Transcript Living Our Core Value: Quality & Safety

Living Our Core Value:
Quality & Patient Safety
Infection Control
Mandatory Education
FY08
Key Learning Points
1.
Wash your hands, wash your hands, wash your hands!
2.
Always use Standard
Precautions and Personal
Protective Equipment.
3.
Familiarize yourself with
our Isolation Guidelines.
What is the best way for you to prevent
the spread of infection and disease?
Wash your hands!
Key Learning Point #1
Wash your hands, wash your hands, WASH YOUR HANDS!
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The Joint Commission
mandates 100% compliance
with CDC guidelines.
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Most important action
to prevent the spread
of infection.
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100,000 estimated deaths in
hospitals linked to infections
that hand washing could prevent.
When should you wash your hands?
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When they are soiled.
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After using the restroom.
Before eating.
Before & after providing
direct patient care.
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When your hands
may be contaminated.
After removing gloves.
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Before going home.
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Key Learning Point #2
Always use Standard Precautions and
Personal Protective Equipment
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OSHA and NIOSH
requirements.
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Assume every patient has
something that is infectious
or contagious - protect
yourself accordingly.
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LHS provides a wide variety
of protection.
What PPE does Legacy provide?
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Gowns
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Face shields
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Gloves
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Jumpsuits
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Goggles
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PAPR’s
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Face masks
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N-95 respirators
Key Learning Point #3
Familiarize yourself with our
Isolation Guidelines
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CDC guidelines exist to prevent spread of
infectious and contagious diseases to all staff,
volunteers and visitors.
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Legacy policy LHS.600.25 contains the key
pieces of information.
Additional Precautions
Contact Precautions
for uncontained excretions
and secretions.
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Examples: opened
drainage devices,
massive burns,
easily transmitted
infections
(VRE, C. difficile diarrhea)
Additional
Precautions
Droplet Precautions
to protect against inhaling
or coming into contact with
infectious respiratory
droplets.
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Examples: pertussis,
any febrile coughing
illness such as influenza
Additional Precautions
Airborne Precautions
to protect against
lingering airborne
particles.
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Examples: TB,
Chickenpox, measles,
disseminated shingles
TRANSMISSION BASED
PRECAUTIONS
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Requires an Isolation sign
on patient’s door identifying type of
precaution and PPE required
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Order must be placed in eChart/Cerner
and update Awarix
Protect Yourself & Others
No matter who you are, where you work and
what you do, minimize the spread of
infection in our environment.
1.
Wash your hands, wash your hands, wash your
hands!
2.
Always use Standard Precautions and Personal
Protective Equipment.
3.
Familiarize yourself with our Isolation Guidelines.
Additional Resources
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LHS Intranet. Infection Control and Employee
Health Policies start with the number 600.
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www.cdc.gov
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Hospital Infection Control Practitioner.
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After hours, contact House Supervisor for
assistance; if they are unable to assist, they can
contact the Infection Control Practitioner on call
for urgent needs.