Professional presentation Presentation: Infection Control

By Nanncie ConstantinNUR/590BDr. Hulsey

OBJECTIVES

Provide and overview of practicum

Describe the development of the project.

Describe the implementation of practicum learning agreements

Personal reflection on practicum.

Provide rationale for topic selection

Highlights professional relationship developed.

• Different types of hospital acquire infections.

• -surgical site infection

• -central line-associated bloodstream infection

• -Ventilator-associated pneumonia

• -catheter-associated urinary tract infections.

• Methicillin-Resistant Staphlococcus Aureus (MRSA) are most

common HAI

INTRODUCTION/OVERVIEW OF PRACTICUM

• Greenville Hospital System

• Cardiac Units (4B, 4C & 4D)• Diverse patient population

• Staff receiving the training-• Nurses (Registered Nurses )• Certified Nursing Assistants

PARTICIPANT

DEVELOPMENT FOCUS OF PRACTICUM

Infection Control

Compliance of hand hygiene

Hand Hygiene in the Health

care Organizations

Hand hygiene Education of

health professionals

and the clients

DEVELOPMENT OF PRACTICUM

Hand Hygiene Compliance

Danger of poor Hand Hygiene

Frequency of Hand Hygiene

Education of Hand Hygiene Need

DEVELOPMENT OF PRACTICUM

•Health care organizations (HCOs) must:

i. Ensure staff competency and compliance by

• Supporting educational departments• Create environment of accountability and responsibility

ii. Decrease patient safety risks of infection secondary to poor hand hygiene

• Improving patient outcomes will increase patient & staff satisfaction

EMPLOYER NEEDS

Educational Tool

OUTCOME MEASUREMENT TOOLS

Three main Methods for measuring outcomes

Directly Observing

Measuring product use

Conducting surveys

RATIONALE FOR SELECTION

Prevent Infections

Improve patient outcomes

Decrease Infection Rates.

Implementation of the practicum

Educational classes

My five Moments

Forming an infection control committee

Reflection of practicum

• Time spent during research on the topic

• Meeting with the mentor for feedback

• The importance of the journal and timeline.

Professional relationship developed during practicum

• With Mentor

• Nurse educator from the cardiac units

• Infection prevention nurses

• Nurses from different units

CONCLUSION

• Hand hygiene decreases risk for infections

• Infection control is everyone’s responsibility

• Ongoing education to patients, health care professionals, will assist with the goal of preventing hospital acquire infection.

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