Incomplete cleaning and disinfection procedures,
combined with the persistence of pathogens in the environment, increase
the likelihood that healthcare worker hands will be unknowingly contaminated.
Poor hand hygiene, delayed recognition and isolation of colonized or
infected residents, and insufficient environmental cleaning disinfection
can lead to contact with, and transmission of pathogens.
Pathogen transfer from a colonized, or infected resident to a susceptible
resident occurs most commonly by way of healthcare provider hands.
But contaminated surfaces and
equipment can be involved in the transmission pathway,
either directly via direct resident contact with a contaminated surface, or
indirectly through healthcare providers contacting contaminated surfaces,
and then contacting residents.
Let's join Charlie as he makes the rounds at Sunny Side Nursing Home,
sharing his tips for achieving the ultimate clean.
>> [SOUND] Are you tired of struggling with cleaning supplies?
Are all those products just too much to handle?
[SOUND] Well, turn that frown upside down, there's a better way!
[MUSIC]
>> Triple P.
>> Hey, Sara!
Welcome to the Environmental Service Crew here at Sunnyside Nursing Home.
It's good to see a new face around here.
I'm Charlie, I got your name from the nurses' station, and
I wanted to see how your day was going.
>> It's going well here so far, and you?
>> It's going great, just working on the three Ps.
>> The three what?
>> Sarah, don't tell me you don't know the three Ps of environmental disinfection?
Product, practice, and perfection?
Say it with me.
Product, practice and perfection.
>> Practice and perfection.
[LAUGH] What do you mean?
>> All right, Sarah.
Since you don't know, I'll let you in on a secret to my success.
Let's talk about product first.
>> Well, I have this solution here, what else is there to know?
>> Oh, Sarah, there is so much more that you need to know.
Do you know how to apply it, or how long it needs to stay on the contact surface?
>> I can't say that I do.
I think they may have skipped that part in class.
[LAUGH] >> You were sleeping, but never mind.
Evelyn CookAssociate Director
