Commit to the Pre-Task Infection-Control Pause
Create a specific commitment to use a pre-task infection-control risk check.
Use a 20-second infection-control pause before one recurring care task. Pick a task with real transmission risk: line access, wound care, specimen handling, respiratory symptoms at arrival, room exit, shared equipment, injection, or patient transport. Before I start [specific task], I will say: Source/reservoir: [what could hold germs]. Pathway: [how the task could move them]. Portal/susceptible person: [who or what could be exposed]. Control: [hand hygiene, PPE, source control, cleaning, isolation layer, sharps safety, or doffing step]. In 3 days, check whether you performed the pause at least once and what control it changed. Before accessing a central line, name…
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