Infection Control
Surgical site infections are a major issue for any hospital and the eradication of these events is the goal of hospitals and regulatory agencies. The Joint Commission completed a surveillance of the hospital and they gave specific advice regarding surgical site infection control and the results that they had gathered. This particular plan focuses on infection control because it a very critical area that can cause dire issues with patients and leave the hospital with both fiscal and reputational problems. To address the issues with infection control the Joint Commission guidelines state that
"Infection control includes the surveillance/identification, prevention and control of infections among patients/clients/residents/, employees, physicians, and other licensed independent practitioners, contract service workers, volunteers, students and visitors" (Joint Commission, 2010). This comprehensive view of infection control is an important consideration when developing a plan to ensure that all of the areas in the Joint Commission accreditation survey are complied with.
To ensure that the Joint Commission standards are met for this inspection, the following plan will contain the following are that are central to the infection control survey of the hospital. They identify four sub-processes that will be used as reporting areas. They are:
Surveillance/Identification
Prevention and Control
Reporting
Measuring
By developing a plan that includes all of these areas it is possible to meet the standards that the Joint Commission sets for hospitals.
The Plan
One of the main issues in recent years is that organisms are becoming more resistant to antibiotics and temperatures so they are able to continue to operate in conditions that would have previously killed them. This reality makes it imperative to identify the reasons for spread and the bacteria causing it. This plan will consist of the policy, responsibility, and the procedure needed to correct any issues.
Policy
Follow procedures set by appropriate state, local and federal agencies such as...
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