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
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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)
你的水里有什么?
Hayley Andrews 是 西南 弗吉尼亚州地区, 用她的好奇心和教育他人的愿望 帮助 发现导致其中一人患病的环境污染 她的病人。
Hayley 的医疗中心收治了一名败血症患者,血液培养结果呈阳性嗜水气单 胞菌由于 Hayley从未听说过这种细菌 ,她 进行了一番研究,了解到它通常是一种水源性细菌。Hayley带着这些信息去了病人所在的护理单元 , 病人的儿子听到她正在向护士们讲解 气单胞菌 。他跟着讲解,并提到他妈妈家有一口井,他担心井可能被污染了。
卫生部门前往该住所并对水进行了检测。果然,水被气单胞菌和其他微生物污染,并且未能通过饮用水测试。卫生部门在患者出院后为其提供了替代的安全水源,以防止其进一步感染,直到其井水得到修复。
谢谢你,Hayley !你的勤奋阻止了这位病人再次患病,或许也阻止了其他邻居遭遇类似的后果!
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