Hospital Acquired Infections - How to prevent ventilator associated pneumonia and surgical site infections

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Training and Education in an Organization

Summarize evidence-based strategies for working with the role group to obtain their buy-in and prepare them to implement the new policy and apply the associated practice guidelines to their work.

To solve the problem of Hospital Acquired infections at the hospital, the duty nurses would have to be trained on use of gloves, disinfecting and keeping surfaces clean and preventing the patients from walking barefoot. I would have to develop the training of the nurses in making the wearing of gloves mandatory to the duty nurses. I would also explain within my training the importance of having surfaces disinfected and making this an organizational culture. Training the nurses on patient-management in which the patients are prevented from walking barefoot.  Obtaining the buy-in of this role group is essential in ensuring the method is embraced and accepted within the group.

Why will these strategies be effective?

To control the rate of Hospital Acquired Infections especially with regard to the chosen role group requires that one uses gloves. These gloves have to be periodically changed so that any potential germs does not linger enough to cause harm. Disinfecting surfaces periodically also ensures any potential virus is killed and does not lead to a wave of infections. These strategies are group specific and can therefore be an effective representation of the role group as the strategies all are geared towards staff and patient improved outcomes.

What measures might provide early indications of success?

To know whether this training initiative is working, the very first measure would be to assess the rate and manner in which the role group are using gloves. It would also entail looking at reduced rates of Hospital Acquired Infections and the elimination of the cases in which patients could walk barefoot. Implementation of the three aspects of the training programme would be a good early indicator of success.

Explain the impact of the new policy and practice guidelines.

One of the major impacts of the new policy is the improvement in the hygienic conditions of the hospital environment. Secondly, the practice guidelines would also ensure that the risk of having the patient’s chances of getting additional comorbidities is greatly reduced (Chaghari at al. 2018). The new policy would serve as a good example for the other role groups. This would lead to better and more efficient collaboration for better outcomes.

How they will be implemented?

The implementation of the proposed policy guidelines would begin by a sensitization of the role group on what importance they hold in making sure that acceptable levels of hygiene and cleanliness are reached. The acquisition of any tools and equipment needed to effect the policy for instance gloves, sprays and open shoes for the patients would be the next step. Follow-up to ensure that the role group performs its functions would be another key step in the implementation of the guidelines.
How will they affect the daily work routines and responsibilities of the role group?

The daily work, routine and responsibilities of the role group will be affected in the fact that their engagement with the patients would tend to swing to being an advisory advocate ready to advance the basic elements of self-protection and preservation from the dangers of Hospital Infections. The difference would also be seen in how much the role group would be engaged in communication and collaboration with the patient’s family to demonstrate to them the importance of such measures and insist that these roles are adopted.

Justify the importance of the new policy and practice guidelines with regard to improving the quality of care or outcomes related to the role group's work.

The role group usual duty is to ensure that the patients are safe, that they adhere to the planned care plan and make interventions that may prevent them from slipping into clinical deterioration. The new policy and practice guidelines that involve the protection of the role group member’s themselves and the patients would reduce the possibility of the patient having further complications from the simple handling of viruses and bacteria, or getting handled by people who are already exposed to varied Hospital viruses.

How will the policy and guidelines help improve the quality of care or outcomes?

The policy and guidelines would prevent patients from getting exposed to harmful germs or viruses that may cause different infections to the already ill patients. When this is done, the possibility of the patient getting worse is reduced a great deal because they are no longer exposed to bodies that may cause them to needlessly develop Hospital Infections. In addition, by improving collaboration between the role group and the patient, the patient can communicate their needs much more often, leading to a series of improved outcomes.

Explain the role group's importance in implementing the new policy and practice guidelines.

There is no group better poised to implement the new policy and practice guidelines than the role group. This group primarily cares about patient safety and improvement. All they do is to work for the improvement of patient health and hasten the process of recovery. it is the role group that would not only actively promote the practices but also provide the needed feedback for the potential improvement of the guidelines.

Why is the work and buy-in of the role group important for successful implementation?

New policy and regulations tend to meet resistance at first because of the fact that the role groups are not yet used to the measures. To gain their confidence, the buy-in of the group is necessary in which case the role group is convinced beyond doubt on the need to prioritize certain practices and actively discourage others (Bleser, 2014). The role group’s buy-in ensures that the policy issues have the full backing and support of the role group and that they fully understand the policies.

How could you help the group feel empowered by their involvement during implementation?

Empowering the role group ought to be an essential element in the planning of and implementation of the policy issues. This empowering involves giving the group some room to make independent decisions (Wensing, & Elwyn, 2018). This degree of autonomy gives the role group a sense of responsibility for the choices made besides the recommended policy. Empowering the group also comes in form of availing the resources and equipment needed to make sure that the policy is successfully implemented.

Determine appropriate and effective instructional content, learning activities, and materials for the training session.

Instructional content in the training session would involve hygiene, ways of killing disease carriers within the healthcare environment, protecting the sick and vulnerable from preventable causes of illness and overall patient safety. The learning activities would include drills on glove-wearing, demonstration of how to disinfect surfaces as it would be done in an actual healthcare situation (Wensing, & Elwyn, 2018). The materials to use would be gloves, disinfectants and sanitizers.

How will each proposed activity on your agenda support learning and skill development?

Learning about how to wear gloves as an instructional activity would help in learning the proper way of handling and disposing the gloves, minimising further the chances of infection within hospitals. A demonstration of how to disinfect surfaces helps in helping the role group develop a healthcare skill that would protect the patients from infections.