Overcoming Mindsets
It can be difficult to address your staff’s underlying attitudes and beliefs about infection prevention practices. Many teams struggle to believe that reducing the number of infections to zero is possible or to find the passion to keep this work going. With time, effort, and shared understanding, your team can change those attitudes and beliefs to create a stronger safety culture. These resources can help:
- Making It Work – Celebrating Success and Spreading CLABSI and CAUTI Prevention Beyond the Unit (PDF, 266.4 KB)
- Making It Work – Engaging Physicians in Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI (PDF, 286.2 KB)
- Making It Work – Overcoming the "Just in Case" Mindset (PDF, 269.6 KB)
- Making It Work – Managing Urinary Retention and Catheterization in Intensive Care Unit Patients With Primary Neurologic Disorders (PDF, 251 KB)
- Making It Work – Chlorhexidine Bathing and Perineal Cleaning (PDF, 372.7 KB)
- Audio interview with Sam Watson – How To Create Team Buy-In and Motivation To Get to Zero Infections (MP3, 40.4 MB, 22:05 minutes; Transcript, PDF, 304.5 KB)
- Audio interview with David Thompson – How To Address Attitudes and Beliefs Around Infection Prevention Strategies and Techniques (MP3, 39.6 MB,15:30 minutes; Transcript, PDF, 304 KB)
- Senior Leadership Podcast – What Does It Mean To Be Engaged? (13:30 minutes; Transcript, PDF, 263.4 KB)
- Senior Leadership Podcast – Implementing Strategies and Tools (14:48 minutes; Transcript, PDF, 249.7 KB)
- Video – Creating Team Buy-In To Work Toward Zero Preventable Infections in ICUs (4:24 minutes)
- Video – Addressing Attitudes and Beliefs About Preventing Infections in ICUs (5:45 minutes)
