Nurses attend infection prevention and control study seminar

Upskilling our staff is a key part of making sure our residents receive the best possible care.

Understanding how to prevent infections in older people is just one way our PSO/Enliven nurses maintain their clinical competence and care for older people in our Enliven care homes.

Recently a group of senior nurses attended Te Whatu Ora’s Infection Prevention and Control seminar.

Clinical Nurse Advisor, Lynley Chirnside, said the day focused on a case study of a resident who had developed a multi-drug resistant organism.

“There were sessions on the organism itself and factors relating to how it became multi-drug resistant, and various aspects of her care including isolation precautions, wound care, mouth care, and catheter care,” says Lynley.

Clinical competence is paramount to helping older people live happy and healthy lives, something that is enshrined in our Enliven philosophy.

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