Mary Jean Ricci, MSN, RNBC

Perspectives from a diversity of health care workers improve the care and outcomes of patients.

Infection preventionists have been measuring hand hygiene with very little change in practice or retention of proper practice. Now is the time to think of new ways to improve hand hygiene and patient outcomes.

Infection preventionists and the hospital leadership teams need to communicate with all stakeholders to balance the health of the community and protect the current and future workforce.

Successful onboarding of candidates requires an orientation that includes all aspects of the position. What are the responsibilities of an IP? Their main function is to identify and mitigate infection risks.

Professional development educators and infection control specialists need to design educational programs that create a lasting behavior change when it comes to hand hygiene.