Professional presentation
Presentation: Infection Control
By Nanncie Constantin
NUR/590B
Dr. Hulsey
OBJECTIVES
Provide and overview of
practicum
Describe the development of
the project.
Describe the implementation
of practicum learning
agreements
Personal reflection on
practicum.
Provide rationale for topic
selection
Highlights professional
relationship developed.
INTRODUCTION/OVERVIEW OF
PRACTICUM
• Different types of hospital acquire infections.
• -surgical site infection
• -central line-associated bloodstream infection
• -Ventilator-associated pneumonia
• -catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
• Methicillin-Resistant Staphlococcus Aureus (MRSA) are most
common HAI
PARTICIPANT
• Greenville Hospital System
• Cardiac Units (4B, 4C & 4D)
• Diverse patient population
• Staff receiving the training• Nurses (Registered Nurses )
• Certified Nursing Assistants
DEVELOPMENT FOCUS OF PRACTICUM
Hand
Hygiene in
the Health
care
Organizations
Hand hygiene
Education of
health
professionals
and the clients
Compliance
of hand
hygiene
Infection Control
DEVELOPMENT OF PRACTICUM
Hand Hygiene Compliance
Danger of poor Hand Hygiene
Frequency of Hand Hygiene
Education of Hand Hygiene Need
DEVELOPMENT OF PRACTICUM
EMPLOYER NEEDS
•Health care organizations (HCOs) must:
i. Ensure staff competency and compliance by
• Supporting educational departments
• Create environment of accountability and responsibility
i.
Decrease patient safety risks of infection secondary to poor hand
hygiene
•
Improving patient outcomes will increase patient & staff satisfaction
Educational Tool
OUTCOME MEASUREMENT TOOLS
Three main
Methods for
measuring
outcomes
Conducting
surveys
Directly
Observing
Measuring
product use
RATIONALE FOR SELECTION
Prevent
Infections
Improve patient
outcomes
Decrease
Infection Rates.
Implementation of the practicum
My five
Moments
Educational
classes
Forming
an
infection
control
committee
Reflection of practicum
• Time spent during research on the topic
• Meeting with the mentor for feedback
• The importance of the journal and timeline.
Professional relationship
developed during practicum
• With Mentor
• Nurse educator from the cardiac units
• Infection prevention nurses
• Nurses from different units
CONCLUSION
• Hand hygiene decreases risk
for infections
• Infection control is
everyone’s responsibility
• Ongoing education to
patients, health care
professionals, will assist
with the goal of preventing
hospital acquire infection.
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