Infection Prevention and Control Kathleen E. Haertel‚ Analysis of Nursing Research / Nur 518 April1‚ 2012 Mrs. Susan Steele- Moses Abstract Florence Nightingale was the first person to initiate the concept of infection prevention and control in Healthcare. Although she had no understanding about the science of asepsis‚ the research she did on the sanitary problems of the hospitals made her an unyielding advocate of pure water‚ pure air‚ cleanliness‚ efficient system of drainage
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adherence with hand hygiene and providing staff with feedback on their performance is strongly recommended and frequently suggested in recent literature. There are a range of tools available for assisting staff in calculating hand hygiene compliance and a number are currently under development. The hand hygiene audit tool is the authors choice and has been successfully used at Lewisham Hospital and is adapted from the NPSA (2004) clean your hands campaign. 85% of hospital infections are caused by contamination
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Infection Control What causes people to get sick? How is disease spread from one person to another person? What can be done to stop the spread of infection and disease? As a health care worker‚ it is important to know the answers to these questions. When you understand what causes infection‚ you can learn how to prevent it. Infection control is a set of practices and procedures that will help to prevent the transmission of disease within a health care facility. Infectious and Communicable Diseases
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Reflection is a useful tool which health care professionals use to improve their skills and advance their future practice by revisiting scenarios that occurred and exploring why something happened‚ whether it could be improved in any way or to recognize good practice (Jasper & Rosser‚ 2013); In accordance to The Code (NMC‚ 2008) which dictates that all patient information should be kept confidential‚ and the Data protection Act (1998) which also governs that patient information should be kept secure
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The principles of infection prevention and control (CU311) 1.What is the employer’s role in infection control and the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)? 1.2/5.6 Employers must provide their employees with appropriate PPE and ensure that PPE is disposed or‚ if reusable‚ that it is properly cleaned or laundered‚ repaired and stored after use. Employer responsibilities: requirement for employer to provide appropriate PPE according to work activities without charge to employee; to
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Why Hygiene‚ Sanitation and Water in Schools? Worldwide‚ an estimated 72 percent of primary school-aged children attend school which means that more children are going to school than ever before in history. The United Nations’Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for 2015 and other initiatives that aim for Education for All‚ have achieved that significant efforts are being made to make more resources available to increase access to education. Providing quality education also implies the provision
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Understand the importance of good personal hygiene The maintenance of personal hygiene is essential as it helps to preserve the health and overall wellbeing of individuals. Not only is this directly beneficial to the personal health of the individual but also to those coming into contact. Poor personal hygiene can not only result in physical issues but can also affect an individual emotionally and socially. Physical effects: Sores or rashes occurring on surface of skin Itchiness resulting in
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The post operative infection rate for patients having surgeries has slowly increased over the last several years and preventing surgical site infections (SSIs) has become a priority with many surgeons. The studies reviewed for this research have stressed the importance of prophylactic antibiotic therapy (Stefansdottir‚ et al. 2009) and that the timing of this dose being given is becoming the utmost importance; along with the importance of appropriate antibiotic being given. There is not a large
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Causes and Spread of infection Q 1.1 - Identify the differences between: bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites. * Bacteria are unicellular‚ prokaryotic microorganism found almost in all kinds of habits. Some bacteria are beneficial like those involved in nitrogen fixation and some pathogenic‚ which cause diseases. * Viruses are unicellular‚ tiny organisms which is mostly composed of DNA (DeoxyriboNucleic Acid) and protein. Its body
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the hygienic means of promoting health through prevention of human contact with the hazards of wastes as well as the treatment and proper disposal of sewage wastewater. Hazards can be either physical‚ microbiological‚ biological or chemical agents of disease. Wastes that can cause health problems include human and animal feces‚ solid wastes‚ domestic wastewater (sewage‚ sullage‚ greywater)‚ industrial wastes and agricultural wastes. Hygienic means of prevention can be by using engineering solutions (e
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