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HR Issues in Healthcare
Liberty University
BUSI646 – Managing Human Capital in Healthcare
Dr. Colleen McLaughlin
June 24, 2021
Author Note
Immacula Pierre
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Immacula Pierre
Email: [email protected]
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In most cases, an increase in the cost of healthcare, injury of the patients, as well as
increased patient mortality often arise after surgical operations. Studies have found that an
approximation of 2.6% of the millions of surgical procedures conducted are often affected by
surgical environmental infections yearly. In most cases, patients are forced to stay in the hospital
for more days after the surgical operations with increased infections (Mcconnell, 2021). The
Surgical Care Improvement aims to reduce the complications relating to surgery in the hospital
by at least 25%. Therefore, this paper will identify the type of strategies appropriate for the
professionals to receive training and the variety of training activities relevant to transform the
hospital culture regarding this issue.
Strategies to Enable Different professionals to receive Training
It is crucial to acknowledge that specific training areas depend on the position and
department of the health professionals. However, the strategies needed to enable the various
professionals to receive training may be general and should cut across from the perioperative
nurses, pharmacists, surgeons, infection control professionals, and the anesthesiologists (Zywot
et al., 2017). According to scriptures, (New International Version, 1978/2021, proverbs 22: 6),
training helps even children to stick to the good ways just as it does to the professionals. The
various strategies include;
Diagnosing the possible comprehension and skill gaps in the surgical area because most
professionals are always busy and their training time might be limited. It is also worth noting that
their work is dynamic, and the requirements often change. Therefore, it is necessary to
understand each professional and the team before conducting the training. Thus, the groups and
individuals should be asked to identify the specific skills and knowledge capable of significantly
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reducing surgical complications. The professionals are also invited to give their opinion on areas
that are not very well followed in order to provide training and competencies in the regions.
The other strategy to enable training is improving recall with frequent reinforcements.
Studies have proven that humans forget as much as 79% of the part of their memory in one
month or less. Therefore, it is necessary for the professionals' critical thinking for the surgeries
and operations (Legesse Laloto et al., 2017). The drop in the retention of knowledge with time
will enable training of the professionals and subsequently reduce post-operation infections.
The following strategy would be to target training with maximum influence and impact
with less or minimal effort. Time constrain can be a significant barrier to the practical training of
the partners. Training is of great value in preventing surgery infections just as put in the
scriptures (New International Version, 1978/2021,1 Timothy 4:8). It is therefore essential to
create a good time for the movement for a more substantial impact. It is also necessary to
understand the motivating factors for each professional and the specific behaviors that need to be
changed.
Specific Training to Implement
The prevention of surgical site infections requires various training; the first training
should be geared towards the skin of the patient at the surgery point to help reduce the number of
micro-organisms present in the skin. The other skin training should be skin sealants that prevent
the micro-organisms' migration into the surgical wound. There is also a need for training on the
usage of electro surgery while conducting surgical incisions in order to reduce the risk of
Surgical site infections (Kawakita & Landy, 2017). It is also essential to train the professionals
on maintaining the patients' homeostasis to keep the body temperature of the patient and prevent
the development of perioperative hypothermia. Training should also be directed towards wound
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irrigations and interactive leverage to minimize a load of bacteria in the surgical wound. The
professionals should also receive training on properly using protective gears like masks, gowns,
overshoes, and hair covers to ensure a sterile field and prevent environmental contact with the
patient's wound (Waltz & Zuckerbraun, 2017). Every aspect of the theatre cleansing training is
also necessary to reduce the number of microorganisms present in the surgical environment to
minimize the possible probability of surgical site infection.
HRM Activities Impacted by the Training
The training can significantly improve the ongoing activities of the Human Resource
Management. It would be influential in the provision of orientation to new professionals. It will
also ensure that the new professionals are much updated and well acquainted with the
organization’s culture (Waltz & Zuckerbraun, 2017). It would also be effective in assessing
specific skills of the professionals and identifying the relevant gaps that exist in the prevention of
onsite surgical prevention. The training will also ensure that the professionals improve and
expand on their skills which is also crucial in reducing surgical infections.
Conclusion
The most significant risk of developing an infection during surgery is the surgical site.
These infections can start from minor to very chronic. Therefore, it is necessary to initiate good
strategies to enable training and appropriate training methods to reduce these infections.
Therefore, the surgical care improvement aims to slash the number of surgical infections in the
US by at least 25%.
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