INFECTION PREVENTION
Taylor admits that far too often the rela- tionship between SPD and IP may be seen as adversarial, which can be exacerbated by a tour.
“If an IP tours a particular unit and identifies deficiencies, they are noted and that IP now has a duty to report those find- ings,” he indicated. “And that unit leader where the deficiencies occurred now has an added workload, which may require a formal action plan with an expectation that the deficiencies are rectified in short order.”
IP-SPD influences OR support Regardless of who approaches whom, IP and SPD working together can offer a united front to approach and influence the OR, similar to a coalition government that requires multiple parties to work together to legislate and rule.
“Infection Preventionists should have
good relationships with both OR custom- ers – such as surgeons and nurses – and Sterile Processing,” recommended Eco- lab’s Homan. “These three groups share the mutual goal of patient safety and operational efficiency, and cross-functional collaboration is the only way to make meaningful, sustained process improve- ments. SPD can utilize their partnership with Infection Prevention in building and
sharing the case for the impact of their work to the overall efficiency of the O.” An IP-SPD alliance can shed new light on SPD’s value, according to Healthmark’s Hendee.
“Infection Preventionists are often well-
respected across all disciplines in a facility for their commitment to quality,” Hendee indi- cated. “A productive collaboration between IP and SP departments will demonstrate to physicians and nurses that the SPD shares the same commitment to quality. Once the relationship is established, SPD should use this tie to fight for quality. When an unreal- istic turnover time is expected or a loaner set is delivered last minute, [SPD] leveraging an IP to push back on taking shortcuts [can be helpful]. Making a stand for quality will lead to respect from all departments.” Cheron Rojo, AA, CRCST, CIS, CER, CFER, CHL, Clinical Education Coordinator, SPD, Healthmark Industries Co., concurs with the value of an IP-SPD coalition. “When there is a strong
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relationship between IP and SPD, this can dem- onstrate a powerful col- laboration in patient safety to the customers of SPD,” Rojo noted. “Nurses, phy- sicians and surgeons see
the willingness and alliance in partnering to instill best practices for better patient outcomes. This relationship propels SPD to a greater respect for what they do and can provide other additional cooperation activities, like performing rounding/mock audits along with IP on nursing floors, E, on-site clinics, and off-site clinics that can help streamline processes and/or central- izing processing practices that normally would be not found or overlooked because of the lack of expertise and participation from SPD otherwise.” The impact of a good working relationship between Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and Sterile Processing (SPD) is essen- tial to patient safety first, assures Olympus’ Burbank.
“The goal for SPD and IPC is to provide the highest quality patient care,” she said. “Mutual support of each team’s role in reprocessing is of benefit to patient safety and improves clinical outcomes. Facilities noted for excellence in patient care support interdisciplinary management approaches. Olympus America International (OAI) vendor support, such as an ESS team, can facilitate these connections and improve the patient experience.”
IP can be SPD’s great ally, Key Surgical’s VanHee insists.
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