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I N F E C T I O N
"A manager must
know if
P R E V E N T I O N
LEND A HAND Your surgical staff can assist your decontamination team by pre-cleaning instruments immediately after
their use.
there is a
problem," he
says, in
order to see
if it's an individual incident or part
of a trend. If your staff doesn't have your support to report errors or
suspected problems, it may be harder to see. "If you don't empower
your people, you could be planting the seed for an unpleasant surprise."
8. None of your techs are certified.
"Central sterile should have at least 1 certified person who all the
worker bees can follow," says Ms. Imes. Certification shows an
employee is serious about correct and current best practices. "You
can teach a tech how to wash and sort and wrap," she says, "but the
scientific, higher-level analysis of certification shows why we are
doing this." OSM
E-mail db ernard@outpa tientsurg ery.net.
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