KEY FEATURES of this Sharps ward audit tool
EASY ACCESSIBLE PLATFORM
Easy to use optimised user interface
SAVE TIME
Tripled audit capacity
IMMEDIATE RESULTS
Real time digital dashboards and reports
ACCESS TO DATA LOCALLY
Ward digital dashboards
DRIVE IMPROVEMENTS
Immediate feedback
CLOSE AUDIT LOOP
Action Plans
Our auditing system has been created specifically for mobile auditing in the healthcare environment. It has been designed and developed from the ground up, in consultation with Infection Prevention and Control Nurses (IPCN), Practice Development Nurses and Nurse Led Audit Teams.
Everything has been specifically designed to take into account the detailed needs of nurses auditing in all areas of the Health Service from acute care to long term care, mental health and community based care.
Management of sharps
Sharps safety and prevention of Sharps injury are components of risk registers in the majority of hospitals and Trusts- whether Acute or Community or Long Term Care or Primary Care, sharps need to be managed safely and healthcare workers (HCW) need to understand the steps to take to how to reduce risk of blood exposure to themselves, other Healthcare workers and the Public.
Sharps need to binned at point of use and be separately stored and discarded in EU compliant sharps bins.
Protective Equipment (PPE) Goggles and eye shields need to be worn when there is a risk of splashing from blood or body fluid
Gloves should always be worn when handling sharps contaminated with blood and body fluid
Safety devices that either mechanically cover the sharp or that are designed to have no sharp parts.
Regulations on sharps safety are now in force and written into law in most countries. Under this legislation, the employer must provide safety devices and alternatives to sharps where available
Management of sharps
- It is essential that sharps are managed safely in all healthcare settings.
- In order to have the safest possible working environment for HCWs and prevent workers' injuries caused by all medical sharps (including needlesticks); a strict approach to sharps usage and sharps disposal is essential.
- Healthcare workers also need training and education in the use of and disposal of sharps
- Best practice dictates sharps must not be passed from person to person and must be disposed of by the person using the sharp
With our Sharps management audit tool, your organisation’s sharps safety can be audited efficiently and simply and results fed back to staff in real time