dc.contributor.author | Zimmerman, Peta-Anne | |
dc.contributor.author | Mason, Matt | |
dc.contributor.author | Elder, Elizabeth | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-29T03:05:12Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-08-29T03:05:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1574-6267 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.aenj.2016.03.001 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/100689 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Emergency department (ED) presentations have increased significantly domestically and
internationally. Swift identification and implementation of transmission based precautions (TBP) for
patients known or suspected of having an epidemiologically important pathogen is important. ED staff,
particularly triage nurses, are pivotal in detecting and preventing infection, including healthcare associated
infections (HAI).
Methods: MEDLINE, CINAHL, PubMed and Ovid were searched for articles published between 2004 and
2015 using key search terms: infection control/prevention and emergency department(s), triage, and
transmission based precautions and emergency department(s), and triage, to identify common themes
for discussion. Systematic review/meta-analysis was not in the scope of this exploration.
Findings: Themes were identified relating to HAI and ED practices and grouped into: assisted detection of
conditions for which TBP is required, ED and TBP, mass-causality event/bioterrorism/pandemic/epidemic,
infection control not TBP and multi-resistant organisms not TBP. The literature is heavily influenced by
worldwide epidemic/pandemics and bioterrorist risks resulting in increased awareness of the importance
of swift identification of syndromes that require TBP, but only in these situations.
Conclusion: Implementation of appropriate TBP, changing triage practices, training and measures to assist
decision-making could assist in preventing HAI in the ED context. A systematic quantitative review of
the literature is recommended to guide practice change research. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 149 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 152 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 3 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 19 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Infectious diseases | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Nursing | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Health services and systems | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Public health | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Clinical sciences | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 320211 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4205 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4203 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4206 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 3202 | |
dc.title | A healthy degree of suspicion: A discussion of the implementation of transmission based precautions in the emergency department | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.faculty | Griffith Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Zimmerman, Peta-Anne P. | |
gro.griffith.author | Elder, Elizabeth G. | |