DOI: 10.12968/bjcn.2023.28.12.598 ISSN: 1462-4753
Barriers to infection prevention and control in patients’ homes
Dana Jayne Wood- Community and Home Care
- General Medicine
While there is a lot of emphasis on the need for good infection prevention and control practices and acute care, the increasing complexity of patients being cared for in their own homes means that there is an increased risk for infection. Good practice is required by community nurses to minimise this risk. Patients’ own homes can present particular challenges in complying with good practice and this article looks at some of the barriers to optimum infection prevention and control precautions in this setting.