Gastro Enteritis Case Study Answers
Gastro Enteritis - Infection Control policies and procedures.
1. Outline possible reasons for this infection.
Possible reasons for an outbreak of Gastro Enteritis is poor hand hygiene, Virus 's (e.g Astrovirus), Medications (e.g Antibiotics)
Bacteria (e.g Campylobacter bacterium)
Chemicals (e.g lead poisoning) Parasites (e.g Giardia Lambila) Bacterial toxins ( e.g Staphylococcal)
2. Which groups of people are more at risk during this outbreak?
Children and Chemo therapy treated patients with cancer are most at risk during the outbreak due to their low immune systems.
3. What is the mode of transmission of Gastro Entertis?
Gastro Enteritis can be transferred by contact with contaminated food and water, poor infection …show more content…
control e.g poor hand hygiene procedures. The transmission mode is through droplets and faeces.
4. What steps will you take to break the chain of infection?
Steps to break the chain will include the proper management of the mode of transmission with thorough cleaning. Good hand hygiene and proper management controls through the mode of transmission, basically making sure to clean up any faece spills and follow the hand washing guidlines.
5. What is the difference between the terms 'standard precautions ' and 'addidional precautions '?
Standard precautions are used with all patients when treating them and should be thought of as if they have something you can catch. Some examples of standard precautions are: Hand Hygiene, Use of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment, Management of sharps and disposal of contaminated infectious waste.
Additional precautions are when the workers know a patient is infectious and standard precautions will not be sufficient. Some examples of Additional precautions are: Allocation to a single room, use on antiseptic hand cleansers for routine hand washing, use of protective barriers, additional room cleaning.
6. What are the five moments of Hand Hygiene?
The five moments of hand hygiene is before touching a patient, Before a procedure, After a procedure or body fluid exposure risk, After touching a patient and after touching a patients surroundings.
7. Identify any personal protective equipment that you might use. Explain the correct use of each piece and why you would use this equipment.
Gloves - Worn over hands when contact with blood, bodily fluids or items that have been contaminated with mucous membranes or non intact skin.
Apron - disposable apron tied around back of neck and waist. Its is worn if a procedure is likely to spray or splash body substance or soiling of clothing. After use the apron is to be ripped where tied and lifted forwards from the body and put into contaminated waste bin.
Masks- Are to be worn over the nose and mouth with elastic holding it on the head. They are worn when there is possible spraying or body substance.
Shoe covers- material covers put over shoes during a procedure, They are used to protect your shoes from any sprays or splashes of body substance so you dont walk it around and cause outbreaks of any virus 's.
8. Explain steps you would take to deal with :
a) An accidental exposure to body fluids:
If a person has had a splash into the eye then the eye should be irrigated with water as soon as possible and for several minutes.
If a person has a splash into the mouth then they should rinse their mouth out with water several times and spit it out. Do not swallow the water.
Report the accident to an Registered Nurse and get details of the patient and if they have any diseases or infections. The person should seek medical attention with the knowledge of what diseases or infections the patient had to check if they have been infected with them. Then Document what happend.
b) Spillage of body fluids:
If there has been a spillage of body fluids a spill kit should be used which contains gloves, plastic bags, paper towel, detergent, aprons and allginate.
Put on the gloves and apron, use the paper towel to soak up the fluid and put in the plastic bag. Clean the area with the detergent and Document what happend.
9. What precautions will you use when handing and disposing of contaminated linen?
Wear gloves and apron, avoid shaking the contaminated linen. Depending on what the colour code is within the facility there is a bag to put contaminated linen and clothes in. Once the linen its securely in the bag tie the bag so it is secure and no leakage.
10. How will you dispose of general waste?
Waste bins are provided within the facilityand the worker shouls always use standard precautions at all times and ensure that the policies and procedures of the facility are followed. General waste bin should never be over filled, they should be appropriately labelled and stored in a secure place.
11. Identify two pieces of legislation that would govern your care of infected patients.
Giving the patient privacy and not making any bad comments about it to them.
12. The outbreak is now over, how will you prepare the area to receive and new
client?
The area will be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected where the other client was and had been to stop the new client from getting in contact with germs from the other client.
References
Aged care in Australia, a guide for aged care workers, 2nd edition text book.
