Evidence Based Practice Presentation References

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1. Evidence Based Practice Presentation References
   1. Alcohol as an antiseptic agent
   2. Artificial/gel nails and/or extenders
   3. Attitudes toward alcohol and drug addiction
   4. Bed rest
   5. Blood pressure measurement
   6. Client confidentiality
   7. Clostridium difficile
   8. CVAD cleaning solutions
   9. CVAD dressing techniques
   10. Enteral feeding tubes complications
   11. Enteral feeding tubes placement methods
   12. Gastrostomy (PEG) tube use
   13. Gastrostomy tube care
   14. Gloves (surgical and/or procedure)
   15. Hand washing techniques
   16. IM injections
   17. Influenza vaccines
   18. Intake and output measurement
   19. Intravenous catheters:
   20. Comparison of the use of peripheral IV's vs CVAD's in children
   21. Isolation techniques: psychological issues
   22. Isolation techniques: infection control issues
   23. IV Medication administration systems
   24. Latex allergies
   25. Masks (surgical and/or procedural)
   26. Medication administration systems
   27. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
   28. Nasogastric tube placement checks
   29. Non- pharmacologic comfort care techniques
   30. Nursing uniforms: What do nurses wear?
   31. Nursing uniforms: contamination of uniforms
   32. Pain assessment
   33. Pandemic planning
   34. Patient's responses to the hospital environment
   35. Pharmacologic pain control methods
   36. Respiratory medication administration
   37. Restraints
   38. Shift work
   39. Sleep disruptions in patients
   40. Staffing issues
   41. Stethoscope covers
   42. Thermometer usage
   43. Tracheostomy suctioning
   44. Tuberculosis isolation
   45. Visitor restrictions
   46. Vital signs: routine monitoring
   47. Wound care solutions
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Hand washing techniques

Potential issues to examine:

1. What solution or product works best?

• Creedon, S.A. (2005). Healthcare worker's hand decontamination practices: compliance with recommended guidelines. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 51(3), 208-216. (EbscoHost)
• Girou, E. (2002). Efficacy of hand rubbing with alcohol based solution versus standard hand washing with antiseptic soap: randomized clinical trial. British Medical Journal, 325, 362-365. (Web)
• Gordin FM; Schultz ME; Huber RA; Gill JA. Reduction in nosocomial transmission of drug-resistant bacteria after introduction of an alcohol-based handrub. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 2005 Jul; 26 (7): 650-3. (Web)
• Kampf, G., Ostermeyer, C., Heeg, P., & Paulson, D. (2006). Evaluation of two methods of determining the efficacies of two alcohol-based hand rubs for surgical hand antisepsis. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 72(6), 3856-3861. (Web)
• Kramer, A., Rudolph, P., Kampf, G., & Pittet, D. (2002). Limited efficacy of alcohol-based hand gels. Lancet, 351(1), 1489-1490. (EbscoHost)
• Lam, B.C., Lee, J. & Lau, Y.L. (2004). Hand hygiene practice in a neonatal intensive care unit: A multimodal intervention and impact on nosocomial infection. Pediatrics, 114(5), 565-571. (EbscoHost)
• Maliekal, M., Hemvani, N., Ukande, U., Geed, S., Bhattacherjee, M., George, J. et al. (2005). Comparison of traditional hand wash with alcoholic hand rub in ICU setup. Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 9(3), p141-144. (EbscoHost)
• Parker, Lynn. Infection control: maintaining the personal hygiene of patients and staff. British Journal of Nursing (BJN), 4/22/2004, Vol. 13 Issue 8, p474-478. (EbscoHost)
• Parienti, J.J., Thibon, P., Heller, R. et al (2002). Hand rubbing with an aqueous alcoholic solution vs traditional surgical hand-scrubbing and 30-day surgical site infection rates: a randomized equivalence study. Journal of the American Medical Association, 288, 722-727. (Web)
• Picheansathian, W. (1999). A systematic review on the effectiveness of alcohol-based solutions for hand hygiene. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 10(1), 3-9. (EbscoHost)
• Sandora, T. J., Taveras, E. M., Shih, M. C., Resnick, E. A. Lee, G. M., Ross-Degnan, D. & Goldmann, D. A. (2005). A randomized, controlled trial of a multifaceted intervention including alcohol-based hand sanitizer and hand-hygiene education to reduce illness transmission in the home. Pediatrics, 116(3), 587-594. (EbscoHost)