This document discusses a nursing lecture that covers environmental safety, infection, and standard precautions. It specifically addresses hand hygiene, gloves, sterile gloving, and nursing skills laboratory guidelines. The lecture aims to promote a safe healthcare environment and control infection through proper hand hygiene and use of protective equipment. Hospitals can be dangerous places due to risks like falls, equipment failures, and procedure-related accidents that sometimes lead to adverse events.

1. NS1211 Week 2 Paul McNamara [adapted from the work of Di Hutchinson & Sue Brown]

2. Learning Outcomes Hand Hygiene: Why, When & How Standard Precautions Environmental Safety Elderly Client’s Safety

3. Today’s Lecture Context:  Environmental Safety  Infection  Standard Precautions Specific Skills/Info:  Hand Hygiene  Gloves  Sterile Gloving  Nursing Skills Laboratory Guidelines

4. Gordon’s Typology: Functional Health Patterns Value Belief Coping Stress Sexuality Reproductive Role Relationship Self Concept Sleep Rest Cognitive Perceptual Activity Exercise Elimination Nutrition Metabolic Health Perception Hollow inside

5. Gordon’s Typology: Functional Health Patterns Activity Exercise Nutrition Metabolic Health Perception Hollow inside

6. Today’s Lecture Context:  Environmental Safety  Infection  Standard Precautions Specific Skills/Info:  Hand Hygiene  Gloves  Sterile Gloving  Nursing Skills Laboratory Guidelines

7. Environmental Safety Promoting a safe environment Hazard Reduction/Harm Minimisation

8. Environmental Safety Safety within our environment acknowledges risk and hazards We live in a world full of microorganisms Infection is a hazard we cannot escape, but can seek to control

9. Hospitals “ To err is human. To moo, bovine.” Lame Joke Christmas Bon-Bon 25 December 2008

10. Hospitals Adverse events, eg: Falls Equipment failure Client inherent accidents Procedure related accidents

13. Today’s Lecture Context:  Environmental Safety  Infection  Universal Standard Precautions Specific Skills/Info:  Hand Hygiene  Gloves  Sterile Gloving  Nursing Skills Laboratory Guidelines