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educated to apply," says Ms.
Havill.
Leading and learning
"Infection prevention is
everyone's business," says
Ms. Havill. "We are all
accountable to keep our
patients safe and provide
clean and sanitary environ-
ments." This responsibility
rests on educating your staff, monitoring their performance and communi-
cating the need for improvement when necessary.
"Cleaning practices are
not always standardized or
monitored across practice
settings, so the question is
whether cleaning is being
performed in an effective
manner," write Lisa Spruce,
DNP, RN, ACNS, ACNP,
ANP, CNOR, and Amber
Wood, MSN, RN, CNOR,
CIC, CPN, in an instruction-
al review recently published
in the AORN Journal
(osmag.net/NKh5nU). They rec-
ommend a "bundled
approach" to standardizing
your cleaning routine,
• TWICE IS NICE If a disinfectant solution dries on the surface before it reaches its
required contact time, wipe the surface again.
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN
