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20/10/2011 at 5:17 pm #68780
Dear Colleagues
I have been asked by my executive to check if anyone out there has
developed a formal tool for “rating infectious control patients. For
example an infectious patient with no drips /drains/ wound rated as a 1
where as a 3 for a patient with wounds /drips and drains?” that is used
by their their facility/service
apparently some one has one developed hence our executive putting this
forward as strategy to be considered for managing our bed block related
to infection control risk pts …..I would think they are largely
referring to MRSA pt’s.
anyhow any advice or if anyone knows of one or if there is any
literature or research supporting this approach for categorising pts
with an MRO using such a tool I would be most appreciative.
I am aware that pts without drains drips, good skin integrity etc may be
lower risk of picking/spreading MROs (as we all know) a but i have not
seen anything formalised or in concrete using a tool without the need
for clinical/ infection control consideration which is more what I was
after. I think my management are hoping for a one hat fits all approach
to managing infection control issues/pts after hours when Infection
control expertise is not available …hence me asking to see if anyone
has developed something that is safe and workable.
many thanks for any help
have a great day all
regardsLindy
Lindy RyanInfection Control Clinical Nurse Consultant | Infection Control
Services, Nepean Hospital
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District PO Box 63 Penrith NSW 2751
Tel 02 4734 2228 | Fax 02 4734 2517 | lindy.ryan@swahs.health.nsw.gov.au
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20/10/2011 at 5:39 pm #68781Dear Lindy,
You might be interested in Googling the “Lewisham isolation priority system”
Craig Boutlis
No conflicts of interest
Infectious Diseases
Wollongong Hospital________________________________
Dear Colleagues
I have been asked by my executive to check if anyone out there has developed a formal tool for “rating infectious control patients. For example an infectious patient with no drips /drains/ wound rated as a 1 where as a 3 for a patient with wounds /drips and drains?” that is used by their their facility/service
apparently some one has one developed hence our executive putting this forward as strategy to be considered for managing our bed block related to infection control risk pts …..I would think they are largely referring to MRSA pt’s.
anyhow any advice or if anyone knows of one or if there is any literature or research supporting this approach for categorising pts with an MRO using such a tool I would be most appreciative.
I am aware that pts without drains drips, good skin integrity etc may be lower risk of picking/spreading MROs (as we all know) a but i have not seen anything formalised or in concrete using a tool without the need for clinical/ infection control consideration which is more what I was after. I think my management are hoping for a one hat fits all approach to managing infection control issues/pts after hours when Infection control expertise is not available …hence me asking to see if anyone has developed something that is safe and workable.many thanks for any help
have a great day all
regards
Lindy
Lindy Ryan
Infection Control Clinical Nurse Consultant | Infection Control Services, Nepean Hospital
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District PO Box 63 Penrith NSW 2751
Tel 02 4734 2228 | Fax 02 4734 2517 | lindy.ryan@swahs.health.nsw.gov.au
http://www.health.nsw.gov.auInfection prevention & control is everyone’s business
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20/10/2011 at 5:48 pm #68782Carolyn.Chenoweth@FMC-ASIA.COM Subject: Re: Risk rating tool for infection control re MRO pts – can anyone advise In-Reply-To:
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Hi Lindy,
Look up SA Health and then the MRO guidelines for Renal replacement
therapy. VRE patients are rated high and low risk with stated criteria.Sincerely
CarolynCarolyn Chenoweth
National Quality Coordinator
Fresenius Medical CareNephrocare Payneham Dialysis Centre
2 Portrush Road
PAYNEHAM SA 5070
phone (08) 81654313
mobile 0407 810 800
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AICA Infexion ConnexionDear Lindy,
You might be interested in Googling the “Lewisham isolation priority
system”Craig Boutlis
No conflicts of interest
Infectious Diseases
Wollongong HospitalOf Lindy Ryan
re MRO pts – can anyone adviseDear Colleagues
I have been asked by my executive to check if anyone out there has
developed a formal tool for “rating infectious control patients. For
example an infectious patient with no drips /drains/ wound rated as a 1
where as a 3 for a patient with wounds /drips and drains?” that is used by
their their facility/serviceapparently some one has one developed hence our executive putting this
forward as strategy to be considered for managing our bed block related to
infection control risk pts …..I would think they are largely referring
to MRSA pt’s.anyhow any advice or if anyone knows of one or if there is any literature
or research supporting this approach for categorising pts with an MRO
using such a tool I would be most appreciative.
I am aware that pts without drains drips, good skin integrity etc may be
lower risk of picking/spreading MROs (as we all know) a but i have not
seen anything formalised or in concrete using a tool without the need for
clinical/ infection control consideration which is more what I was after.
I think my management are hoping for a one hat fits all approach to
managing infection control issues/pts after hours when Infection control
expertise is not available …hence me asking to see if anyone has
developed something that is safe and workable.many thanks for any help
have a great day all
regards
Lindy
Lindy Ryan
Infection Control Clinical Nurse Consultant | Infection Control Services,
Nepean Hospital
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District PO Box 63 Penrith NSW 2751
Tel 02 4734 2228 | Fax 02 4734 2517 | lindy.ryan@swahs.health.nsw.gov.au
http://www.health.nsw.gov.auInfection prevention & control is everyone’s business
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21/10/2011 at 8:51 am #68783Hi Lindy,
We don’t have anything here
Regards
Julie
Julie Hunt
Clinical Nurse Consultant | Infection Prevention and Control
Royal North Shore Hospital, Reserve Rd, St Leonards 2065
Tel 02 9926 7914 | Fax 02 9926 6161 | juhunt@nsccahs.health.nsw.gov.au>>> Lindy Ryan 20/10/2011 5:17 pm >>>
Dear Colleagues
I have been asked by my executive to check if anyone out there has
developed a formal tool for “rating infectious control patients. For
example an infectious patient with no drips /drains/ wound rated as a 1
where as a 3 for a patient with wounds /drips and drains?” that is used
by their their facility/service
apparently some one has one developed hence our executive putting this
forward as strategy to be considered for managing our bed block related
to infection control risk pts …..I would think they are largely
referring to MRSA pt’s.
anyhow any advice or if anyone knows of one or if there is any
literature or research supporting this approach for categorising pts
with an MRO using such a tool I would be most appreciative.
