Feature|Videos|March 4, 2026
From Policy to Practice: How Infection Prevention Innovations Gain Real Staff Buy-In
Author(s)Natalia G. Nunez, DNP, MPH, RN, CIC, CSPDT, LSSYB, Manager of Infection Prevention and Control, Baptist Health in Coral Gables, Florida, Dr. W. Frank Peacock, MD, FACEP, FACC, FESC, Professor, Emergency Medicine and Research Director, and Vice Chair for Research Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas, Naomi Ragsdale, BSBA, BSN, RN, Infection Control Nurse, Lt. Col. Luke J. Weathers, Jr. Veterans Administration Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee
New infection prevention technologies only work if staff and leadership truly adopt them. Experts highlight education, workflow alignment, leadership support, financial framing, and small measurable changes as keys to lasting implementation. Without buy-in and practical integration, even clinically validated tools risk becoming just another unused policy add-on.
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