the time to clean the shields, and then hang them up right.
Raising awareness
Only a thorough cleaning ensures the entire surface area of the shield
is covered. This might not be top-of-mind for most staff members, but
we hope our protocol can raise the profile of this important but often
overlooked aspect of infection prevention.
OSM
Ms. Ellis (angela.ellis@moffitt.org) is a perioperative clinical specialist
and Ms. MacDonald (cyndi.macdonald@moffitt.org) is a staff RN III at H.
Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla. Lee Webb, BSN, RNFA, CNOR; Nini
Eng, BSN, RNFA, CNOR, and Rosario Javier-Li, BSN, RN, CNOR, co-authored
the column.
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