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About Us
- Largest hospital of five that are a part of
Samaritan Health Services
- 188 Beds
- Level 2 Trauma Center
- Offers multiple comprehensive surgical
specialties
- Teaching institution
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Hospital Story Jennifer Zeck, RN, BSN, CNOR Infection Preventionist - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Hospital Story Jennifer Zeck, RN, BSN, CNOR Infection Preventionist - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Hospital Story Jennifer Zeck, RN, BSN, CNOR Infection Preventionist Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Corvallis, Oregon About Us Largest hospital of five that are a part of Samaritan Health Services 188 Beds Level 2 Trauma
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SSI Prevention Team Formation
- Multi-disciplinary
– Physician champion(s) – Administrative support – Front line staff
- Recruit a “mole” inside the departments!
- Find a “Mamma/Daddy hen” (project
- rganizer)
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AIM Selection
- Focused on NHSN reportable procedures
- AIM development:
– “Zero Tolerance” was initial goal – Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR) change – Allow change
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Measure Selection
- Reviewed literature, toolkits, “best-practices”
- Actions to achieve outcomes component:
– Core and supplemental prevention strategies from CDC – SCIP measures
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Tests of Change- What to Test
- Low hanging fruit
– Removing razors – Patient warming
- Biggest “bang for the buck” measures
– Antibiotic management – Environment of care
- Standardizing processes
– Order sets
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Tests of Change
- Who:
– Mother Hen delegates – Rally the mole
- How:
– Accountability essential – Small tests of change – Stay flexible
- Assess Change: Infection Preventionist
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Barriers, and How We Resolved those Barriers
- “We have always done it that way”
– Literature – Positive peer pressure – Data
- Inertia vs. Apathy
– Make it relevant to each department/person – Visibility – “Success breeds success”
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Advice for Fellows
- Get involved in something larger than yourself
- Find the key players
- Achieve early successes and SHARE them!
- Don’t take on too much
- Stay organized
- Listen to front line staff
- Audit practices periodically
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SSI %
Total SSI% Linear (Total SSI%)
GSRMC Total NHSN Rate: 2010-2012
- 2012 overall NSHN Reportable Rate= 0.72%
- 60% Decrease from 2010 Rate
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Wrap Up and Next Steps
- Questions?
- Next Tests of Change (TOC)