Infection control nursing

Infection control nursing

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  Infection control nursing BY;MR.JGSAMBAD MSCNURSING IKDRCCOLLEGEOF NURSING
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  Definition • Infection isinjurious contamination of body or parts of the body by bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa and rickettsia or by the toxin that they may produce.
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  Chain of infection
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  Modes of transmission •Contact (direct or indirect) • Droplet • Airborne • Vectors
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  Hospital infection control:- •Medical and surgical asepsis • Standard precautions • Isolation precautions • Sharp precautions • Handling of contaminated material • Environmental control • Staff health promotion and education • Evaluation
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  A) Medical andsurgical asepsis • Hand washing • Donning and removing sterile gloves • Preparing a sterile field by opening a tray wrapped in a sterile drape • Preparing a sterile field • Performing a surgical hand scrub • Donning a sterile gown and closed gloving
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  B) Standard precautions Standardprecautions are applied to blood, all body fluids, secretions, excretions (except sweat) non- intact skin & mucous membrane. • Hand Hygiene • Personal Protective Equipment (Barrier Precaution)
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  Hand Hygiene
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  When??
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  Personal Protective Equipment(Barrier Precaution) Disposable gloves Plastic aprons Face masks & respirators Safety glasses, goggles, visors
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  Head protection Foot protection Fluidrepellent gowns
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  Gown Mask or Respirator Goggles or Face shield Gloves
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  Sequence for removalPPE Gloves Face- shield Or Goggles Gown Mask Or Respirator
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  C) Isolation Precautions •Transmission-Based Precautions: • 1) Airborne Precautions • 2) Droplet Precautions and • 3) Contact Precautions.
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  1) Airborne Precautions
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  2) Droplet Precautions
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  3) Contact Precautions
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  D) Sharp precautions –NEVERTO RECAP NEEDLES –Dispose of used needles and small sharps immediately in puncture resistant boxes. Needle incinerator can be used for disposal.
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  E) Handling ofcontaminated material 1. Cleaning of blood or body fluid spills: • Wear gloves. • Wipe- up the spill with paper or towel • Apply disinfectant 2. Cleaning & decontamination of equipment: • Protective barriers must be worn. 3. Handling & processing lab specimens: • Must be in strong plastic bags with biohazard label.
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  4. Handling &processing linen: • Soiled linen must be handled with barrier precautions, sent to laundry in coded bags. • Handling & processing infectious waste: • Must be placed in color coded, leakage proof bags, collected with barrier precautions • Contaminated waste incinerated or better autoclaved prior to disposal in a landfill
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  F) Environmental control •Physical facility plan must meet quality and infection control measures. • Cleaning of hospital environment • Proper air ventilation • Water pipes examination
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  • Proper wastecollection & disposal • Cleaning and disinfection of equipment • Proper linen collection, cleaning, distribution
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  G) Staff healthpromotion and education • Employee health history must be reviewed, immunizations recommendations to be considered • Release from work if sick • Continuous education to improve practice, better performance of new techniques. • Follow standard precautions guidelines on every patient based on concept that body fluids from any patient can be infectious
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  H) Evaluation • Measuresuccess of infection control techniques • Compare patient’s response to actual outcome
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