实施"安全官"计划:一种创新的方法,以改善埃塞俄比亚的感染预防和控制实践
Solomon Abebe Woldeamanuel1, Linda Thumba2, Warku Habte Gabul1
1Jhpiego, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Frontiers in public health
|October 24, 2024
概括
一个安全官 (SO) 计划有效地改善了埃塞俄比亚卫生保健工作人员的感染预防和控制 (IPC) 实践. 这一举措提高了员工的舒适性和在患者护理期间遵守关键安全协议.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 传染病控制和控制传染病
- 医疗保健管理的管理
背景情况:
- 保持高质量的感染预防和控制 (IPC) 实践对于医疗保健工作者 (HCW) 的安全至关重要,特别是在COVID-19等大流行期间.
- 随着流行病的进展,对IPC协议的遵守程度下降增加了HCW感染风险.
- 为了应对这些挑战,埃塞俄比亚实施了一项试点安全官 (SO) 计划.
研究的目的:
- 评估COVID-19安全官 (SO) 计划的实施和有效性.
- 评估该计划对改善临床环境中的IPC实践的影响.
- 为了确定该计划在促进安全的患者护理区域方面的成功.
主要方法:
- 在两个埃塞俄比亚医院使用RE-AIM框架进行了实施后评估.
- 在IPC和安全方面,为23个SO提供了为期4天的教练培训班.
- 通过直接观察IPC实践来衡量有效性;通过调查和采访来评估实施结果.
主要成果:
- 主营医疗机构成功地为247名额外的员工 (167名临床,80名非临床) 进行了级联培训.
- 在6个月后,95%的临床工作人员遵守了口罩和/或隔离协议.
- 采访表明,SO提高了员工对查,隔离和清洁程序的舒适度.
结论:
- SO培训计划表现出广泛的采用和有效性.
- 该计划成功地改善了与保持IPC实践相关的实施和舒适度.
- 该倡议为医疗保健工作者和患者提供了更安全的临床环境.
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