Aneta Infection Prevention

As the Infection Preventionist in a for profit Skilled Nursing Facility in California USA. I saw ongoing issues with Safety of staff during the Pandemic. Firstly many staff were not correctly fitted for N95s, some doctors were never fitted. There were staff who failed fit testing but were working in the Covid 19 unit and administration knew, I told them. And admin could not provide the correct type of fitted mask. Despite telling staff it take 30 mins to make a seal they would take off their masks and put them back on in the same minute they the entered the infectious area. Some staff refused to wear disposable PPE be cause it was “wasteful”, they wanted reusable cotton gowns. Honestly i was ripping my hair out!