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
我们全心全意为患者安全
今年情人节，普拉斯基刘易斯盖尔医院的主题是“我们的心是为了病人的安全”。2 / 14 ，整个机构庆祝了10年无中心静脉导管相关血液感染 (CLABSI)！这一成功是大量团队合作的结果。它涉及医生适当地安排和放置导管、护士适当地护理导管以及许多辅助部门各尽其职。
该团队感谢环境服务部门保持医院清洁、供应链工作人员确保必需品库存充足以及介入放射科仔细且始终如一地放置外周插入中心静脉导管 (PICC) 管路。一个强大的跨学科团队讨论每个设备，包括移除计划。这一成功的一个主要因素是我们的文化，即当患者有顾虑时，所有员工都感到有权畅所欲言。
在庆祝 CLABSI 预防之前，感染预防专家最喜欢花时间收集员工的照片并谈论他们对这一特殊活动的贡献。大家用横幅、气球、 T 恤和蛋糕来庆祝这一重大时刻！
-贝基·麦克唐纳 (Becky McDonald)，普拉斯基刘易斯盖尔医院感染预防专家
