Laboratory technologists must not only keep themselves educated in their contribution to the infection control team, they must keep:

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The infection control team needs to know the types of contributions the microbiology laboratory can make.When new procedures or new equipment are added to the laboratory, personnel need to know what new type of information is now available to the infection control team.New information may make discovering outbreaks easier and quicker.Housekeeping knows that the microbiology laboratory's waste is biohazardous and treats it as such.The housekeeping team has no need to know exactly what is in the bags.Laboratory management monitors workload and new equipment, so the supervisory team would keep track of the equipment needs of the department.The CDC does not need to be notified of the microbiology laboratory staff's continuing education needs.

Laboratory Technologists Must Not Only Keep Themselves Educated in Their