It’s Not Just a Room Turnover: It’s Infection Prevention
Did you know that patients admitted to rooms where the previous occupant had a multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) face a higher risk of acquiring that same organism? Every day, environmental services (EVS) professionals work alongside frontline healthcare staff to reduce this risk and protect patients and residents. When we support EVS teams, we strengthen the entire infection prevention system.
What to Expect and How to Use It: With some EVS staff receiving as little as three days of training, and 83% learning on the job, education needs to be quick, practical, and built into their daily workflow.
- Onboarding: Project Firstline Training Toolkit for Environmental Services (EVS) Staff – A comprehensive training plan that builds both the why and the how, helping EVS staff confidently step into their role as essential infection prevention team members.
- New Refreshers: CDC EVS Microlearns – Quick, practical micro-learns covering key topics like contact time, when to change gloves, and maintaining clean and safe EVS carts, perfect for reinforcing skills in just a few minutes.
- New Observation & Support: VDH Daily Room Cleaning Checklist – A simple, structured checklist to guide room cleaning from start to finish, helping standardize workflows and ensure no critical steps are missed.
目标受众: 基本 IPC 教育水平
指导和法规更新
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CDC: Considerations for Reducing Risk – Water in Healthcare Facilities (2/6/2026)
ASHRAE:医疗保健设施的通风 (2/16/2026)
CDC:更新了 2026 国家医疗安全网络 (NHSN) 监测协议(1 月 2026)
APIC:关于集中式健康相关感染监测计划和微证书以推进集中式 HAI 监测和患者安全的新白皮书 (1/20/2026)
VDH:临床医生来信:Virginia呼吸系统疾病和麻疹最新情况 (1/21/2026)
弗吉尼亚联邦大学健康塔帕汉诺克医院
本月,我们将重点介绍弗吉尼亚联邦大学健康塔帕汉诺克医院出色的感染预防工作。到目前为止,他们在2023或2024接受结肠手术后,尚未出现可报告的导管相关尿路感染 (CAUTI)、中心静脉导管相关血流感染、呼吸机相关事件、MRSA 菌血症实验室确诊事件或手术部位感染!他们是一个小型机构(只有37床位),因此即使发生一次医疗相关感染也会导致其标准化感染率很高。
据感染预防总监 Donna Tignor 和质量总监 Kate Bradshaw 称,他们最为自豪的是在减少 CAUTI 方面所做的工作。VCU Health Tappahannock 医院已实施标准的 CAUTI 预防措施,例如 CAUTI 预防包和每天在跨学科巡诊中讨论必要性。然而,影响最大的举措是该机构努力授权护士遵循护士主导的导尿管移除方案。尽管已经制定了护士主导的方案,护士仍然要求医生允许移除导管。感染预防和护理领导与员工一起巡视,分享他们对护士主导协议的支持,并授权护理人员遵守该协议。这些领导承诺,如果根据方案移除导管的决定受到质疑,他们将支持护理团队。塔帕汉诺克的感染预防部门还对新医生进行面对面的入职培训,以便他们可以与新医生一起审查护士主导的导管移除方案。这可确保医生了解该设施的规程,并且这是其文化的一部分。VCU Health Tappahannock 医院做得非常好!
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