Quality Improvement on Improper Sanitary, Disinfection, and Sterilization in Surgical Hospital Wards
Overview
This paper addresses quality improvement initiatives for improper sanitation, disinfection, and sterilization practices in hospital surgical wards. The paper argues that establishing written policies, implementing quality change reminders, and ensuring proper decontamination procedures are essential to prevent healthcare-associated infections, improve patient safety, and reduce healthcare costs.
What this coursework covers
- Introduction establishing the importance of proper sanitation and sterilization in healthcare settings
- Discussion of infection risks and healthcare-associated infections resulting from improper sterilization and disinfection
- Quality improvement strategies including written policies, guidelines, reminders, and documented procedures for surgical wards
- Analysis of financial and patient safety impacts of inadequate sanitation and sterilization practices
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Quality Improvement on Improper Sanitary/ Disinfection/ Sterilization
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Introduction
Health is a primary concern and need of any population. Healthcare organizations such as hospitals are places aimed at restoring the health of people. The healthcare setting should be designed to ensure the safety of patients and that of health workers. Proper sanitation, disinfection, and sterilization of the hospital equipment and surfaces are some of the measures that enhance acceptable and adequate healthcare services to community members (Mohapatra, 2017). Therefore, it is essential to address the issue of improper sanitary, disinfection, and sterilization in surgical wards in hospitals to ensure the safety of patients and improve the quality of patient care.
In surgical wards, there must be proper sanitation, disinfection, and sterilization. Infection is a significant health risk in surgical wards in hospitals. Illnesses related to improper sanitation, sterilization, and disinfection is a challenge faced in many hospitals (Mohapatra, 2017). Achieving proper sanitation, sterilization and disinfection are essential in ensuring that surgical and medical devices do not transmit infectious diseases to patients and staff.
Sterilization and disinfection of surgical devices play a critical role in preventing healthcare-associated infections. Indeed, substandard disinfection and sterilization of surgical instruments and reusable devices such as respiratory care equipment, endoscopic devices, and reusable hemodialysis devices still occur in many health organizations, resulting in healthcare costs infections (World Health Organization, 2016).