Infection Control
& Clinical Quality
May 2015 • Vol. 2015 No. 3
Study Uncovers
CAUTI Risk Factors
See the top 3 risk factors, pg. 26
8 Components of
High-Performing
Infection Prevention
Programs p. 28
8 Ways to Prevent
Duodenoscope
Infections
Experts outline best practices,
pg. 29
4 Surgical Attire
Safety Issues
What practices are putting
patients at risk, pg. 40
Zero Injuries From
Patient Falls: One
Hospital Demonstrates
How It's Possible
By Heather Punke
A fall can be "devastating" to a patient, especially elderly
patients, says Jane McCurley, RN, the CNO of St. David's
North Austin Medical Center in Austin, Texas. "We don't
want them to fall and get hurt."
Each year, between 700,000 and 1 million patients in the
U.S. fall in the hospital, according to estimations from
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and
How the VA, HCA
Dramatically Reduced
MRSA Infections
By Shannon Barnet
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The bacterial
condition may not be a household name per se, but among
those in the healthcare community, the drug-resistant in-
fection is one of the major proverbial dragons to be slain.
The University of Chicago Medicine MRSA Research
Center reports invasive MRSA infections affect roughly
90,000 people in the U.S. each year, killing approximately
20,000. According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, healthcare-associated MRSA infections can
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INDEX
Table of Contents
p. 4
Infection Prevention
p. 25
Executive Briefing:
Infection Prevention
Improvement
p. 31
Executive Briefing:
Improving the Sterile
Processing
Department p. 35
Patient Satisfaction
and Safety p. 38
Hand Hygiene p. 42
Patient Safety Toolkit:
p. 45
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