Date
Summer 2024
Document Type
Scholarly Project
Department
College of Nursing
First Advisor
Shelli Gibbs
Abstract
Clostridioides difficile is the leading cause of nosocomial diarrheas worldwide (Centers for Disease Prevention and Control [CDC], 2022). 15% of all hospitalized patients in the United States develop antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD), with 15-25% of cases caused by C. difficile (CDC, 2022). C. difficile costs the United States Healthcare system $5.4-6.3 billion annually (Balsells et al., 2019). The project’s purpose was to see if implementing hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) wipes using an interprofessional team leads to the following expected outcome(s): reduction in hospital-acquired C. difficile infections and comparable disinfection rates to sodium hypochlorite. An interprofessional team consisting of the primary lead, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Clinical Nurse Managers, Research Nurse Scientist, Environmental Services, Infection Prevention Specialist, and Materials & Handling used a pretest-posttest design to implement the project. Integrating H2O2 wipes into current health system practices may be pivotal in preventing C. difficile-related hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) (Kato et al., 2022).
Recommended Citation
Ramirez, Tyler Wolf, "Impact of Hydrogen Peroxide Wipes Disinfecting Clostridioides Difficle on High-Touch Surfaces" (2024). Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects. 66.
https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/dnp_projects/66
Rights
© 2024, Tyler Wolf Ramirez