INFECTION PREVENTION & CONTROL| NCM 118 RLE | TOPIC 6

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INFECTION CONTROL v No special air ventilation

v CDC à Centers for Disease Control and Prevention v Door can stay open
v PPE à Personal Protective equipment v Patient can stay in single room or group with the same disease
v HICPAC à Health Infection control Practices Advisory v Pt wear mask when transported
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v Various practices that are critical to prevent, reduce and to a park in Germany to add a new epic rhino)
contain transmission of infectious disease • Mycoplasma pneumoniae
v GOALS: • Pertussis (Whooping cough)
a. Restricting exposure • Mumps
b. Protecting the patient and medical staff from pathogens • Influenza (Flu)
c. Ultimate goal: to keep people from getting sick • Diphtheria (pharyngeal)

EQUIPMENT • Streptococcus (TSS, Pharyngitis, Scarlet fever)

v Gloves • Meningitis (Hib and Neisseria)
v Gown • Plague
v Face mask, face shield, goggles • Parvovirus
v Antibacterial, antiseptic, disinfectant, sanitizer • German measles
ISOLATION PRECAUTIONS • Adenovirus
v Preventive steps needed to be taken by healthcare workers and • Pneumonia
staff to prevent the spread or transmission of infection • Epiglottitis (hib)
STANDARD PRECAUTIONS • Rhinovirus
v Basic precautions used for all patients
CONTACT
v Protect self and others v Transmitted from direct or indirect contact from patient or
v If we suspect patient has an infectious disease we add on something patient touched
transmission based precautions v Patient and environment play as a factor
v Includes: v Always wear gloves and gown at all times
• Handwashing v Wash hands with soap and water
• Wearing appropriate PPE as needed v Follow standard precautions
• Proper disposal of wastes & cleaning of supplies v Can be in a single room or in a group with the same disease
• Injection safety practices v Disease: (ABCDEF)
• Respiratory hygiene/ coughing etiquette • Abscess (major drainage)
• Handling laundry • Bronchiolitis (RSV and parainfluenza)
• Patient room placement • Cutaneous (Herpes Zoster, varicella, herpes simplex,
TRANSMISSION BASED PRECAUTIONS impetigo, lice, major pressure/decubitus ulcers, scabies,
AIRBRONE
major staph/strep skin wound burns, diptheria)
v Transmitted when coughing, sneezing, respiratory droplets
• Diarrhea (C.Diff, Norovirus, rotavirus, hep A à WASH
v N96 at all times & follow standard precaution
HANDS)
v Patient placed in negative pressure room (airborne isolation
• Eyes (Conjunctivitis)
room)
• Funky/feisty (Multidrug resistant organisms i.e. MRSA and
v Limit transport
VRE)
v Do nursing procedure at bedside
v Diseases includes: (MTVS)
• Measles (Rubeola)
• Tuberculosis
• Varicella (Chicken Pox)
• Variola (Small Pox)
• Shingles (Disseminated herpes zoster)
• SARS-COV-19
DROPLET
v Transmitted when coughing, sneezing, respiratory droplets
v N96 at all times & follow standard precaution
v Nuclei travel and fall at 3 feet

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