Jane has been working in a Medical Device Reprocessing Department for 6 months. She is assigned to work in the Storage and Distribution area of the department for the day. Jane feels very confident about her ability to work in this area. Half way through her shift Jane notices a senior technician has dropped a sterile steri-peeled item on the floor, picked it up and then returned it to the shelf. The senior technician did not know that Jane saw this happen. Things to Consider: · If Jane does nothing, do you feel that she is being a conscientious technician? · If Jane takes the contaminated item from the shelf to the decontamination area herself without saying anything, is there a chance that the senior technician will continue this action? · If Jane talks with other technicians, is it considered gossiping? · If Jane talks to the senior technician, do you feel that she will come across as a “know it all”? · If Jane informs the supervisor, will she come across as being the department “squealer”? Should Jane · Ignore what she saw, as it was not she who that dropped the item on the floor? · Retrieve the item that was dropped on the floor and take it to the decontamination area? · Inform some other technicians what she has witnessed? · Talk to the technician who dropped the item on the floor and inform them of the proper process? · Inform a supervisor of the situation and report the senior technician? Reflect on this situation and explain: a) The potential dangers b) How it would affect patient safety c) If you were Jane, how would you handle the situation differently? Explain what you would do, and why.
Jane has been working in a Medical Device Reprocessing Department for 6 months. She is assigned to work in the Storage and Distribution area of the department for the day. Jane feels very confident about her ability to work in this area.
Half way through her shift Jane notices a senior technician has dropped a sterile steri-peeled item on the floor, picked it up and then returned it to the shelf. The senior technician did not know that Jane saw this happen.
Things to Consider:
· If Jane does nothing, do you feel that she is being a conscientious technician?
· If Jane takes the contaminated item from the shelf to the decontamination area herself without saying anything, is there a chance that the senior technician will continue this action?
· If Jane talks with other technicians, is it considered gossiping?
· If Jane talks to the senior technician, do you feel that she will come across as a “know it all”?
· If Jane informs the supervisor, will she come across as being the department “squealer”?
Should Jane
· Ignore what she saw, as it was not she who that dropped the item on the floor?
· Retrieve the item that was dropped on the floor and take it to the decontamination area?
· Inform some other technicians what she has witnessed?
· Talk to the technician who dropped the item on the floor and inform them of the proper process?
· Inform a supervisor of the situation and report the senior technician?
Reflect on this situation and explain:
a) The potential dangers
b) How it would affect patient safety
c) If you were Jane, how would you handle the situation differently? Explain what you would do, and why.
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