Our co-authors and contributors have included the infection prevention team , bedside staff , vascular access specialists , clinical nurse specialists , nursing leadership , wound and ostomy nurses , nursing professional development as well as hospital epidemiologist .
gum mastic and adhesive remover , needleless connectors , CHG skin preparation and securement devices ). Together we round at the patient bedside to observe how products are working together to achieve our objectives and receive feedback from frontline staff on any concerns or suggestions they have . Those observations are aggregated by unit and by device type to help define opportunities for improvement and highlight those that have been successful . The “ secret sauce ” of our team is our clinical nurse specialist who leads apparent cause analysis on all device associated infections . The group who meets for those focus reviews includes not only those who have inserted the devices and front-line staff but calls upon the expertise of our imaging departments , medical staff , supply chain , dialysis consultants and at times nearly every support department in the hospital as
we strive to identify and eliminate as many points of variation in our systems and standardize best practice .
Every organization will approach these opportunities differently . Reach out broadly and engage for the benefit of every patient and their loved ones who have entrusted us with their care .
Michelle DeVries MPH , CIC , VA-BC , is senior infection control officer for Methodist Hospitals in Gary , Ind . She also serves as senior adjunct research fellow for the Alliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research at Griffith University in Australia , as well as serves on the board of directors for the Association for Vascular Access ( AVA ). Disclosure : DeVries serves on the speaker ’ s bureau and / or is a consultant for 3M , Baxter , B . Braun , BD , Eloquest , Ethicon , Smiths Medical , and Teleflex .
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