Infection Prevention
Current Compliance Status for Infection Prevention and Control 1. Commission Standard: Infection Investigation/Identification
Recently the hospital implements preventing spread of Infection. The hospital has a successful framework for controlling the spread of infection and/or outbreaks among patients/clients, employees, physician, volunteers, students, and visitors. Identification and managing infections at the time of a client’s admission to the hospital and throughout their stay are the critical aspects of the infection prevention and control program, in addition to subsequent renowned infection control practices while providing care. In the hospital’s admission process, there are numerous ways to investigate, control, and prevent infections in the hospital setting, decides what procedures, such as isolation, should be applied to an individual client; and maintains a record of incidents and corrective actions related to infections. This process includes taking the patient’s history of infection, previous hospitalization, current diagnosis, and presence of draining wound, among others. During the health screening process, the hospital also ensures that the patient gets help from the right staff. Immediately the patient checks into the Nightingale Community Hospital, the symptoms are examined. This forms the basis of the treatment. In addition to the symptoms, laboratory tests are used to augment the diagnosis process. The hospital has a strict policy to screen the patient for infection within 24 hours upon admission.
2. Commission Standard: Compliance with Hand Hygiene
In order to maintain accuracy of proper hand hygiene, the Nightingale Hospital has a strict policy that before and after performing procedures, before and after touching the patients, after touching the body fluids/bloods, the staff shall wash and dried up his or her hands consistent with sound hygienic practices.
This approach is also useful in minimizing the spread
Recently the hospital implements preventing spread of Infection. The hospital has a successful framework for controlling the spread of infection and/or outbreaks among patients/clients, employees, physician, volunteers, students, and visitors. Identification and managing infections at the time of a client’s admission to the hospital and throughout their stay are the critical aspects of the infection prevention and control program, in addition to subsequent renowned infection control practices while providing care. In the hospital’s admission process, there are numerous ways to investigate, control, and prevent infections in the hospital setting, decides what procedures, such as isolation, should be applied to an individual client; and maintains a record of incidents and corrective actions related to infections. This process includes taking the patient’s history of infection, previous hospitalization, current diagnosis, and presence of draining wound, among others. During the health screening process, the hospital also ensures that the patient gets help from the right staff. Immediately the patient checks into the Nightingale Community Hospital, the symptoms are examined. This forms the basis of the treatment. In addition to the symptoms, laboratory tests are used to augment the diagnosis process. The hospital has a strict policy to screen the patient for infection within 24 hours upon admission.
2. Commission Standard: Compliance with Hand Hygiene
In order to maintain accuracy of proper hand hygiene, the Nightingale Hospital has a strict policy that before and after performing procedures, before and after touching the patients, after touching the body fluids/bloods, the staff shall wash and dried up his or her hands consistent with sound hygienic practices.
This approach is also useful in minimizing the spread
References: Cumming, K., (April 2010) Hand Hygiene Noncompliance, Chicago The University of Chicago Press Otaíza, F. & Pessoa-Silva, C. (2009). Core components for infection prevention and control programmes, Geneva Switzerland Gerberding, J. M.D., M.P.H. (2002) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings: No. RR-16)