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'm a nursing student in Milwaukee. I was informed of the CMS changes but did not hear how the hospital was going to change their actions to reduce these infections.
After working in a long term critical care hospital for 2 months, I can see that that poor patient outcomes are more an issue of staffing than of carelessness. You can't give an aide 10 patients in critical care and expect them all turned, assisted with toileting and bathed. It's not humanly possible to do a good job. Nurses find themselves doing aide work and less detection. We need to build a strong foundation with trained, well paid and informed ancillary staff.