I am aware that pts without drains drips, good skin integrity etc may be
lower risk of picking/spreading MROs (as we all know) a but i have not
seen anything formalised or in concrete using a tool without the need
for clinical/ infection control consideration which is more what I was
after. I think my management are hoping for a one hat fits all approach
to managing infection control issues/pts after hours when Infection
control expertise is not available …hence me asking to see if anyone
has developed something that is safe and workable.
many thanks for any help
have a great day all
regardsLindy
Lindy RyanInfection Control Clinical Nurse Consultant | Infection Control
Services, Nepean Hospital
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District PO Box 63 Penrith NSW 2751
Tel 02 4734 2228 | Fax 02 4734 2517 | lindy.ryan@swahs.health.nsw.gov.au
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21/10/2011 at 9:40 am #68784Hi Lindy,
We have a risk assessment tool that was developed in house to guide
placement of ‘unknown’ high risk MRO patients until swab results are
known.Happy to share it with you but it may not be very helpful.
Kind Regards,
Fiona De Sousa
Infection Prevention & Control Coordinator
Sydney Adventist Hospital
Fiona.Desousa@sah.org.au
185 Fox Valley Road, Wahroonga, NSW, 2076—–Original Message—–
Behalf Of Julie Hunt
control re MRO pts – can anyone adviseHi Lindy,
We don’t have anything here
Regards
Julie
Julie Hunt
Clinical Nurse Consultant | Infection Prevention and Control
Royal North Shore Hospital, Reserve Rd, St Leonards 2065
Tel 02 9926 7914 | Fax 02 9926 6161 | juhunt@nsccahs.health.nsw.gov.au>>> Lindy Ryan 20/10/2011 5:17 pm
>>>Dear Colleagues
I have been asked by my executive to check if anyone out there has
developed a formal tool for “rating infectious control patients. For
example an infectious patient with no drips /drains/ wound rated as a 1
where as a 3 for a patient with wounds /drips and drains?” that is used
by their their facility/service
apparently some one has one developed hence our executive putting this
forward as strategy to be considered for managing our bed block related
to infection control risk pts …..I would think they are largely
referring to MRSA pt’s.
anyhow any advice or if anyone knows of one or if there is any
literature or research supporting this approach for categorising pts
with an MRO using such a tool I would be most appreciative.
I am aware that pts without drains drips, good skin integrity etc may be
lower risk of picking/spreading MROs (as we all know) a but i have not
seen anything formalised or in concrete using a tool without the need
for clinical/ infection control consideration which is more what I was
after. I think my management are hoping for a one hat fits all approach
to managing infection control issues/pts after hours when Infection
control expertise is not available …hence me asking to see if anyone
has developed something that is safe and workable.
many thanks for any help
have a great day all
regardsLindy
Lindy RyanInfection Control Clinical Nurse Consultant | Infection Control
Services, Nepean Hospital
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District PO Box 63 Penrith NSW 2751
Tel 02 4734 2228 | Fax 02 4734 2517 | lindy.ryan@swahs.health.nsw.gov.auInfection prevention & control is everyone’s business
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21/10/2011 at 2:27 pm #68785Hi Lindy,
A possible place to ask would be Charles Gairdner hosp in Perth. They are into acuity scores and ratings so they might have one for infectious ratings.
Helen.
Helen Scott
Infection Control Co-ordinator &
Acute Pain Service Co-ordinator
Nepean Private Hospital
Penrith, NSW.
0247 327333
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>>> On 20/10/2011 at 4:17 pm, in message , Lindy Ryan wrote:
Dear Colleagues
I have been asked by my executive to check if anyone out there has developed a formal tool for “rating infectious control patients. For example an infectious patient with no drips /drains/ wound rated as a 1 where as a 3 for a patient with wounds /drips and drains?” that is used by their their facility/service
apparently some one has one developed hence our executive putting this forward as strategy to be considered for managing our bed block related to infection control risk pts …..I would think they are largely referring to MRSA pt’s.
anyhow any advice or if anyone knows of one or if there is any literature or research supporting this approach for categorising pts with an MRO using such a tool I would be most appreciative.
I am aware that pts without drains drips, good skin integrity etc may be lower risk of picking/spreading MROs (as we all know) a but i have not seen anything formalised or in concrete using a tool without the need for clinical/ infection control consideration which is more what I was after. I think my management are hoping for a one hat fits all approach to managing infection control issues/pts after hours when Infection control expertise is not available …hence me asking to see if anyone has developed something that is safe and workable.
many thanks for any help
have a great day all
regardsLindy
Lindy RyanInfection Control Clinical Nurse Consultant | Infection Control Services, Nepean Hospital
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District PO Box 63 Penrith NSW 2751
Tel 02 4734 2228 | Fax 02 4734 2517 | lindy.ryan@swahs.health.nsw.gov.au
http://www.health.nsw.gov.auInfection prevention & control is everyone’s business
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