Hand-washing before and after dealing with the patient.
Hand-washing using the most effective sanitizing agent
The CDC SSI prevention guideline category IA provides the necessary guidelines for healthcare providers to prevent and reduce surgical infections.
Management – responsible for coming up with policies designed to ensure that the patient's safety is guaranteed. Provide the needed environment for professionalism and care by healthcare professionals. 2.
Physicians and Nurses – this includes surgeons who are directly involved in the surgical procedures and are assisted by the nurses in the surgical site. Both are required to follow the set guidelines and procedures to ensure patient safety.
The patients are being operated on; hence, they need to cooperate with the surgical teams to guarantee their safety fully. This information includes but is not limited to existing infections and allergies.
As a nurse, one is directly involved in providing all the needed support and assistance to the physician during a surgical procedure. This means that a nurse should be fully aware of all safety procedures that we must follow. Any discrepancy should be identified and reported