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Hi All,
We are currently planning the rebuild of CCLHD. There has been much discussion about what is the best sharps disposal method in patient wards. We currently have wall mounted sharps bins in patient rooms and some clinical areas. Some wards just use sharps trolleys or staff carry the injection tray back to the clean utility room for disposal in areas of risk e.g. detox or confused / dementia patients wards. Reusable injection trays that included a sharps bin & alcohol hand rub that can be taken to a bedside have been trialled on various occasions but generally staff were very non-compliant with cleaning & there are problems with overstocking plus staff found the sharps container too small.
The trend appears be moving towards sharps trolleys as trolleys best enable point of use disposal but there are issues with trolleys e.g. clutter corridors, trip hazard, compliance with taking trolley to bedside. One system does not always suit, but rebuild project people do like work towards standardisation where possible.
We would greatly appreciate any feedback* Are sharps bins placed in patient rooms?
* Do staff use sharps trolleys and take them to the patient?
* If mobile trolleys used where do they store them?
* How many trolleys would they have on the ward?
* Any other issues you have experience with regard to sharps bins
Many Thanks
Cath WadeClinical Nurse Consultant | Infection Prevention and Control
Level 1, 67 Holden Street Gosford Hospital
Catherine.Wade@health.nsw.gov.au or CCLHD-IPAC@health.nsw.gov.au
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Morning Cath,
We have 14 Litre sharps containers in all appropriate patient rooms and the container has the safety flip tray to prevent hands from being injured.
We have a couple of mobile trolleys but these are bulky and you are correct storage is always a problem and staff forget to take it with them.
We have a couple of sharps containers mounted to the side of the cannulation trolleys for easy access during these procedures.
While I got initial resistance about the size and that it does not look ‘pretty’ once they were up they become part of the background appearance and patients do not seem to mind them.
Hope that helps
Sara
Sara Godden
Infection Control Coordinator – CICP
Acting Stomal Therapy Nurse
Brisbane Private Hospital
259 Wickham Tce, Brisbane, QLD 4000Hi All,
We are currently planning the rebuild of CCLHD. There has been much discussion about what is the best sharps disposal method in patient wards. We currently have wall mounted sharps bins in patient rooms and some clinical areas. Some wards just use sharps trolleys or staff carry the injection tray back to the clean utility room for disposal in areas of risk e.g. detox or confused / dementia patients wards. Reusable injection trays that included a sharps bin & alcohol hand rub that can be taken to a bedside have been trialled on various occasions but generally staff were very non-compliant with cleaning & there are problems with overstocking plus staff found the sharps container too small.
The trend appears be moving towards sharps trolleys as trolleys best enable point of use disposal but there are issues with trolleys e.g. clutter corridors, trip hazard, compliance with taking trolley to bedside. One system does not always suit, but rebuild project people do like work towards standardisation where possible.
We would greatly appreciate any feedback* Are sharps bins placed in patient rooms?
* Do staff use sharps trolleys and take them to the patient?
* If mobile trolleys used where do they store them?
* How many trolleys would they have on the ward?
* Any other issues you have experience with regard to sharps bins
Many Thanks
Cath WadeClinical Nurse Consultant | Infection Prevention and Control
Level 1, 67 Holden Street Gosford Hospital
Catherine.Wade@health.nsw.gov.au or CCLHD-IPAC@health.nsw.gov.au
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HI Cath,
We use mobile sharps trolleys in all our dialysis clinics. Compliance has
greatly improved with continual auditing and education about taking the
sharps trolley to the point of use before sharps are used.
I don’t like sharps containers on our cannulation trolleys as that
compromises the clean aseptic field required for cannulation.
Yes it does take room having a cannulation trolley and separate mobile
sharps trolley but the staff understand the safety and infection control
reasons and work with it.
