Hospital Compliance: The Quality Issue

Objective: To understand policies and procedures and the far-reaching consequences when they are not adhered to

Instructions:
Read the attached case study
What are some of the issues associated with caregivers sanitizing their hands? Why do you suppose only 40 percent of caregivers sanitize their hands? What other department personnel, besides nursing, may need to enter a patients room during his/her stay?
Who should be on this task force to represent which hospital functions and why? To whom should the task force report its results and why?
How would the problem look different if it turned out only a handful of personnel were non-compliant? How would this affect the improvement process?
Compose a one- to two-page paper that includes your answers to the questions above.

Remember to always cite your sources using APA Style format. Be sure to support your paper with references from the weeks readings and other relevant resources.