Collaborative working relationships between infection prevention and control and environmental services can reduce rates of infection transmission, according to an article on the McKnights website.
Despite this, collaboration is especially challenging in long-term care facilities, the article said.
Many long-term care facilities don't have a designated infection preventionist. Often, an employee is charged with IP on top of his or her normal duties.
Additionally, many employees work across different buildings, all of which have their own infection prevention policies.
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