h ealthcarehygienemagazine
BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN INFECTION PREVENTION/EPIDEMIOLOGY,
SCIENTIFIC R&D, MANUFACTURING AND REGULATORY/COMPLIANCE
vol. 2 no.3
contents
Cover Story Columns
Sharps Safety & Occupational Exposure:
26
20th Anniversary of the Needlestick Safety and 6
Prevention Act Reminds Us Progress
Still Necessary
By Kelly M. Pyrek
Features
Cleaning Turnover Times: Efficiencies Must
13
be Balanced With Effectiveness
By Linda Homan, RN, BSN, CIC
Moving the Needle on Occupational Exposures:
29
A Q&A with Lydia Crutchfield
30 What’s to Blame? Looking at the Sources
of Healthcare-Associated Infections
By Frank Edward Myers, III, MA, CIC, FAPIC;
and Kim Delahanty, BSN, PHN, MBA, HCM, CIC, FAPIC
32 Gap Analysis: Getting Processes Back on Track
8
By John Scherberger, FAHE, CHESP
Handwashing Can Play Key Role in Preventing
Infectious Transmission Globally
By Kelly M. Pyrek
Perspectives
The Devastation of Healthcare-Acquired
Infections: A Patient’s Story
By Mary Millard, M.Ed.
Under the Microscope
10
Uncovering the Novel Coronavirus
By Kelly M. Pyrek
The Benefits of Optimizing Between-Case
22
Cleaning in the Operating Room
Editor’s Letter
By Rodney E. Rohde, PhD, MS, SM(ASCP)CM SVCM,
MBCM, FACSc
Infection Prevention
11
Outbreak Readiness: How Prepared is
Your Facility?
By Phenelle Segal, RN, CIC, FAPIC
Hand Hygiene
35
Direct Observation: A Robust Approach for the
WHO 5 Moments
By Paul Alper, BA
Sterile Processing
36
Certification Can Improve Sterile Processing
Quality and Patient Outcomes
By Rose Seavey, RN, BS, MBA, CNOR, CRCST, CSPDT
Environmental Hygiene
37
Managing Hospital Waste
on the cover
This transmission electron microscopic
image reveals the presence of hepatitis B
virus (HBV) particles (orange). The round
virions, which measure 42nm in diameter,
are known as Dane particles. Hepatitis B
virus is a bloodborne pathogen that is a
constant threat to healthcare workers;
see our cover story on sharps safety and
occupational exposure on page 26. Courtesy
of the CDC/Dr. Erskine Palmer
4
By Ed Barr
Healthcare Textiles & Laundry
38
Safer, Smarter, More Sustainable: Reusable
Healthcare Textiles Outperform Disposables
By Linda McCurdy
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