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Tip of the week: Educate staff about basic infection control practices
Healthcare Security Weekly, March 10, 2008
It's possible that all staff members at your hospitals aren't on the same page regarding infection control knowledge.
Corey Robertson, MD, MPH, medical director for the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services in Trenton, recommends that safety managers test employee competence on donning and doffing personal protective equipment. Hospitals should also provide solid, baseline knowledge about how Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and other common hospital infections spread.
Shoring up that knowledge begins with a hospital safety officer working with infection control staff members to design educational materials and schedule in-service meetings led by a clinical authority (e.g., an epidemiologist).
To read more, go to www.hcpro.com/ppv-205513.html. The cost is $10. Briefings on Hospital Safety subscribers received this story with their subscriptions.
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