How would you report your findings and recommendations to your manager?
You have been assigned by your manager to investigate whether nurses in your operating suite are performing adequate hand hygiene before and after patient contact in the PACU in an effort to improve compliance and patient outcomes. You decide to conduct a practice audit.
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
Written audit report, including appropriate action plans based on findings, as well as the relevant forum to communicate the results, e.g. staff meeting etc.
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