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HOSPITAL SANITIZATION PROBLEMS: BETTER PREVENTING C.DIFF. (BARRIERS TO…
HOSPITAL SANITIZATION PROBLEMS: BETTER PREVENTING C.DIFF.
MAIN ACTORS
Doctors
Family Physician
Oncologist
Gastroenterologists
Critical care medicine specialists
Surgeons
Nurses
LPN
RN
NP
Team Lead Nurses
Healthcare Aids
Unit Attendants
Environmental Workers
Patient (my grandpa)
Mechanics
Family
Some of which are doctors themselves (my uncles)
Sanitation Tool Suppliers
Food Services
BARRIERS TO INTEGRATION INTO HEALTHCARE
Lack of Hand-washing education
Lack of PPE Education
Cutting corners to save time and money
Reusing tools without properly sanitizing them
Lack of sanitization education
Too many patients, not enough staff
Lack of patient education on staying clean while in hospital
Lack of communication between health professionals; ie not notifying others that equipment isn't clean yet
Suppliers sending in contaminated products
Mechanics not properly fixing equipment
Food services not properly preparing food
Lack of education to Family on not spreading viruses
Unqualified/Uncaring workers
Lack of funding to hospital from Alberta health services
ACTOR/STRUCTURE/PROCESSES INTERDEPENDENCIES
Unit Attendants/Environmental Workers/Food Services depend on Equipment Sanitization, Sanitization tools and machines, Sanitation Tool Suppliers, Mechanics, and each other to make sure everything used in the hospital is clean and in working order
Surgeons depend on Doctors, Nurses, Unit Attendants, and Environmental Workers to know how to operate on the patient and have access to clean tools and environments
Patient depends on Doctors, Surgeons, Nurses, HCAs, Unit Attendants, Environmental Workers, Sanitation Suppliers, Mechanics, Food Services to make sure they are properly taken care of
Patient depends on Surgery, Post Op Care, Surgical Prep, Equipment Sanitization to ensure a safe surgery with little to no risks/side-effects
Patient depends on Hospital Regulations and Alberta Health Services to make sure healthcare workers are practicing correctly
Doctors depend on Surgeons, UA's, HCA's, Nurses, Sanitization Tools/Equipment/Machines, Alberta Healthcare, Hospital Regulations to ensure the patients safety and that the patient has access to the best care
Hospital Regulations depend on Alberta Health Services for guidance, education, and funding
Family depends on Doctors, Surgeons, Nurses, HCAs, Unit Attendants, Environmental Workers, Sanitation Suppliers, Mechanics to keep the Patient safe
EVERYONE DEPENDS ON EVERYONE
MAIN STRUCTURES/PROCESSES
Intensive Care Unit
Operating Room
Surgical Equipment Sanitization
Surgical Prep
Post-Op Care
U of A Hospital Regulaitons
Alberta Health Services
Sanitization Machines/Cleaning Tools
Proper Hand washing
Proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE donning and removing)
Cleaning utensils and preparing food properly
Proper room cleaning
POTENTIAL ENABLERS TO INTEGRATION TO HEALTHCARE
More funding to the hospital
More workers to combat multitudes of patients
Updated hand-washing/sanitization education
Upgraded training
Continued training throughout career
More frequent cleanliness audits
Proper PPE use
Friendly Hand-washing/Sanitization competitions between units/hospitals
Better Education about C. Diff for patients, family, general public
Increase communication workshops for all healthcare professionals
Make them mandatory
Communication audit/test every year
Establish relationships between all levels of health care professionals. ie. Doctors and HCAs or Surgeons and Unit attendants etc.
Teach healthcare professionals how to communicate with patients and their family
More frequent food service audits
More frequent equipment/machine/tool assessments
New Technology to clean and test equipment or hands for cleanliness
Better employee training on not cutting corners