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Use of single rooms on the children's ward, Part 2: Guideline for practice
1Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of Chester.
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This guideline offers evidence-based strategies for the equitable allocation of limited single rooms on children's wards. It addresses infection control, psychosocial needs, and family preferences, ensuring fair access to isolation nursing resources.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Nursing
- Healthcare Management
- Infection Control
Background:
- Limited availability of single rooms in general children's wards presents a resource allocation challenge.
- Effective and equitable use of single rooms is crucial for patient care and operational efficiency.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present evidence-based guidelines for the optimal use of single rooms in pediatric settings.
- To provide a framework for decision-making regarding single room allocation, considering clinical and familial factors.
Main Methods:
- Development of guidelines through collaboration between NHS trusts and a higher education institution.
- Review of evidence on infection control, psychosocial needs, and family preferences related to single room use.
Main Results:
- Guidelines cover single room allocation for infection control, psychosocial support, and family preferences.
- Provides protocols for situations where single rooms are unavailable and for managing room transfers.
Conclusions:
- The guideline serves as a practical tool for healthcare staff to communicate room allocation decisions to parents.
- It functions as an educational resource for students on isolation nursing principles and practices in pediatric wards.
Abstract:
Most general children's wards have a limited number of single rooms available. This article presents evidence-based guidelines for practice developed in collaboration between several NHS trusts and a higher education institution, to ensure the effective and equitable use of this limited resource. The evidence underpinning the guideline was presented in part one, published in the December 2008 issue (Rose and Blythe 2008). The guideline covers the use of single rooms for control of infection, meeting psychosocial needs and in response to family preferences. It also provides guidance on action to be taken when no single room is available. This guideline provides a tool for staff to make clear to parents why their child was, or was not allocated a single room and the reason why if a child was moved out of a single room. It is also a resource for teaching students about the purposes and effects of isolation nursing on a children's ward.
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