NURS FPX 4035 Assessment 3

NURS FPX 4035 Assessment 3 Improvement Plan In-Service Presentation Student Name Capella University NURS FPX 4035  Instructor Name Submission Date In-Service Session Slide 01: Hi, everyone, I am……,. Thank you for coming. This In-Service will cover a patient safety concern, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), and resources that are available for the nursing staff related to HAIs. I will give clinically-based information that is based on the prevention of infections, early assessment of risk, and escalation of threats to safety. The following resources assist the healthcare team to improve post-operative care, prevent infection and optimise outcomes safely and effectively for all patients in all healthcare environments. Slide 02: Scenario Mr. Jones Carey, 62, was recently transferred to the Riverdale Medical Institute (RMI) from outside the healthcare system. In this transfer, Mr. Carey did not receive Post-Operative Infection Prevention or Post-Operative Infection Surveillance. This transfer was then complicated by a severe Healthcare- Associated Infection (HAI) developed by Mr. Carey. This led to longer hospital stays and extra workload for other health care personnel in caring for the infected person and providing extra supervision. This is an example of how a patient can suffer from an avoidable bad outcome when there is not sufficient attention paid to infection control and quick resolution of clinical problems. Slide 3: Agenda and Outcomes The prevention of Healthcare- Associated Infection (HAI) occurs as a result of a combination of traditional infection control practices, proactive surveillance, and timely management of clinical needs during the recovery process. Purpose Statement This will empower nurses with an understanding of risks and precautions associated with the presence of Healthcare-Associated Infection risk in surgical patients. This meeting will be an introduction to new methods of maintaining the safety of patients with support of the infection prevention bundle. This will aid in the identification, recording, and enhancement of the infection markers and documentation of infection. Proper assessment and recording of infection control and prevention is part of a safe health care system. Infection prevention and control is an evidence-based practice of repeated use that encourages collaboration, decreases the risk to patients, and makes the health care system safer. Slide 04: Goals The first goal is to demonstrate the connections between poor patient outcomes, increasing Healthcare Associated Infections, and the lack of Infection Prevention and Control. If the patients are not identified and monitored for signs of infection, and if Infection Prevention, Control and Care is not implemented, they are likely to have poor outcomes, stay in hospital longer and have an increased number of unnecessary interventions. Sartelli et al. (2024) identified a clear relationship between the regular use of IPC and enhanced IPC and a decrease in the number of infections. The second objective is to foster good collaboration between nurses, doctors, infection control, and the other post-op team members through best practice. Effective and timely reporting of clinical information and concerns to staff and other health care providers supports the provision of safe and effective care. Collaboration is the best method to embed a proactive approach to patient deterioration and IPC across the healthcare system, Katantha et al. (2025) state. Finally, consider promoting early detection and action on early indicators of postoperative infection, and the evidence-based approach of less emphasis on individual team members’ assignments, and more emphasis on the responsibility of the team as a whole. Garcia et al. (2022) state that an integrated infection monitoring and control system, plus educating and preparing the entire post-operative team, will improve the systems in monitoring and controlling infection in post-operative patients. Slide 05:   Safety Improvement Plan Overcoming two challenges: the failure to detect the clinical decline in patients and the limited uptake of infection prevention has resulted in poorer care for patients and for the prevention of ‘Healthcare Associated Infections’ (HAI). The most challenging aspect of Mr. Jones Carey’s case was the ongoing surveillance and care of infection prevention measures following the surgery. The infection prevention measures and their monitoring were inconsistently provided after the operation. Documenting of care, escalation, and monitoring processes continued to fail. The first step in response to the failures was to formally establish an infection prevention measures bundle. The development of the bundle was a specialized checklist for electronic infection prevention measures; the development of an infection prevention and clinical deterioration training was also created; and a monitoring framework was developed that included engagement audits to assess the care team’s adherence with monitoring and documentation of clinical care. The measures proposed are mainly focused on organising clinical care activities to remove safety and infection risks, from a post-surgical status and avoidable. Importance of Addressing This Issue This is a major step forward for patients and hospitals as infection prevention programs are introduced. We do care for the psychological well-being of a patient, but we feel that it is more important now, given the patients who have to undergo long and painful rehabilitation. Each and every rehabilitation is not just about the physical recovery of the patient but also about his/her psychological recovery as well. We mention, however, that infection prevention and control is crucial during the rehab process. Incorporation of infection prevention in the clinical environment and the systemization of clinical activities will allow harmful activities to be stopped and patient safety to be guaranteed (Sandu et al. 2025). The primary concern of this system is patient safety and the intentional design and ordering of an activity for the caregiver in a thoughtful, systematic, and purposeful way. Slide 06: Process for Safety Improvement We are working towards reducing infections associated with health care. It will be achieved by sustaining a process of embedding the care quality standards throughout routine care of all postoperative patients. The introduction of an electronic infection prevention checklist is a large changeable component of this plan and will then allow for the infection prevention bundle. This plan intends to reinforce the critical aspects of hand hygiene, aseptic technique, and reporting and control of infection in a timely fashion. This plan aims to protect care standards