The Compliance of Healthcare Providers to Care Bundles in a Tertiary Hospital in Riyadh Region
Nehad J. Ahmed *
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacy College, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia and Discipline of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.
Abdul Haseeb
Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al Qura, University, Saudi Arabia.
Amer H. Khan
Discipline of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This study aimed to describe the compliance rate of healthcare providers to care bundles in a tertiary hospital in Riyadh Region. The overall compliance rate of hand hygiene was low (less than 80%). The overall compliance rates of urinary catheter bundle, central line insertion bundle, and central line maintenance bundle were high (more than 95 %). The compliance rate to SSI bundle, ventilator bundle, safe injection practice, and using personal protective equipment was high. It is important to increase the compliance rate of the care bundles elements to 95 percent or greater, particularly the compliance to hand hygiene to improve patient care.
Keywords: Care Bundles, compliance, healthcare providers, healthcare associated infections