cially flexible endoscopes.
Ms. Patrick: It really depends on the facility. An endoscopy facility has
different risks than standard surgery, where you're cutting through the
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Donna Nucci, RN, CIC, infection preventionist
for Yale-New Haven (Conn.) Hospital and
founder of Educated Nurses.
Marcia Patrick, RN, MSN, CIC, consultant
and educator in infection prevention for the
Association for Professionals in Infection
Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
in Tacoma, Wash.
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Lori Groven, RN, BSN, MSPHN, CIC, infection
preventionist at TRIA Orthopaedic Center in
Bloomington, Minn.
Heather Hohenberger, BSN, RN, CIC, CNOR,
CPHQ, quality improvement consultant,
perioperative services at
Indiana University Health.
