A patient’s PIVC and insertion site is inspected by a clinician for signs of complications at least once per shift or every eight hours, when accessing the device, and if the patient raises concerns. Standard precautions including aseptic technique are used when performing site care and accessing the PIVC. Patency is checked and flushing is performed at intervals according to local policy to assess device function and minimise risk of device failure.
The Commission has developed new training pathways for Hand Hygiene Auditors (previously called General Auditors) and Hand Hygiene Auditor Educators (previously called Gold Standard Auditors).
Annual revalidation is a method of ensuring all Hand Hygiene Auditors and Hand Hygiene Auditor Educators remain up to date with their knowledge of the 5 Moments and audit practices. This ensures valid and reliable data for the National Hand Hygiene Initiative (NHHI).
Hand Hygiene Auditors (previously called General Auditors) conduct direct observational audits of healthcare worker hand hygiene compliance.
This page provides information on Hand Hygiene Auditor Educator Training.
Hand hygiene compliance is assessed against a national benchmark, which is currently 80%. There are three national hand hygiene audits conducted each year:
These data definitions should be used for auditing to ensure consistency of data.
Prevention and control of VRE is an important patient safety issue for Australian healthcare.
Responses have been prepared to frequently asked questions (FAQs) to support auditing and other aspects of implementation of the National Hand Hygiene Initiative (NHHI).
Please let us know if you have further questions to include.
Instructions and answers to frequently asked questions have been developed to support hand hygiene compliance auditing, Hand Hygiene Auditor training and Hand Hygiene Auditor Educator training.
