Performance Motivation Plan Presentation

Performance Motivation

Bloodstream Infections in NICU

Bloodstream infections in the neonatal intensive-care unit (NICU) are a serious concern for parents and health care professionals. Exposure to bloodstream infections for most patients will caused delayed hospital stays and higher costs associated with hospital visit (Marschall et. al., 2008). There are many procedural changes that can be made at the hospital to decrease risk of bloodstream infections. Recommendations for decreasing bloodstream infections will be based on the practices of the Connecticut Children's Medical Center (CCMC), which is successful in decreasing bloodstream infections. In this paper I will discuss how to get the employees engaged in their work, how to receive buy-in for quality work, how this will reduce errors and increase the quality of work.

Engaging employees in their Work

It is important to train the employees on the recommended techniques for inserting a catheter since this is main cause of blood stream infections (Marschall et. al, 2008). The insertion of the catheter, the care of the patient and the cleaning of the patient skin are all key elements in bloodstream infections. Some of the recommendations for preventing bloodstream infection involve proper hygiene, serialization and cleanliness of the health care professional and how they care for the patient. There are specific protocols that should be followed when performing any procedure on a patient. One of the main recommendations for engaging the employees in the proper procedures is to ensure they are aware of the proper procedures for handling patients (Buttes et. al, 2006), which was one of the most important factors in CCMC's plan. It is also important to ensure health care professionals are held accountable when they don't follow the proper procedure. Employees should be reprimanded for engaging in unsanitary procedures, such as failure to wash their hands properly. Seminars could be held monthly to promote proper hygiene and work safety. Employees should be encouraged to participate in presentations at these meetings; it will cause the employees to become more involved in patient safety and good work ethics.

Getting the employees buy-ins