The importance of infection control, What is the nurse’s role in preventing the spread of infecton?

The importance of infection control, What is the nurse’s role in preventing the spread of infecton?

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importance of infection control. What is the nurse’s role in preventing the spread of infection?

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Potter, P., Perry, A., Stockert, P., Hall, Al., Astle, D., & Duggleby, W. (2019). Canadian fundamentals of nursing (6th ed.). Toronto: Elsevier Mosby. ISBN: 978-1-
771721134 OR ISBN: 978-1-771721158 for Pageburst E-Book

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The importance of infection control

Introduction

Infection control has been a part of healthcare since medicine began. It was developed as a way to prevent outbreaks of infectious diseases in hospitals and other healthcare facilities, which can spread rapidly among patients and staff.

What is infection control?

Infection control is a set of practices to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases in healthcare facilities. It includes procedures for cleaning, disinfecting and maintaining equipment; procedures for handling patients with contagious diseases; and procedures for isolating patients who have been exposed to an infectious agent.

Infection control helps protect patients and others at risk from receiving infections that are spread through contact with infected people or objects (such as needles).

What is it used for?

Infection control is used to prevent the spread of infection, and reduce the risk of cross-infection.

• Prevention: Infection prevention strategies (IPS) help protect your staff, visitors and patients from infection by reducing their exposure to germs.

• Avoidance: You can also reduce your employees’ risk of acquiring an infectious disease by providing personal protective equipment (PPE) that prevents skin contact with blood or body fluids. This includes gloves, gowns and masks when working with potentially infectious materials such as biological specimens; safe personal protective equipment for non-medical staff who work in areas where there is a high risk of contamination.

Protection of patients/clients/residents

Infection control is the practice of preventing the spread of infectious diseases. This can be done through hand washing, cleaning, and disinfecting.

Patients/clients/residents are at risk for infection because they may have weakened immune systems due to illness or medications; have had previous exposure to certain diseases; or be living with conditions that increase susceptibility to infection (such as diabetes). Infection control reduces this risk by limiting contact between patients/clients/residents and those who are sick or have infections.

Infections spread through direct contact with an infected person’s bodily fluids (pus, blood) on objects like surfaces or clothing that were recently touched by another person who was ill with an infectious disease; indirect transmission occurs when airborne droplets containing microorganisms get onto your hands without you realizing it

Prevention of spread

Infection control is the use of personal protective equipment, isolation procedures and environmental controls to prevent the spread of infection. It’s most commonly used in hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare facilities to prevent the spread of disease.

Infection control is also used to protect staff and visitors from exposure to bloodborne pathogens (e.g., hepatitis B). This can be done by using gowns, masks or goggles; handwashing after contact with patients; cleaning up spills immediately; avoiding contact with body fluids such as saliva or vomit; taking showers after coming into contact with someone who has been sick (or just because you’re feeling a little dirty); etcetera—the list goes on!

It’s important that we keep our patient populations safe at all times so they don’t become sicker than necessary due to mistakes made during care delivery procedures.”

section: Staff and visitor safety

• Staff and visitors can be infected by patients.

• Visiting staff and visitors are at risk of contracting infections, which they can transmit to the patient they’re visiting.

Infection control should be used in all healthcare facilities.

Infection control is a shared responsibility. It’s a non-negotiable part of healthcare, and it’s not just about the doctors and nurses. In fact, infection control can only be fully effective when all staff members are working together to prevent infections from occurring in the first place. This includes both patients who walk through your door every day as well as those who may not have access to care if they got sick on their own time (and thus were unable to report it).

Conclusion

The use of infection control can help to prevent the spread of infections in healthcare facilities. The use of infection control methods and practices should be standardized so that all staff are aware of them, and know how best to implement them when needed.