I pledge to: - Clean my hands at all the appropriate times, especially before and
after patient care - Be open to a patient or visitor asking if I have cleaned my hands - Encourage my colleagues and patients to clean their hands - Use gloves and other personal protective equipment the right way - Get an annual flu shot and other necessary vaccines and encourage my patients to do the same - Stay home if I feel
sick - Help prevent antibiotic resistance by understanding when antibiotics are needed and when they are not - Know and follow standard and isolation precaution guidelines - Identify the infection preventionists in my facility and ask how I can assist them in preventing infections - Keep both my patients» environment and my attire clean - Practice safe
injection practices: One needle, one syringe, only one time Source: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology http://professionals.site.apic.org/get-social/preventing-infections-starts-with-me/ Derek Butler Chair, MRSA Action UK Email:
[email protected] Website: http://mrsaactionuk.net/pottedhistoryMRSA.html Telephone: 07762 741114