MHACB 560 COMPETENCY TWO ASSESSMENT
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Competency Two Assessment
Gwendolyn Thompson
University of Phoenix
MHACB 560
Dr. Nicole Goy
12/7/2023
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Competency Two Assessment
The healthcare industry wastes a lot of money on waste and recycled materials. Every year, 255 million pounds of blue wrap are discarded. The attempt to rectify this is that hospital items are being made using blue wrap by businesses. Blue wrap recycling schemes are being developed by hospitals. The creation of trash from healthcare can be used to create goods that improve both the economy and the environment. Making money has always been the benchmark for measuring company success, as has unrestricted growth achieved by linear resource consumption and environmental capital exploitation. These days, companies must think about both environmental sustainability and financial performance. Health care must be multipurpose and offer goods and services that advance society. The relationship between human health and thriving economies is acknowledged. The generation of trash from health care illustrates how times are changing. Plastic that can be recycled makes up 15% of hospital waste, or 2.1 million pounds per day or 766.5 million pounds per year. Amounts indicated by blue wrap total 255 million pounds. Realizing the value of their waste and collaborating with outside groups to effectively separate and repurpose it, healthcare facilities turn into engines for the circular economy. While buying products created from their blue wrap, a recycling program for blue wrap can reduce the cost of shipping. For hospitals to establish efficient blue wrap recycling programs, they must collaborate
with outside groups and waste collectors. Part I: Stakeholder Identification Analysis
Various stakeholders will be involved with the implementation and upkeep of the blue wrap recycling initiative. Programs for recycling blue wrap start with motivated nurses and
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healthcare personnel. Healthcare facilities should inform employees about the negative consequences of disposing of blue wrap in landfills, motivate them to separate the blue wrap used before the incision to move this material to the loading dock or a storage area, as well as collaborate with the EVS team. Waste haulers or other third parties pick up the materials. A good
blue wrap recycling program depends on this. When implementing any waste management plan, safety must always come first. Free or employer-required staff training should be provided by other groups to make sure that the facility is only removing the clean pre-incision blue wrap. The
hospital staff's and the waste haulers' safety are guaranteed by this training. Employees check the
materials for contamination at every stage of transportation.
Blue wrap can be recycled or used for other purposes. Hospitals can locate companies that will pick up and transport blue wrap at little or no cost for their pre-incision blue wrap. To create a closed-loop economy, certain third-party groups collaborate with the hospital's present waste haulers to buy blue wrap and repurpose it into sustainable products like personal hygiene items. When green products are purchased at a lower cost, entrepreneurial enterprises can benefit
from a blue wrap recycling program that also strengthens the local economy. Local seamstresses have established sewing businesses to employ the unemployed to make blue wrap tote bags. Local businesses will green the supply chain in the future by substituting healthier polypropylene
for the hazardous plastics used in current products. Pelletized blue wrap has applications in 3-D printing, which is utilized by nonprofit organizations to create homeless homes and prosthetic limbs.
Robust community recycling initiatives help support a cohesive, healthy community. Community volunteers, local government representatives, county commissioners, owners and managers of local businesses, mayors, members of town councils, city managers, municipal
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planners, and members of local boards and commissions are just a few examples of the vital role that community leaders play. Community leaders can utilize the advantages of promoting blue wrap recycling initiatives in campaigns promoting a healthy community. Recycling has several advantages, including lowering greenhouse gas emissions and boosting local economies by generating jobs and tax income. Recycling initiatives are essential for creating communities that can grow sustainably and can also assist in enhancing the quality of the air and water. We all should examine how recycling can improve your quality of life and have a positive impact on your community. Blue wrap can start a circular path when it leaves a hospital and is recycled into
goods that the hospital then buys back and uses to advance both economic and environmental health.
Part II: Patient Engagement Strategy
The most important factor in accomplishing the blue wrap recycling initiation is stakeholder participation. Among the most significant stakeholders in healthcare are the patients themselves. When it comes to sustainability strategy and activities, every healthcare facility should prioritize the input provided by all stakeholders, internal or external. Thus, regular, sustainable interactions with stakeholders including patients, staff, suppliers, colleagues, and local communities will be the most effective engagement method. Depending on how close, interested, and involved in the relationship they are, will determine the method of engagement. The process of gathering comments will be an additional means of interaction. Additionally, to collect feedback on sustainability, the sustainability office will create a variety of written and spoken communication tools. One extremely crucial engagement technique would be to survey every single patient after they leave the institution regarding their experience to get follow-up information. Things like food quality, personnel politeness, and environmental cleanliness
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should be noted. These comments should also be reviewed for future development. Focus groups, patient and family advisory councils, and improvement teams are additional tools that healthcare institutions can use to get patient feedback. The report also recommended that organizations designate one staff member to interview patients and their families while they are in the waiting area. Interviews can be structured by staff members to find out what the patients would like the practice to do that it does not now do.
