POLICY AND PROCEDURE

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POLICY AND PROCEDURE

• Policy a simple clear statement of what you
  should do (what)
• Procedure a simple clear statement of who
  should do what (when, where and how)

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AUTHORITY

• This policy is promulgated under the authority of
  the COO and the Director of Infection Control.
  The Director of Infection Control is responsible
  for administering the policy.

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POLICY

• All medical, nursing and laboratory personnel who
  identify or suspect a case of a reportable
  disease will report such case promptly to the
  Louisiana Department of Health in accordance with
  the Sanitary Code of the State of Louisiana.

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LAW IS NOT POLICY

• There is a term for disobeying the law as a
  matter of policy.
• Who are the two most famous proponents of this
  policy?

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VIOLATION OF POLICY

• As with all formal policies of this hospital,
  violation of this policy is grounds for
  progressive discipline.

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MALAPROPISM

• Mrs Malaprop in The Rivals by Sheridan written in
  1775
• infectious control nurse (infection)
• assess concerns (address)
• hold this nation hostile (hostage)

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NONSENSE

• due to the feasibility of the department
• in the prevention of unlawful duty of care
  continues to exist for individuals
• attend to our community in the utmost fashion

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TAKE A STAND

• You should think about considering whether you
  perhaps should look into being in the class room
  near or at the approximate time that the
  professor or other instructor may or may not
  present some information that could possibly be
  of use to some or all of you now or in certain
  circumstances in the future. COME TO CLASS!

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MODIFIERS

• Sentences require a noun and a verb.
• Think carefully before adding an adjective or an
  adverb.
• Do not modify an absolute. I am unique, not more
  unique.
• Do not split infinitives.

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PRONOUNS

• He and I want the books.
• Give the books to him and me.
• To whom did you give the books? To him?