Discussion
In the assessing of 37 RTs in the use of aseptic technique in the x-ray rooms, the data collected demonstrate that only 7 RTs of the 37 RTs had used the Super Sani wipes to clean the wall bucky. However, of the 7 RTs who had wiped down the wall bucky, only 3 RTs had waited the 2 minutes according the manufacturer’s recommendation. The results had shown that cleaning-disinfecting is not a practice being reinforced in the radiologic department on a regular basis. Even though, health care workers are educated in the use of appropriate cleaning-disinfecting, this practice was not performed by the majority of RTs. The lack of infection prevention on all touchable surfaces can increase the frequency of pathogens on the wall bucky. The absence of infection control can increase the exposure to infection agents, which it can be adherent from the patient care equipment (wall bucky) after an …show more content…
A typical wall bucky is a dynamic open system in which the microbial load in the environment is likely to be variable and replenished regularly, and this has to be taken into account when educating radiology staff on the importance of sanitizing the wall bucky in between patients. Similarly, the label’s safety precautions or recommendations were not followed by the staff because Super Sani wipes established that is important to have sufficient contact-time to reduced environmental contamination in the patient care equipment. There was no monitoring occupational program to ensure that that the RTs had implement cleaning-disinfecting on the wall bucky after each x-ray exam. Lastly, the researchers had observed that the few of the RTs cleaned with the reusable wipe on the different surfaces of the wall bucky, which it can led to accumulation of bacteria and increase the change of
In the assessing of 37 RTs in the use of aseptic technique in the x-ray rooms, the data collected demonstrate that only 7 RTs of the 37 RTs had used the Super Sani wipes to clean the wall bucky. However, of the 7 RTs who had wiped down the wall bucky, only 3 RTs had waited the 2 minutes according the manufacturer’s recommendation. The results had shown that cleaning-disinfecting is not a practice being reinforced in the radiologic department on a regular basis. Even though, health care workers are educated in the use of appropriate cleaning-disinfecting, this practice was not performed by the majority of RTs. The lack of infection prevention on all touchable surfaces can increase the frequency of pathogens on the wall bucky. The absence of infection control can increase the exposure to infection agents, which it can be adherent from the patient care equipment (wall bucky) after an …show more content…
A typical wall bucky is a dynamic open system in which the microbial load in the environment is likely to be variable and replenished regularly, and this has to be taken into account when educating radiology staff on the importance of sanitizing the wall bucky in between patients. Similarly, the label’s safety precautions or recommendations were not followed by the staff because Super Sani wipes established that is important to have sufficient contact-time to reduced environmental contamination in the patient care equipment. There was no monitoring occupational program to ensure that that the RTs had implement cleaning-disinfecting on the wall bucky after each x-ray exam. Lastly, the researchers had observed that the few of the RTs cleaned with the reusable wipe on the different surfaces of the wall bucky, which it can led to accumulation of bacteria and increase the change of