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(Leah) Scenario 3:
– The waste management system at a pediatric healthcare facility is outdated and leading to improper disposal of hazardous materials. Discuss the impact of poor waste management on patient safety and propose a new waste management strategy that includes proper segregation, disposal, and recycling practices.
The impact of the poor waste management can cause very serious and dangerous actions it can harm or transmit germs that can be deadly to the patients and clinical assistance to keep the patient safe and everyone that surrounds the area it’s better to have proper hygiene and have a cycle that has everything in order like a new waste management that will keep things separate such as hazard materials in one disposal and recycle practices in other also waste like trash material in another disposal it’s more safer this way because if keeps everything together. It can be pretty challenging for the people that collect the trash and having everything separate will help you as a medical assistant and the community a better environment.