Model Of Infection Case Study
1. How does the information in this model case relate to the required elements of the infection process? Apply the infection process on page 230 in the Giddens text book to the case study. 1 point.
An infection involves a certain process in order for to it develop. This process consists of a pathogen, susceptible host, reservoir, portal of exit (from the reservoir), mode of transmission, and portal of entry (to the susceptible host). Mrs. Bovier may have been a susceptible patient, considering she is in her seventies, already had an infection with pneumonia, and had low physical activity, which may have been related to her arthritis. The hospital has many places that may serve as reservoirs for bacteria to live on and multiply on. These …show more content…
What are contact precautions? 1 point.
Patients with infections that have multidrug-resistance are often under contact precautions. Some of these infections include VRE, and MRSA, C.difficile, shigella; major wound infections; herpes simplex; scabies; varicella zoster (disseminated); respiratory syncytial virus in infants, young children or immunocompromised adults. Contact precautions may vary from agency to agency, but they typically involve a private room or cohort patients. They also require every individual going in to the room to wear a gown and gloves.
3. List 3 contact precaution measures that are appropriate for Mrs. Bovier and why they are appropriate. (3 points- one per measure include reason why the measure is appropriate)
Three contact precautions that would be beneficial for the improvement of Mrs. Boviers infection are hand hygiene, gloves, and a gown. Hand hygiene is the most important step in preventing an infection from spreading. It helps protect Mrs. Bovier, the nurse, and all individuals the nurse comes in contact with. Gloves help protect the nurse from coming in contact with the infection, as well as, protecting Mrs. Bovier from other bacteria that could be on the nurse’s hands. The last contact precaution would be a gown. This helps protect the nurses’ scrubs from any bodily fluids that could potentially come in contact with them. It is important that gowns are worn and taken off at the door of the patient’s room, to ensure that the infection will
An infection involves a certain process in order for to it develop. This process consists of a pathogen, susceptible host, reservoir, portal of exit (from the reservoir), mode of transmission, and portal of entry (to the susceptible host). Mrs. Bovier may have been a susceptible patient, considering she is in her seventies, already had an infection with pneumonia, and had low physical activity, which may have been related to her arthritis. The hospital has many places that may serve as reservoirs for bacteria to live on and multiply on. These …show more content…
What are contact precautions? 1 point.
Patients with infections that have multidrug-resistance are often under contact precautions. Some of these infections include VRE, and MRSA, C.difficile, shigella; major wound infections; herpes simplex; scabies; varicella zoster (disseminated); respiratory syncytial virus in infants, young children or immunocompromised adults. Contact precautions may vary from agency to agency, but they typically involve a private room or cohort patients. They also require every individual going in to the room to wear a gown and gloves.
3. List 3 contact precaution measures that are appropriate for Mrs. Bovier and why they are appropriate. (3 points- one per measure include reason why the measure is appropriate)
Three contact precautions that would be beneficial for the improvement of Mrs. Boviers infection are hand hygiene, gloves, and a gown. Hand hygiene is the most important step in preventing an infection from spreading. It helps protect Mrs. Bovier, the nurse, and all individuals the nurse comes in contact with. Gloves help protect the nurse from coming in contact with the infection, as well as, protecting Mrs. Bovier from other bacteria that could be on the nurse’s hands. The last contact precaution would be a gown. This helps protect the nurses’ scrubs from any bodily fluids that could potentially come in contact with them. It is important that gowns are worn and taken off at the door of the patient’s room, to ensure that the infection will