Assignment Task: Infection Control Guidelines
1. "According to the Joint Commission communication, "Breaches in equipment sterilization and high-level disinfection processes can result in outbreaks of HIV, and hepatitis B and C, as well as the transmission of bacterial infecting agents, such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, E. coli, MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureaus), salmonella, and Clostridium sordellii" (infectioncontroltoday). Read about a typical case scenario regarding processing of endoscopes. This information is found on the following link: Joint Commission Alert - right below the list of "10 Things Your Organization Can Do Now to Improve Reprocessing" Conduct a WOT ( weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis of the disinfection failure that occurred in the processing of endoscopes.
2. As an infection prevention and control personnel, based upon your readings, research of the literature, and review of the CDC: Disinfection and Sterilization guidelines on the Joint Commission website, discuss how might this breach in infection control be prevented as it relates to cleaning, disinfection and sterilization procedures.
3. Propose recommendations to prevent recurrence of the event and promote patient safety
Rubric:
- Introduction:
- Conducts WOT analysis mentioning, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to the event with evidence of critical thinking
- Summarizes infection prevention and control guidelines from readings, literature, and Joint Commission website related to how the event might have been prevented
- Composes recommendations to prevent recurrence of the event and promote patient safety
- Three scholarly resources are utilized