How can members of the healthcare team minimize the risks of contamination or spread & improve patient safety and outcomes.
Topic- infections
Outbreak 101 Assignment
The World Health Organization, the CDC, the Joint Commission, and Institute for Medicine are just a few of our standard setting organizations that have created a call to action around infection in and outside the hospital. The evidence based research and best practices from these organizations have helped us make great strides in the overall healthcare of our population. For example:
Assignment:
Develop an educational PowerPoint assuming that you are educating other healthcare professionals.
How do you know there is a problem? Supporting evidence to create cause for concern? Is it local to the organization, community, or globally.
Define the devastating effects of inadequate infection prevention and control.
How can members of the healthcare team minimize the risks of contamination or spread & improve patient safety and outcomes.
