Surgical Site Infection Prevention
The Most Comprehensive Program to Reduce Surgical Site Infection
Nozin 360™ nasal decolonization, when added to an existing IP bundle, reduced surgical site infections by an additional 81%.1
A Nozin Advisor can help tailor this innovative program for your facility.
Nasal decolonization protocols using antibiotics or iodine only target patients in pre-op and do not address post-op risk or nasal carriage risk from those with patient contact. Nozin Nasal Sanitizer® can help assure:
- Pre-op compliance on the day of surgery
- Low cost, sustained nasal decolonization post-op with continued use
- Nasal decolonization of facility staff, caregivers and visitors
Perioperative Nozin Surgery 
Protocol
Protocol| User | Application Protocol with Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer® antiseptic |
|---|---|
| Patient | 1 pre-op application of 2 ampules within 1 hour prior to surgery. Post-op: 2 applications of 1 ampule each daily for inpatient and outpatient. |
| OR Staff | 1 application of 1 ampule per 12 hour shift. Include all with patient contact. |
| Visitors | Apply before entering patient room, then every 12 hrs. |
| Caregivers | 2 applications of 1 ampule each daily. |
Continue the other components of your pre-op protocols. Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer® antiseptic is for nasal decolonization only.
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Connie Steed, MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC, has worked in the field of infection prevention and control for over 40 years. Connie’s experience encompasses academic and community acute care hospitals, Long -Term Care Facilities and Ambulatory care. Connie recently retired from her position as Corporate Director of Infection Control for Prisma Health. Connie is currently a consultant specializing in infection prevention and control. She is board certified in Infection Prevention and control (CIC) since 1985 and a Fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). Connie has served APIC as a volunteer leader in multiple capacities including 2020 APIC President. She is published in the field and has presented nationally and internationally. Connie received her Bachelor’s and Master’s in Nursing from Clemson University.
Karen Hoffmann, RN, MS, BSN, CIC, FAPIC, FSHEA, has specialized in infection prevention and control for over 4 decades, serving for 23 years as the Associate Director of the North Carolina Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology (SPICE), and is an adjunct faculty at the University of North Carolina’s School of Medicine. Karen also served as the Infection Preventionist Consultant for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from 2011 to 2020. She is a Fellow in both the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). In 2019, Karen served as APIC President and has presented nationally and internationally. Karen earned her BS in Nursing from Indiana University and her Master’s in Healthcare Epidemiology from the University of Virginia.