We have one sharps trolley per staff member on shift
The designs for our newly built clinics allows room for all the additional
equipment, cannulation trolleys, sharps trolleys and clinical waste
trolleys.With best regards
Carolyn Chenoweth
ANZ Quality and Infection Prevention & Control Coordinator
Fresenius ClinicsFresenius Medical Care Australia Pty Ltd
Payneham Dialysis Clinic, 2 Portrush Road
Payneham
SA 5070
Australia
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Hi All,
We are currently planning the rebuild of CCLHD. There has been much
discussion about what is the best sharps disposal method in patient wards.
We currently have wall mounted sharps bins in patient rooms and some
clinical areas. Some wards just use sharps trolleys or staff carry the
injection tray back to the clean utility room for disposal in areas of
risk e.g. detox or confused / dementia patients wards. Reusable injection
trays that included a sharps bin & alcohol hand rub that can be taken to a
bedside have been trialled on various occasions but generally staff were
very non-compliant with cleaning & there are problems with overstocking
plus staff found the sharps container too small.
The trend appears be moving towards sharps trolleys as trolleys best
enable point of use disposal but there are issues with trolleys e.g.
clutter corridors, trip hazard, compliance with taking trolley to bedside.
One system does not always suit, but rebuild project people do like work
towards standardisation where possible.
We would greatly appreciate any feedback
Are sharps bins placed in patient rooms?
Do staff use sharps trolleys and take them to the patient?
If mobile trolleys used where do they store them?
How many trolleys would they have on the ward?
Any other issues you have experience with regard to sharps bins
Many Thanks
Cath WadeClinical Nurse Consultant | Infection Prevention and Control
Level 1, 67 Holden Street Gosford Hospital
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Hi Cath,
There some general rules that reduce staff risk of Sharps injury (SI):
SC should be *as close as possible to the point of generation of
the sharp*Bedside is ideal as thats where sharp is generated/used – and
there are three options:o Mobile trolleys/medcarts – ensure all carts have SC mounted on them. If
this is ONLY source of SC, then you need several trolleys per ward, and
commensurately more parking space.o Carry SC to bedside in tray with injection items – but as you say, this
mean carrying a small SC to and fro, and small SC increase the risk of SI;o Transport the sharp back to medroom SC – this should NEVER be done
sharps transport has high SI risk.The next best to bedside is ergonomically wall-mounted, larger
SC in patient room. In countries where this is possible it is the most
common mode. (it is not possible in countries/facilities with nightingale
wards).Hope this helps.
Best regards, Terry
Terry Grimmond FASM, BAgrSc, GrDpAdEd
Consultant Microbiologist
Grimmond and Associates
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*Subject:* Sharps ManagementHi All,
We are currently planning the rebuild of CCLHD. There has been much
discussion about what is the best sharps disposal method in patient wards.
We currently have wall mounted sharps bins in patient rooms and some
clinical areas. Some wards just use sharps trolleys or staff carry the
injection tray back to the clean utility room for disposal in areas of risk
e.g. detox or confused / dementia patients wards. Reusable injection trays
that included a sharps bin & alcohol hand rub that can be taken to a
bedside have been trialled on various occasions but generally staff were
very non-compliant with cleaning & there are problems with overstocking
plus staff found the sharps container too small.The trend appears be moving towards sharps trolleys as trolleys best enable
point of use disposal but there are issues with trolleys e.g. clutter
corridors, trip hazard, compliance with taking trolley to bedside. One
system does not always suit, but rebuild project people do like work
towards standardisation where possible.We would greatly appreciate any feedback
Are sharps bins placed in patient rooms?
Do staff use sharps trolleys and take them to the patient?
If mobile trolleys used where do they store them?
How many trolleys would they have on the ward?
Any other issues you have experience with regard to sharps bins
Many Thanks
Cath Wade
Clinical Nurse Consultant | *Infection Prevention and Control*
Level 1, 67 Holden Street Gosford Hospital
*Catherine.Wade@health.nsw.gov.au * or
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