Purpose: To understand and assess infection control measures in use at your facility and give suggestions for additional measures to be taken.
Source: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults: 2010 Update by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). Available at: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/651706.
Instructions: Complete checklist and review procedures currently in place for infection prevention. Consider additional measures that may be needed and identify areas that need strengthening.
Infection Control and Prevention for C. difficile Infection: What Health Care Workers, Patients, and Visitors Can Do
| Precaution | In Use: Y/N |
Corrective Measures To Be Taken |
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| Use of immediate contact precautions for suspected cases of C. difficile | ___ Yes ___ No |
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| Hand hygiene protocol in place (soap and water preferred) before and after contact with C. difficile patients | ___ Yes ___ No |
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| Personal protective equipment readily available/used (gloves, gowns) | ___ Yes ___ No |
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| Policy for use of private rooms for C. difficile patients | ___ Yes ___ No |
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| Policy for cohorting patients if private room not available | ___ Yes ___ No |
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| Policy for dedicated commode for each patient | ___ Yes ___ No |
