30. Aseptic practices
• Hand washing.
• Use of barrier nursing –gloves, gown,
mask, goggles etc.
• Adopting universal and standard
precautions.
• Care of indwelling devices.
31. Aseptic practices(cont…)
• Proper decontamination, disinfection and
sterilization of equipment.
• Isolation of infected patients.
• Environmental cleaning.
• Proper disposal of hospital waste.
34. Hand washing V/s Hand rub
Hand washing
• Hands visibly soiled.
• Before eating or handling food.
• After handling contaminated linens ,
equipment, organic material.
• Entering and exiting from clinical
setting.
35. Hand rub
• Hands not visibly soiled.
• After touching clients intact skin.
• After touching any inanimate objects.
41. Disinfection : Reduce the number of microorganisms on an object
or surface but not the complete destruction of all microorganisms
or spores.
Sterilization : Procedures, which would remove all microorganisms,
including spores, from an object.
45. Changes observed over a period of time
• A switch over to digital thermometers from
clinical thermometers.
• Using distilled H2O ampoules to dissolve
injections rather than using common stock
solutions.
46. Current trends(cont…..)
• Wet mopping over dry sweeping.
• Revised steps of Hand washing.
• No more fumigation with formaldehyde.
• Dry bottles for Chittle forceps rather antiseptic
solution filled bottles.
Editor's Notes
Disinfection and sterilization are important procedures in biosafety.