Too Busy To Wash Their Hands?
Posted by Patti on October 12th, 2007 / Print This Post
A reminder as to why it’s SO important to wash your hands:
LONDON (AP) - Nurses who didn’t wash their hands and left patients lying in soiled beds were cited in an official report blaming mismanagement for the deaths of 90 people who contracted a bacterial infection in hospitals in southern England.“Significant failings” at all levels contributed to infections of more than 1,000 patients at three hospitals, the Healthcare Commission said Thursday.
The patients were infected with Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, which can cause diarrhea, colitis and other intestinal problems, officials said.
“The Healthcare Commission has passed the copy of the report to us and that is being reviewed,” said a spokesman for Kent Police, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with force policy.
The report into the spread of the highly contagious bacterium said nurses at three hospitals run by the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS trust were often too busy to wash their hands and left patients in their own excrement.
Across the pond they’re having HUGE problems battling these germs and bugs. It sounds like hand washing isn’t on top of the things nursing staff do over there.