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title: Insufficient Information Inhibits Intellect
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# [Insufficient Information Inhibits Intellect](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/resources/talkcleantome/2016/10/insufficient-information-inhibits.html)

 Written by [Nicole Kenny](https://www.viroxanimalhealth.com/resources/author/nicole-kenny) | Oct 19, 2016 8:19:00 PM

<http://static1.squarespace.com/static/595689fc9de4bbc892200518/t/59568ac85fd63b5f292875c8/1498845390704//img.jpg.com/static/595689fc9de4bbc892200518/t/59568ac85fd63b5f292875c9/1498843848204/1000w/> Okay, maybe I was stretching a bit to come up with  
 alliteration for this title.  But I was  
 given “insufficient information” as the topic to correlate to the “I” in  
 “C.R.I.M.E.”  Regardless of the  
 description, this comes down to what we do to ensure our staff are properly  
 armed with the tools they need to do their jobs.  Whether you call it training, instructing or  
 educating it all relates to the fact that we CANNOT expect our staff to know  
 how to correctly use the products and tools to do their jobs unless we TEACH  
 them how to use them. In fact, if we teach everyone the where’s, what’s,  
 why’s and how’s <https://www.blogger.com/null>to using disinfectants and cleaning  
 chemicals, we won’t have any stories of how we have seen them used and abused,  
 and should see an improvement in our HAIs and also our [HCAHPS](http://www.hcahpsonline.org/Files/HCAHPS_Fact_Sheet_June_2015.pdf).

Since the inception of the Talk  
 Clean To Me blog, there have been a number of different blogs talking to the  
 importance of training to improve infection prevention outcomes.  “[I  
 Golf therefore I am a Golfer](http://talkcleantome.blogspot.ca/2012/02/i-golf-therefore-i-am-golfer.html)” talked to the 8 areas of training I believe  
 should be included as part of a comprehensive training program that would  
 provide EVS staff with the information they need to do their jobs safely.   
 “[Effects  
 of Education Efforts](http://talkcleantome.blogspot.ca/2015/10/effects-of-education-efforts.html)” looked at the definition of education “*the act or process of imparting or acquiring  
 general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgement and  
 generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life*” to  
 expound on the virtues of training programs.

It’s interesting that in the work of medical device  
 reprocessing, many regions are requiring certification in order to work in the  
 Medical Device Reprocessing (MDR) Department due to the complexity of the job  
 and implications to patient safety if devices are improperly cleaned,  
 disinfected and/or sterilized.  I think  
 there is sufficient evidence to support the fact that cleaning of environmental  
 surfaces is also important in improving patient safety and saving lives.  Why then should there not be a certification  
 program for environmental services staff?   
 If we agree that certification for MDR Technicians is important and we  
 recognize them for the role they play in the smooth functioning of a facility,  
 why then should we not do the same with EVS? 

Would an educated and certified environmental services  
 technician not be viewed, paid, and treated as a knowledgeable professional?  EVS Technicians are members of our healthcare  
 team, are they not? Certification or registration would highlight the level of  
 knowledge and expertise they have to do their role effectively. Is it not time  
 to elevate their importance and help them be proud of the profession they have  
 chosen?  Is it not time to give them the  
 respect they deserve?  

*Bugging Off!*

Nicole

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