[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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