Mette Find Andersen on courage through the Covid-19 pandemic (Denmark)
Hygiene & infection prevention network
English - October 15, 2021 09:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMedicine Health & Fitness Technology hygiene infection disease hand washing sanitize corona healthcare doctor medical Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This episode is dedicated to all the frontline health care professionals who have shown immense courage every day during the covid 19 pandemic. Despite tough times, they overcome extraordinary challenges and save lives.
On the podcast is Mette Find Andersen.
Mette is an ICU nurse at one of the largest intensive care units in Denmark. She has also been the hygiene coordinator in the ward for more than eight years. During the beginning of the pandemic, Mette's ICU department quickly became full of the most affected patients with COVID-19. It was a scenario most people could not have foreseen.
In this episode, you will gain insights from one of the many frontline healthcare heroes. These stories must be told so we can learn from the pandemic and prepare for the next.
On hygiene mentorship
The most important is that we, as hygiene coordinators are visible in the department.
On infection prevention in hospitals
Do proper hygiene, sanitize your hands, and take your mask off correctly to avoid contaminating yourself. It's been so important for us... take hygiene to the next level. It is the most important thing in a hospital ward. It is infection prevention.