L
ooking to
boost your
infection
prevention
efforts?
We surveyed 140 sur-
gical facility managers on their top infection control products and
spoke to Donna Nucci, RN, CIC, an infection preventionist at Yale-
New Haven (Conn.) Hospital, on the best practices for each one.
Straight from the front lines, here are 10 ways to win the war
against SSIs.
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Products to Boost
10
Your Fight Against
SSIs
Kendal Gapinski
Associate Editor
Consider these
new innovations
and old stand-
bys to enhance
your infection
control strategy.
z STOMP OUT GERMS While infec-
tion control products, like quick-dry
disinfectant
wipes, will boost your
prevention efforts, they only work as
part of a comprehensive program.
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN