ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES - ES Management Team Training Needs Assessment

ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES
ES Management Team Training Needs Assessment

This questionnaire is being distributed to all members of the Environmental Services (ES) Management Team at Alberta Health Services in order to get a better idea of our skills and knowledge base in the areas of infection prevention and control (IPC), occupational health and safety (OHS) and waste management. Findings will be used to plan for future management training and development opportunities.

Please complete this on-line questionnaire by Friday, May 21, 2010. Your survey will go directly to the external consultant helping us with the project so you can be frank and honest in your answers.

There are 36 questions so allow about 30 to 45 minutes to complete the questionnaire. You can stop working on it and return to the link at a different time if that is necessary. It is important that you answer the items on your own without discussion with your staff or colleagues. If you do not know the answer to a particular question, leave it blank.

START with SECTION A - Infection Prevention and Control...

IF RETURNING to complete the Assessment, please click on the Section you would like to continue on:

SECTION B - Occupational Health and Safety...

SECTION C - Waste Management...

SECTION D - Educational Supports...

SECTION E - Background Information...

SECTION A - Infection Prevention and Control

Your Name:

(NOTE: This is required for response tracking and follow-up purposes only. Your name will be electronically deleted from the questionnaire as soon as it is received by the consultant.)

First, some broad IPC knowledge areas for AHS Environmental Services staff appear below. Rate each item in terms of your current level of knowledge/skill by inserting the number that applies to you using the scale below.

Then do same for other members of the ES management team and if applicable, any environmental services managers or supervisors that report directly to you.

Use a five point scale where 5 represents high knowledge/skills; 3 is mid-range; and 1 represents low knowledge/skills. Insert the appropriate number in each box.

		Your own knowledge	Other ES managers	Your direct mgmt. reports (if applicable)
a.	General knowledge of IPC
b.	IPC principles in environmental cleaning
c.	IPC considerations in using equipment and supplies
d.	Personal protection
e.	Monitoring and evaluation

Review the following list of IPC topics and indicate your current level of knowledge for each item.

Then indicate the level of knowledge you feel you should have in order to function effectively as an ES manager.

I am currently
at this level

I should be
at this level

High Low

Types, nature and extent of infectious disease

Transmission of infectious diseases

Current trends in IPC

Cleaning frequencies and sequencing

Transmission based IPC precautions

Use of personal protective equipment

Cleaning agents and disinfectants

IPC considerations with equipment and supplies

3.	Are there any other areas of infection prevention and control where you feel you could benefit from additional information or training?

The following questions are designed to measure your current knowledge of various IPC topics. Please complete them to the best of your ability:

First, indicate if each of the following statements is true or false:

		True	False
a.	"Routine Precautions" are designed for patients whose blood and body fluids are known to be contaminated.
b.	It is acceptable to wear your general hospital wide uniform in the operating room; "surgical scrubs" are reserved to doctors and nurses.
c.	When completing "between cases" cleaning, housekeeping must routinely damp mop the entire floor area of the operating room.
d.	Equipment used in the operating room should be dedicated for exclusive use within the operating room.
e.	The best way to dilute your chemicals is by using a measuring cup, so that staff can "eyeball" the right color.
f.	A "nosocomial" infection is an infection acquired as a result of a hospital stay.
g.	Gloves provide a barrier against potentially infectious microorganisms that can be found in blood, other body fluids, and waste.
h.	A rag used in one washroom should not be used in another.
i.	Dry dusting is an acceptable method of cleaning frequently touched surfaces.
j.	Cleaning schedules and procedures should proceed from high surfaces to low surfaces.
k.	Many disinfectants are inactivated by blood and other organic matter.
l.	You do not need to wear gloves when cleaning operating rooms or procedure rooms if you are using a disinfectant cleaning solution that contains both detergent and disinfectant.
m.	Dry-dusting and sweeping should be avoided because they spread dust particles and microorganisms into the air and onto cleaned surfaces.
n.	It is safer to process and reuse gloves than to use disposable gloves.
o.	A supervisor - alone, should perform cleanliness inspections so that they are not swayed by other people's opinions.

5.	The primary purpose of "housekeeping" is:

To keep the site dust-free
To reduce the number of microorganisms at the site
To keep the site's equipment from rusting
To make the site more attractive

6.	All of the following are cleaning solutions used during housekeeping at a health facility except:

An antiseptic cleaning solution
A detergent and water
A disinfectant solution
A disinfectant cleaning solution

7.	Match the following terms to their corresponding definitions: (insert letters)

		A. to kill micro-organisms	Disinfect
		B. to reduce the number of bacteria (food safe)	Clean
		C. to make free from all living organisms	Sterilize
		D. to remove organic soil and microbes	Sanitize

8.	Identify two types of disinfectants:

9.	Which of the following removes dirt and organic material most effectively during cleaning?

A detergent
A disinfectant
Plain water
An antiseptic solution
None of the above

10.

Who has the primary responsibility to ensure that infection control standards are met and maintained in the facility?

My manager/director
Myself as team leader
IPC
Front-line staff
Nursing
Administration