Chasing Zero: Increasing Infection Control Compliance on an Inpatient Cystic Fibrosis Unit

Samantha Johnson; Mallory McNeal; Joel Mermis; Deepika Polineni; Stephanie Burger

doi:10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000269

Chasing Zero: Increasing Infection Control Compliance on an Inpatient Cystic Fibrosis Unit

Samantha Johnson, Mallory McNeal, Joel Mermis, Deepika Polineni, Stephanie Burger

Division of Allergy & Pulmonary Medicine

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Patients with cystic fibrosis have increased risk of pulmonary infections, and reducing spread of microorganisms is critical. To improve hospital-staff adherence to infection control guidelines, we implemented brightly colored Safe Zone floor decals, staff compliance contracts, and an infection control in-service video. Audits of staff adherence conducted pre and postintervention demonstrated an increased and sustainable improvement among each group (P <.05). These effective measures may be implemented to improve infection control compliance elsewhere.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	67-71
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Nursing Care Quality
Volume	33
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000269
State	Published - 2018

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compliance
cystic fibrosis
infection control
quality improvement

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