Notes taken from slides in class and class discussions. http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Gastroenteritis http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/occ_health/policies/accidental_exposure.php
http://www.hha.org.au/home/5-moments-for-hand-hygiene.aspx
1. Outline possible reasons for this infection.
Possible reasons for an outbreak of Gastro Enteritis is poor hand hygiene, Virus 's (e.g Astrovirus), Medications (e.g Antibiotics)
Bacteria (e.g Campylobacter bacterium)
Chemicals (e.g lead poisoning) Parasites (e.g Giardia Lambila) Bacterial toxins ( e.g Staphylococcal)
2. Which groups of people are more at risk during this outbreak?
Children and Chemo therapy treated patients with cancer are most at risk during the outbreak due to their low immune systems.
3. What is the mode of transmission of Gastro Entertis?
Gastro Enteritis can be transferred by contact with contaminated food and water, poor infection …show more content…
control e.g poor hand hygiene procedures. The transmission mode is through droplets and faeces.
4. What steps will you take to break the chain of infection?
Steps to break the chain will include the proper management of the mode of transmission with thorough cleaning. Good hand hygiene and proper management controls through the mode of transmission, basically making sure to clean up any faece spills and follow the hand washing guidlines.
5. What is the difference between the terms 'standard precautions ' and 'addidional precautions '?
Standard precautions are used with all patients when treating them and should be thought of as if they have something you can catch. Some examples of standard precautions are: Hand Hygiene, Use of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment, Management of sharps and disposal of contaminated infectious waste.
Additional precautions are when the workers know a patient is infectious and standard precautions will not be sufficient. Some examples of Additional precautions are: Allocation to a single room, use on antiseptic hand cleansers for routine hand washing, use of protective barriers, additional room cleaning.
6. What are the five moments of Hand Hygiene?
The five moments of hand hygiene is before touching a patient, Before a procedure, After a procedure or body fluid exposure risk, After touching a patient and after touching a patients surroundings.
7. Identify any personal protective equipment that you might use. Explain the correct use of each piece and why you would use this equipment.
Gloves - Worn over hands when contact with blood, bodily fluids or items that have been contaminated with mucous membranes or non intact skin.
Apron - disposable apron tied around back of neck and waist. Its is worn if a procedure is likely to spray or splash body substance or soiling of clothing. After use the apron is to be ripped where tied and lifted forwards from the body and put into contaminated waste bin.
Masks- Are to be worn over the nose and mouth with elastic holding it on the head. They are worn when there is possible spraying or body substance.
Shoe covers- material covers put over shoes during a procedure, They are used to protect your shoes from any sprays or splashes of body substance so you dont walk it around and cause outbreaks of any virus 's.
8. Explain steps you would take to deal with :
a) An accidental exposure to body fluids:
If a person has had a splash into the eye then the eye should be irrigated with water as soon as possible and for several minutes.
If a person has a splash into the mouth then they should rinse their mouth out with water several times and spit it out. Do not swallow the water.
Report the accident to an Registered Nurse and get details of the patient and if they have any diseases or infections. The person should seek medical attention with the knowledge of what diseases or infections the patient had to check if they have been infected with them. Then Document what happend.
b) Spillage of body fluids:
If there has been a spillage of body fluids a spill kit should be used which contains gloves, plastic bags, paper towel, detergent, aprons and allginate.
Put on the gloves and apron, use the paper towel to soak up the fluid and put in the plastic bag. Clean the area with the detergent and Document what happend.
9. What precautions will you use when handing and disposing of contaminated linen?
Wear gloves and apron, avoid shaking the contaminated linen. Depending on what the colour code is within the facility there is a bag to put contaminated linen and clothes in. Once the linen its securely in the bag tie the bag so it is secure and no leakage.
10. How will you dispose of general waste?
Waste bins are provided within the facilityand the worker shouls always use standard precautions at all times and ensure that the policies and procedures of the facility are followed. General waste bin should never be over filled, they should be appropriately labelled and stored in a secure place.
11. Identify two pieces of legislation that would govern your care of infected patients.
Giving the patient privacy and not making any bad comments about it to them.
12. The outbreak is now over, how will you prepare the area to receive and new
client?
The area will be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected where the other client was and had been to stop the new client from getting in contact with germs from the other client.
References
Aged care in Australia, a guide for aged care workers, 2nd edition text book.
Notes taken from slides in class and class discussions. http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Gastroenteritis http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/occ_health/policies/accidental_exposure.php
http://www.hha.org.au/home/5-moments-for-hand-hygiene.aspx