[sixdunns@OPTUSNET.COM.AU Subject: Re: help please – contamination risk of gloves stored in resident ensuite In-Reply-To:]

Hi Robyn,

I’m looking at the same thing in the Aged Care that I work in, so I’ll be
pleased to see what answers you receive.

I was thinking the opposite to you however, and was looking at getting the
holders for gloves placed on the walls of the ensuites, as at the moment the
gloves are not fixed and end up everywhere. I was also going to have paper
towels dispensers placed next to the gloves, mainly for staff use.

Am I on the wrong track?

Catherine

Catherine Dunn RN1

IPC student

Fairway Bayside Aged Care

Russell
gloves stored in resident ensuite

Hi there

Hoping you can post this question for me

A number of our residential sites store gloves in holders in the resident
ensuite

I am looking for any evidence that identifies the risk of contamination to
the gloves and boxes they are stored in, from toilet flushing (we don’t have
lids in the main to allow for toilet seat raises to be in place)

My other concern is that staff then use the resident hand basin in the
ensuite to undertake hand hygiene before and after glove use

For the same reason of contamination of the environment from toilet flushing
and different levels of personal hygiene of residents I want to remove
gloves from ensuites

I am having difficulties locating the evidence needed to convince managers
that gloves should be located at clinical hand basins or with the wall
mounted ABHR stations in corridor areas

I understand in acute settings gloves are generally wall mounted by the
clinical hand basin in the patient’s room, but we only have hand basins in
the ensuite.

We generally do not have ABHR in each resident room for the safety of
residents living with dementia

We also try our best to provide a home like environment, not cluttered with
clinical equipment.

I hope this makes sense

Kind regards

Robyn

Robyn Russell
Client Safety & Quality Consultant
34 Molesworth Street, North Adelaide SA 5006
T. (08) 8224 7851
M. 0424 167 101
F. (08) 8267 2690
http://www.helpinghand.org.au

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