Healthcare providers should also recognize the significance that family members have in patient engagement and urge patients to designate family caregivers. To achieve wellness, family
care partners can assist patients in managing their self-management techniques and follow-up care. Additionally, doctors ought to advise patients to let family members into the examination room. In addition to respecting a patient's decision, healthcare professionals should promote and emphasize the advantages of family involvement. When patients do identify family caregivers, healthcare providers should evaluate the health literacy of the caregivers and provide relevant educational resources. The greatest way to include patient preferences, culture, and social norms in patient care is to make sure patients are informed about their care and given the resources they
need to stay involved.
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Part III: Promotional Media Strategy
Advertisement - Blue Wrap Recycling
We are thrilled to introduce our brand-new Blue Wrap Recycling program!
The community is being encouraged to participate by recycling their used
blue wrap.
Townwide collecting containers will be available, and prizes will be awarded
to the most creative recyclers of blue wrap!
We sincerely hope you'll assist us in changing the world!
Story Board
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Blue wraps are made of a material called Polyethylene. H
undreds of millions of lbs. of sterilization wrap are
consumed and discarded annually in the US. Considering that it is a clean homogenous waste stream that is 100%
polypropylene.
Blue wrap is too voluminous to be economically freighted without being baled, and most hospitals don’t have space or room in the budget for a baling machine Creating a recycling program can lead to a reduction.
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Hospital staff and administration can feel pride in doing what is right for the environment, instead of feeling ashamed of how much waste is produced.
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The blue wrap is collected from hospitals and made into products to be used again in hospitals and in the communities. Generally, polypropylene
can be recycled multiple times without thermal degradation of the plastic, thus
allowing for several cycles.
EVERYONE WINS!!
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Social Media Posts
Creating targeted information in targeted ways for your specific audience is a crucial component of any recycling campaign. Even though written materials like newspapers, posters, and brochures are still crucial, there are more and more ways that we may tell our audiences on what, how, and why of recycling. Government organizations at the federal, state, and municipal levels are learning that social media is a valuable tool for reaching out to new audiences and for disseminating information about initiatives.
With younger generations spending more time online for social or educational purposes, social media—often referred to as "Web 2.0"—is fast taking the lead as the most effective way to
connect with them. Parents and even grandparents are starting to use social media as well. Most of these websites offer simple, cost-free means for governments, companies, and agencies to communicate directly and in both directions with people. The increased use of smartphones and mobile internet has made social media participation essential for businesses and organizations looking to establish a deep connection with their target market.
Facebook Post
Creative ideas wanted! Re-purpose our Blue Wrap competition. We can't recycle it, so need to give it
a second life.
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Instagram Post
Keep your eyes peeled for some new artwork rolling around town on the back of one of our recycling trucks!
YouTube Post
https://youtu.be/9Ui-trGiOyE
Seema Wadhwa, Inova Health System's Director of Sustainability, shares how sterile blue wrap used in our facilities is recycled and turned into other items. Recycling blue wrap is just one of Inova's sustainable practices. Twitter Post Discover more about Multi-Tray Technology and join the movement toward safer, more efficient
healthcare practices. Visit their website or connect with their team to learn how you can revolutionize your sterilization practices today!
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Blue Wrap and the Circular Economy | Practice Greenhealth. practicegreenhealth.org/about/news/blue-wrap-and-circular-economy.
“Blue Wrap Recycling.” HealthTrust - Performance Improvement for Healthcare, 26 Jan. 2023, healthtrustpg.com/thesource/healthcare-innovation/blue-wrap-recycling.
PatientEngagementHIT. “6 Steps to Improving the Patient, Family Engagement Process.” PatientEngagementHIT, 2 May 2017, patientengagementhit.com/news/6-steps-to-
improving-the-patient-family-engagement-process. “Using Social Media to Promote Recycling.” CT.gov - Connecticut’s Official State Website, portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Reduce-Reuse-Recycle/Recycling/Using-Social-Media-to-Promote-
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