Infection Control Policy and Procedures Policy: Always wash your hands: * After using the toilet * After changing a diaper — wash the diaper-wearer’s hands‚ too * After touching animals or animal waste * Before and after preparing food‚ especially before and immediately after handling raw meat‚ poultry or fish * Before eating * After blowing your nose * After coughing or sneezing into your hands * Before and after treating wounds or cuts * Before
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developing a computer model of the spread of an infectious disease‚ the student develops an understanding of the role of the infection rate and the removal rate on the spread of the disease. The Threshold Theorem of Epidemiology claims that the extent of spread of an epidemic can be predicted if three values are known: initial number of susceptible people (S(0))‚ the infection rate (K)‚ and the removal rate (by quarantine or cure) (Q). The extent of the spread of the epidemic is indicated by the percentage
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description of the scenario is attached as Appendix 1. The nurse was trying to minimize risk of cross infection as clothing and footwear could be contaminated by surfaces (Kumar‚ Saunders & Watson‚ 2000). The student nurse needs to have a good understanding of MRSA‚ protocols and research and evidence based approaches to deliver safe and appropriate care whilst minimizing risk of cross infection. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a
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NVQ LEVEL 3 UNIT 19: The principles of infection prevention and Control Learning Outcomes and assessment criteria (question and answer) 1. Understand roles and responsibilities in the prevention and control of infections 1.1 Explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection Answer: Control of infection is very important specially on a care homes because I as a healthcare service provider is working on vulnerable adults or old people‚ it is
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principles of infection prevention and control Outcome 1 Explain employee’s roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection 1 ‘It is our responsibility as employees to take precautionary measures to prevent and control the spread of infection in the workplace; this involves working safely to protect myself‚ other staff‚ visitors and individuals from infections. Some of the legislation and regulations that relate to the control and prevention of infection include
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Causes and Spread of infection Q 1.1 - Identify the differences between: bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites. * Bacteria are unicellular‚ prokaryotic microorganism found almost in all kinds of habits. Some bacteria are beneficial like those involved in nitrogen fixation and some pathogenic‚ which cause diseases. * Viruses are unicellular‚ tiny organisms which is mostly composed of DNA (DeoxyriboNucleic Acid) and protein. Its body
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Infection Prevention and Control Kathleen E. Haertel‚ Analysis of Nursing Research / Nur 518 April1‚ 2012 Mrs. Susan Steele- Moses Abstract Florence Nightingale was the first person to initiate the concept of infection prevention and control in Healthcare. Although she had no understanding about the science of asepsis‚ the research she did on the sanitary problems of the hospitals made her an unyielding advocate of pure water‚ pure air‚ cleanliness‚ efficient system of drainage
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Infection Control Summary: Infection control in a health care facility is the prevention of the spread of microorganisms between patient to patient‚ patient to staff member‚ and staff member to patient. Health care workers. All health care workers who have contact with patients and equipment must all adhere to the Infection Control Policies and Procedures to prevent from spreading infection to one another. In most of the health care facilities‚ many ill people are being treated and cared for
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Infection Control Infection control is a very important topic‚ as there are many diseases and viruses that can spread very quickly if the correct action is not taken to stop them. Infection control concentrates on issues related to the spread of infections within the health-care setting‚ they can be spread patient-to-patient‚ from patients to staff‚ and from staff to patients. A few of the main aspects of infection control are prevention‚ monitoring/investigation of spread of infection‚ and management
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putting your fingers in your mouth can potentially give you food poisoning so a couple of bites of an uncooked burger would be enough to ensure a few bad stomachs the next day. Bacteria can get into your body in many ways; the first one is Droplet infection so when you cough‚ sneeze or talk you expel tiny droplets full of pathogens from your breathing system and then other people breathe that in. The second is Direct Contact which means that some diseases are spread by direct contact of the skin. The
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