Hospital-acquired infections are a major issue worldwide, causing thousands of deaths each year. Health service providers like doctors, nurses, and other staff can play an important role in reducing HAI-related mortality and morbidity. Their roles include following appropriate infection prevention practices, implementing sterilization and disinfection guidelines, monitoring for infections, and notifying others of infected patients. Adhering to their assigned responsibilities regarding patient care, cleaning, laundry, food service, and waste disposal can help combat the spread of infections in healthcare facilities.

3. ROLE OF SVC PROVIDER TO COMBAT
HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTION
Presented by
Capt Rubel
RN-28
OBC -89

4. OBJECTIVE
1. Introduction
2. What is HAI
3. Who are the svc provider
4. Epidemiology of HAI
5. Agents
6. Causes
7. Role of svc provider
8. Prevention
9. Conclusion

5. INTRODUCTION
Hospital acquired infection (HAI) or is one of the
burning issue world wide. Every year there is thousands
of mortality worldwide. Estimated by the UK
Department of Health it is about 6–10% .In the US CDC
estimated that roughly 1.7 million HAI & contribute to
99,000 deaths each year. [1] SVC provider can play an
exceedingly imp role to reduce morbidity & mortality.

6. Hospital-acquired infection
A Hospital-acquired infection also known as a
nosocomial infection -from the Greek words
nosos, meaning disease, and komide, care-, is an
infection that is acquired in a hospital or other
health care facility. It is sometimes called a
healthcare–associated infection.

7. Health SVC Provider
Health svc is broad term. It is provided by health team
member of which includes Doctor or Physician as a
leader. Other members of his team includes nurse,
pharmacist, medical assistant, other stuffs even ward
boy, cleaner etc.

8. History of HAI

11. Infecting organisms

12. Infecting agents

14. COMBATING HAI

15. General Guidelines for Disinfection :
• (1) Critical instruments/equipment (that are those
penetrating skin or mucous membrane) should undergo
sterilization before and after use. Ex: surgical instruments.
• (2) Semi-critical instruments / equipment (that are those
in contact with intact mucous membrane without
penetration) should undergo high level disinfection before
use and intermediate level disinfection after use. Ex:
endotracheal tubes
• (3)Non-critical instruments /equipment (that are those in
contact only with intact skin) require only intermediate or
low level disinfection before and after use. Ex: ECG
electrodes

16. Role of Physicians
• By providing direct patient care using practices which minimize
infection
• By following appropriate practice of hygiene (e.g. handwashing,
isolation
• Protecting their own patients from other infected patients and from
hospital staff
• who may be infected Complying with the practices approved by the
Infection Control Committee.
• Obtaining appropriate microbiological specimens when an infection
is present.
• Notifying cases of hospital-acquired infection to the team, as well
as the admission of infected patients

19. Role of the nursing staff
• Implementation of patient care practices for
infection control is the role of the nursing staff.
• The senior nursing administrator is responsible for
participating in the Infection Control Committee
,Promoting the development and improvement of
nursing techniques & ongoing review of aseptic
nursing policies, with approval by the Infection
Control Committee.

20. Role of the hospital pharmacist:
• The hospital pharmacist is responsible for
obtaining, storing and distributing
pharmaceutical preparations using practices
which limit transmission of infectious agents to
patients.
• Maintaining records of antibiotics distributed to
the medical departments
• Providing summary reports of prevalence of
resistance monitoring sterilization, disinfection
and the environment where necessary

21. Role of the food service:
• The in-charge of food services must be
knowledgeable in food safety, staff training, storage
and preparation of foodstuffs, job analysis and use of
equipment.
• The head of catering services is responsible for
defining the criteria for the purchase of foodstuffs
Equipment use & cleaning procedures to maintain a
high level of food safety.

22. Role of the housekeeping service:
• Classifying the different hospital areas by varying
need for cleaning & developing policies for
appropriate cleaning techniques.
• Developing policies for collection, transport and
disposal of different types of waste.
• Ensuring that liquid soap and paper towel dispensers
are replenished regularly.

23. Role of the laundry service:
• The laundry is responsible for developing policies for
working clothes in each area and group of staff, and
maintaining appropriate supplies ,ensuring that liquid
soap and paper towel dispensers are replenished
regularly.
• Distribution of working clothes and if necessary,
managing changing rooms.
• Developing policies for the collection and transport of
dirty linen.
• Defining, where necessary, the method for disinfecting
infected linen, either before it is taken to the laundry
or in the laundry itself.

24. SUMMARY

25. Conclusion
Hospital Acquired Infection is still one of the major
hindrance of good outcome of treatment. Every year
thousands of lives are sacrificed due to hospital
acquired infection along with a huge economic loss.
Health svc providers can play a major role to combat
this infection by adopting proper measures.