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Collaboration. Cynthia Spry, MA, MS, RN, CNOR, CSIT Independent Clinical Consultant Cynthia350@gmail.com. It’s a new day. We are all in this together: OR Environmental Services Sterile Processing Infection Prevention/Control
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Collaboration... Cynthia Spry, MA, MS, RN, CNOR, CSIT Independent Clinical Consultant Cynthia350@gmail.com
It’s a new day • We are all in this together: • OR • Environmental Services • Sterile Processing • Infection Prevention/Control • Success depends upon outcomes – best achieved through a team effort
Pani Panic Zone Growth Zone Comfort Zone
Change occurs when the consequences of change are less painful than the consequences of making no change • Must leave our comfort zone
Paradigm Shift • In the past employees gained status by hoarding/protecting knowledge • Today employees become more valuable by seeking opportunities to work with others and to exchange knowledge
The New Way Teamwork yields sweet rewards
Barriers to Team • Departments have poor understanding of each other’s work and responsibilities • Lack of appreciation for contribution • Image problem • Minimal face to face interactions • Interactions often negative • IP – dept of one or two • SPD – location and access • Human behavior is often unpredictable
Critical Keys Commitment
Collaboration • SPD part of what is happening in arena of quality reporting • Make SPD staff aware of requirements for reporting SSI • Start with abdominal hysterectomy and colon surgery • 2012 reporting requirement • Total joints • High interest
Collaboration • Ensure IP/SSI data disseminated • Personalize an infection • Share what you know • Infection • What types of organisms • What causes infection • Who gets an infection • What are some preventive measures that can be quantified
Collaboration – Share What You Know On the job • Get to know each other • Orientation – time with each other • Become comfortable in unfamiliar environment • Off the job • Invite to professional organization meetings and seminars • Annual workshop • Offer to speak or present poster at meetings
Collaboration • Lobby for inclusion: • OR committee • Patient safety committee • Form joint committee for one project purpose
Collaboration • Project • Choose something small enough to be able to achieve success but big enough to matter • Establish responsibilities • Establish communication protocols • Stay on top of this • Cancel meeting only for TRUE emergency • Demonstrate seriousness of purpose • Celebrate together