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    Area of Science:

    • Infectious Diseases
    • Healthcare Epidemiology
    • Nursing Science

    Background:

    • Traditional Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) prevention focuses on barrier precautions, environmental disinfection, and healthcare worker hand hygiene.
    • Bundled approaches are evidence-based strategies for preventing hospital-acquired CDI.
    • There is a need to enhance existing prevention protocols.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the expansion of traditional CDI prevention bundles.
    • To introduce patient hand hygiene as a key component of infection control.
    • To explore a nurse-driven strategy for reducing CDI transmission.

    Main Methods:

    • Review and analysis of existing CDI prevention strategies.
    • Integration of patient hand hygiene into established prevention bundles.
    • Implementation of a nurse-driven protocol for enhanced infection control.

    Main Results:

    • The expanded bundle, including patient hand hygiene, offers a novel approach to CDI prevention.
    • Nurse-driven initiatives can effectively enhance infection control measures.
    • Potential for significant reduction in hospital-acquired CDI transmission.

    Conclusions:

    • Expanding prevention bundles with patient hand hygiene is a viable strategy.
    • Nurse-led interventions are crucial for advancing infection control practices.
    • This approach can improve patient safety and reduce healthcare-associated infections.