Compendium of strategies full of HAI prevention tips
Briefings on Infection Control, December 1, 2008
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- Name the six common healthcare-associated infections the compendium addresses
- Explain the message the compendium sends to hospital leaders
Five major organizations collaborated in October to create a compendium of strategies to prevent six of the most common healthcare-associated infections (HAI).
The information won’t likely be new for ICPs, who have been working from the same guidelines for years, but its release sends a strong political message to hospital leadership, says Maureen Spencer, RN, MEd, IC manager at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston and an APIC member.
Most ICPs could use a boost from their leadership these days. “It’s clear that many ICPs don’t have enough people to do what [regulators and government officials] want us to do,” Spencer says. (See “What do ICPs need?” on p. 2 for more information.)
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