Making A New Department From Within Sterility Assurance And Microbiology

On Wednesday 16th November 2016 at 09:30am, I was interviewed in Lorraine Bolton’s office (Head BMS), for a Band 2 MLA position in Microbiology department at Royal Preston Hospital. The panel members included Dawn Dixon (Senior Band 8 Team Leader), and Caroline Stubbs (Senior Band 7 BMS). This was my 4th interview for a Band 2 MLA position within the Microbiology department at Royal Preston Hospital. I was initially invited to attend the interview on Friday 11th November, but I was on annual leave on holiday abroad from Thursday 3rd November and was due to return on Sunday 13th November. Before I went on holiday, on Wednesday 2nd November I enquired about the interview date with Joan Bibby (Vacancy Administrator) who mentioned that she is

1.1 Explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection

Has anyone ever considered how medical devices are prepared before a surgical procedure? Central Sterile Processing Department (CSPD) consists of services within the Hospital, in which reusable medical devices will be cleaned, prepared, and processed. The role for CSPD is to prevent infection transmitted by usage of medical devices. The procedure for hospital medical devices before surgery has a four part workflow process in: Decontamination, to Instrumentation, to Sterilization and Sterile Storage (Case Carts). An example is given for reprocessing an Intestinal Set and the supplies needed for the preparation of this medical device set.

Quality control processes are also a major part of a Sterile Processing technicians daily task. As pointed out on the Infection Control Today’s website “Healthcare facilities should allow adequate time for reprocessing to ensure adherence to all steps recommended by the device manufacturer, including drying, proper storage, and transport of reprocessed devices”. (“Immediate Need to Review,”2015) This involves a detailed policy and procedure manual and manufactures instructions available for all technicians to reference to ensure proper measures are taken for the cleaning and processing of medical products to ensure patient

It is important as employees that we are aware of these so that we can work safely; at work we have information

Dreading going to work was my lifestyle, up until our new director, Jessica Gettings. The workplace atmosphere has improved greatly, with her making several necessary changes. Almost all of the changes had been over-looked in the past by our previous director, with Sterile Processing being one of the most neglected. Multiple workers have noticed, through all these transitions, that attitudes have shifted to a more positive mood, work production has begun to increase, and workers in this department have started to feel more connected. Within the last month, however, I have seen a decline in work production from Sonia Tribble and Tyler Boedecker, both of which have had problems in the past. The two, seem to, show up late and avoid work by conversing

1.1 Each employee's has a role and responsibility in the prevention and control of infection. they must conduct themselves in a healthy and appropriate manner applying good hygiene in everything they do, whether it be ensuring they wear personal protective equipment (PPE), good food hygiene, cleaning up after themselves or supporting an individual take medication.

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1. Explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection.

1.1 Explain the employees roles and responsibilities’ in relation to the prevention and control of infection

The experimental part of the lab consists of setting up the materials needed. A sample of E.coli and a solution of calcium chloride are first obtained and placed in different test tubes. 630µL of Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) are then removed from the test tube and inserted into the test tube containing E.coli cells (Alberte et al., 2012). The newly formed substance of Calcium Chloride and E.coli is then mixed and incubated in ice for 10 minutes, making the cells more competent. Two test tubes are obtained and labeled; the first test tube is labeled with pUC18 and the second one with “Lux” to represent the plasmids being used. These two test tubes are then incubated in ice. 3µl of the set plasmid are added to each of the two test tubes. The test tubes are tapped to guarantee the cells are well

Infection control within a healthcare facility is the prevention of the spread of many microorganisms from patient to patient, patient to a member of staff and also from the staff member to the patient that are in there care. The World Health Organisation have defined healthcare associated infections as an infection occurring in a patient in a hospital or other healthcare facility in whom the infection was not present or incubating at the time of admission. Every healthcare facility from hospitals to general practitioners office should have a designated member of staff or a team of people who ensure that the infection control procedures are abided by and adhered to at all times in order to protect both staff and patients. More than 300,000 people each year are affected by a healthcare associated infection and the cost of treatment for these patients is over £3,000 and there is also the cost of treatment after discharge.

This lab and its procedures are all about finding out the unknown identification of a given bacteria. The lab consists of specific techniques, tests, chemicals, and vocabulary that are necessary for the finding of the bacterial identity. A bacterium is randomly assigned and it is a group effort to find the bacteria name through many of its specialties and characteristics. An example of classifying it would be to determine whether the bacteria is catalase negative or positive, or if the species is gram negative or positive. This lab is of huge significance because of its medical microbiology connections. Scientists Gurtler and Stanisich explained the connections more eloquently. They stated, in their medical article, that, “Medical microbiology

Some managers were reluctant in differentiating between their employees and allow any unfamiliar person to evaluate them. Because of this true performer might miss his/her rewards and incentives.

From the very beginning of my student life, I loved biology. When I was in my lower secondary school, I still remember that day when my science teacher told me the story of microbes and the day after showed and taught applications of microscope, my interest in microbiology started to take its shape. I became even intensely interested when he told us that bacteria and virus are invisible to your naked eyes, however they can cause you disease and some might kill you. After the completion of my high school as a science major student, my parents wanted me to join medical school and become a doctor. But I had already encrypted curiosity of microbiology inside my mind. So, I began my journey into the world of microbiology. I secretly joined microbiology without telling my parents and told them that I am not shortlisted in MBBS exam.