Introduction
Medicine is a complex and large-scale area, which is one of the most important for society. Despite the fact that it is designed to fight diseases, there are situations when specialists become the cause of poor health. One example of such a phenomenon is the lack of hygiene by nurses, which leads to infections in patients. In order to reduce such cases, it is necessary to develop a project whose mission is to identify ways to combat infections of sick people through the fault of nurses.
The Central Line Bloodstream Infections Project
The main mission of the ongoing Evidence-Based Medicine project is to combat central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI). At the same time, it must be emphasized that this area is vast, therefore, the main task set for the project is to study the impact of informing on the dissemination of CLABSI (Burns, 2021). In order to fulfill this mission most effectively, it is necessary to identify the target audience with which the interaction will take place. This is vital because it is the elimination of the source of the disease that will help form the methods of dealing with it (Burns, 2021). Thus, the main audience of the project are nurses, who spend most of their time caring for patients.
The fact is that the disease under consideration is characterized by a relationship with inadequate medical care. With the help of research, it was found that non-compliance with hygiene standards by nurses contributes to the emergence of infection in the next two days after the provision of the necessary assistance. The focus of the project on specialists is explained by the fact that it is the education and informing of professionals that can significantly reduce the number of CLABSI infections (Deutschman & Neligan, 2019). The essence of the project is to draw up a program of interaction with nurses in such a way as to form among them the habit of using a package of hygiene procedures before, during and after interacting with patients. This also explains its special value, which allows to realize the interests of several parties at once (Deutschman & Neligan, 2019). First of all, the basis of nursing is the help, care and proper care of the patient (Deutschman & Neligan, 2019). This is the main principle of providing medical care, but the unhygienic nature of certain specialists violates these norms. In other words, the appearance of CLABSI in an individual is the responsibility of the nurse, which entails punishment, dismissal and mental anguish (Deutschman & Neligan, 2019). On the other hand, for the patient, this is also a negative process that harms his body and well-being, and also undermines confidence in doctors.
Based on the foregoing, the CLABSI phenomenon has a large number of negative consequences that directly affect the interests of different parties. A project to inform professionals, which will include instilling the habit of observing hygiene standards, is designed to solve these problems. Firstly, in this way, the patient’s intrusions are eliminated, namely, their risk of infection is significantly reduced (Aitken et al., 2019). Secondly, nurses will not be held accountable, nor will they experience mental anguish (Aitken et al., 2019). Moreover, improving the level of hygiene among professionals will increase the overall effectiveness of medical care (Aitken et al., 2019). A decrease in infection statistics, as well as an increase in double contact with doctors and nurses, will have a positive effect on external interest, namely the authority of healthcare.
Conclusion
In conclusion, it should be noted that this project provides a special value for all sides of the issue. Its main mission is to inform the target audience, namely nurses, in order to reduce the incidence of CLABSI. This is beneficial not only for patients who suffer from infection, but also for the image of the professionals and institutions themselves. In addition, the range of interests involved is so wide that it is able to fulfill the expectations of the entire health system.
References
Aitken, L., Marshall, A., & Chaboyer, W. (2019). Critical care nursing. Elsevier Health Sciences.
Burns, L. R. (2021). The U.S. healthcare ecosystem: Payers, providers, producers. McGraw-Hill Education.
Deutschman, C. S. & Neligan, P. J. (Eds.). (2019). Evidence-based practice of critical care. Elsevier Health Sciences.