LESSON PLAN 1. Name of the student: 2. Subject: 3. Topic: 4. Group: B.Sc. (N) 1st year 5. Place: Ambika College Of Nursing‚ Kharar. 6. Method of teaching: Lecture cum discussion 7. Teaching aids: General Objectives: The students of B.Sc.(N)1st year will have knowledge regarding prevention and control of nosocomial infection . Specific objective: At the structured teaching programme the students
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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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This essay is to discuss the statement: ‘Infection prevention is every healthcare professional’s responsibility’. In order to identify the healthcare professional’s responsibility the author will be drawing from three different sources including documents from the Department of Health‚ the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s code of conduct and the Royal College of Nursing. After this‚ the essay will talk about two different practises that healthcare professionals can use to break the chain of infection
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disposal unit b. Placing the uncapped needle and syringe in a labeled‚ rigid plastic container c. Breaking the needle before discarding it d. Placing the uncapped needle and syringe in a labeled cardboard box Answer – B – universal precautions include specific guidelines for handling of needles. Needles should not be recapped‚ bent‚ broken‚ or cut after use. They should be disposed of in a labeled impermeable container specific for this purpose. Needles should not be discarded in cardboard
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to prevent contamination of clothing & transfer of microorganisms to others & to environment. Prevent injuries from used scalpels‚ needles‚ or other equipment‚ & place in puncture-resistant container. Transmission-Based Precautions Airborne Precautions-Use standard precautions as well as
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practicing by the ANA Code of Ethics and QSEN Competencies we can ensure that patients get best possible care they deserve. It is important that all people involved in the care of patients in a health-care facility take all the necessary steps and precautions to avoid spreading germs that can cause infections. It is essential that the policies put in place to control these problems are followed by every member of the collaborative team. According to the QSEN Competencies every person involved in the
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Hand hygiene has been stated as the one main element that can prevent the spread of MRSA (Gould 2002). Washing hands is not kid’s stuff – not in the era of MRSA. Once entrenched MRSA can be extremely difficult to treat. If it gets into the blood stream it can be lethal (Belkum‚ Verbrugh 2001). Simor and Andrew (2001) also emphasise that hand washing is the most important control practice. It is essential because personal contact is the primary mode of MRSA transmission. Therefore good hand washing
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air during coughing or sneezing‚ talking or come in contact with a susceptible host. He needs to be placed in a private room with negative-pressure airflow through a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter. Since he would be under airborne precautions‚ when he is being transported he would have to wear a surgical mask to protect staff and other patients. Once in his room‚ whenever the nurse needs to reenter‚ she must always wear a N95 respirator or surgical mask. As with all patients‚ proper
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screening to all pre-admission patients. The Association of per Operative Registered Nurse (AORN) encourages all facilities to manage the spread of MRSA‚ by following guidelines set by the APIC and the CDC. This includes enforcing contact-isolation precautions; hand hygiene policy‚ and performing screening for MRSA on all surgical
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Communicable Disease Nursing Study Bullets Communicable Disease Nursing DRUG OF CHOICE Tetanus: PEN G Na; DIAZEPAM (Valium) Meningitis: MANNITOL (osmotic diuretic); DEXAMETHASONE (anti-inflammatory); DILANTIN/PHENYTOIN (anti-convulsive); PYRETINOL/ENCEPHABO L (CNS stimulant) Rabies Vaccines: LYSSAVAC‚ VERORAB Immunoglobulins: ERIG or HRIg DIAGNOSTIC TESTS Tetanus: WOUND CULTURE Meningitis: LUMBAR PUNCTURE Encephalitis: EEG Polio: EMG; Muscle testing Rabies: Brain biopsy (Negri bodies) Fluorescent
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