Prevention of

Post-
Operative
Infections
By: Lauren Hinojosa, HST Independent Study
Mentorship- 1st semester, Fall 2018, Mrs. Click
Mentor and
Mentorship Site
 My mentor is Rachel
Beaman, BSN, RN.
 She is a med-surg nurse at
UTMB League City Campus.
HST Independent
Study Mentorship
 Independent Study Mentorship is a
collegiate level course in which students
are responsible for creating their own
professional level research project to
explore the field of work they are most
interested in.
Why I chose Prevention of
Post-Operative Infections

 I chose the topic of preventing post-

operative infections because most of the
patients my mentor sees are in recovery
from surgery, and the use of PPE and
other precautions and methods used to
prevent infection intrigued me.
 Key Points

1.) Different types of PPE

and when/why they are
used

5.) Personal standards of

cleanliness (ex. Washing 2.) Cleanliness/sterilization
hands/using hand sanitizer standards for post-surgical
before you examine a patients’ rooms
patient)

3.) Precautions taken when

4.) Wound
performing a procedure
dressings/medication (ex.
(ex. Cleaning drains,
Antibiotics)
changing IVs, etc.)
Research

1.) Cleanliness/Sterilization
standards for hospital rooms
2.) Different kinds of PPE
3.) Wound
dressings/medication (ex
antibiotics)
Current Event
Product slide

 For my product I will create

a timeline using TimeToast. It
will show the
advancements made in
prevention of infections
since the beginnings of
surgery. It will also show the
progress made in
sterilization and
precautionary measures
such as PPE or confinement
standards (isolation).
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