principles of infection prevention and control Outcome 1 Understand roles and responsibilities in the prevention and control of infections 1.The main roles and responsibilities of the employee in relation to prevention and control of infection are as follows: To use protective clothing when needed to stop cross contamination. This includes gloves‚ aprons and masks. To wash hands regularly and effectively. This needs to be done after handling food‚ personal care‚ toileting etc. To ensure your health
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Running Head: INFECTION CONTROL Infection Control Research Paper Lauren E. Wilkes Kaplan Career Institute RSP 101: Introduction to Respiratory Care Theresa Motyka B.B.A.‚ RRT‚ CPFT November 8‚ 2013 Infection Control Research Paper Picture this it is 5:00 a.m. is the morning you woke up to sharp‚ deliberating stomach cramps‚ sweating profusely and the chills throughout your entire body. You go to the kitchen and take your temperature‚ 103.5‚ you question
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Infection Control Infection control is a very important topic‚ as there are many diseases and viruses that can spread very quickly if the correct action is not taken to stop them. Infection control concentrates on issues related to the spread of infections within the health-care setting‚ they can be spread patient-to-patient‚ from patients to staff‚ and from staff to patients. A few of the main aspects of infection control are prevention‚ monitoring/investigation of spread of infection‚ and management
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health data essential to planning‚ implementation and evaluation of public health practice closely integrated with timely dissemination of this data to those who need to know’. Surveillance means to watch over with great attention‚ authority and often with suspicion. (Shweta 2002) Monitoring 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
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Infection Control Summary: Infection control in a health care facility is the prevention of the spread of microorganisms between patient to patient‚ patient to staff member‚ and staff member to patient. Health care workers. All health care workers who have contact with patients and equipment must all adhere to the Infection Control Policies and Procedures to prevent from spreading infection to one another. In most of the health care facilities‚ many ill people are being treated and cared for
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Every play setting needs to have policies and procedures to help them guide the actions of all individuals involved in the play setting. They ensure the well-being of all families‚ children‚ staff and everyone who is connected to the setting. When policies and procedures are well thought out and implemented they provide common understanding and agreement on how things should be done at the play setting. Policies and procedures help new staff and families to familiarise themselves with the play settings
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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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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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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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ICO1 The principles of infection prevention and control Understand roles and responsibilities in the prevention and control of infections. All care workers have a responsibility to follow the infection prevention and control guidance of the organisation they work for and to work in such a way that the infection risk to service users‚ themselves and others is minimised. Care workers also have a responsibility to keep up to date and attend infection prevention and control training. The company or
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