be willing to swap for IV cannula insertion!

Thanks

Joe

Joe-anne Bendall

Infection Prevention and Control CNC

Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital

8 Macquarie St

Sydney 2000

Joe-Anne.Bendall@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au

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[CAMERON, Donna]

Dear All,
If you are looking for an audit tool you can access now and start using
then go to the UK High Impact Interventions site
(http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/Publicat
ionsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_124265 ). As I mentioned below they are listed
as superseded but they can still be downloaded and are certainly still
relevant. This is what Rhea and I based out tools on with slight
adaptations for local protocols (i.e. we now use sterile gloves for
peripheral IV insertions). I shall also provide our own versions of the
tools to ACIPC as suggested in a previous email.
Regards,
Donna.

Donna Cameron
Infection Control Clinical Nurse Consultant
Austin Health
P.O. Box 5555
HEIDELBERG Vic 3968
9496 6625
donna.cameron@austin.org.au

—–Original Message—–
Behalf Of CAMERON, Donna

Hi Joe-anne,
We have used a UK High Impact Interventions audit tool for observing IV
insertions. The link is below. When I just went to the website it said
all of the tools are supeseded but I don’t know if there are updated
tools – I couldn’t find them. You can still download these tools anyway
which are the ones we used. They also have Excel spreadsheets you can
use to calculate the data for you if you use the tool in the same
format. We did slightly adapt and now that we have changed ort insertion
protocol we have changed it again, but the tool is very simple and easy
to adapt if required. It gives you the framework at least for what you
should include in an audit tool.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/Publicati
onsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_124265
Regards,
Donna.

Donna Cameron
Infection Control Clinical Nurse Consultant

________________________________

Hi everyone

I have a very keen medical officer who wants to be a champion for
improving IV cannula insertion. Does anyone have an observational audit
tool they would like to share?

I have an observational audit tool for aseptic technique – wound
dressing I would be willing to swap for IV cannula insertion!

Thanks

Joe

Joe-anne Bendall

Infection Prevention and Control CNC

Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital

8 Macquarie St

Sydney 2000

Joe-Anne.Bendall@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au

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