Assignment : Creating A Foundation For Infection Management

Kennedy, L. (2014). Implementing AORN recommended practices for a safe environment of care, part II. AORN journal, 100(3), 280-293.

Describe the roles and responsibilities of personnel in relation to infection prevention and control in a health or social care setting

The Practice strives to provide a safe, healthy work environment, including proper procedures for infection control and protecting employees from exposure to infectious diseases. To achieve this goal the Practice will comply (and will require employee compliance) with all Occupational Safety and Health Act ("OSHA"), Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"), and State Department of Health requirements, laws and regulations for workplace safety and health.

Healthcare acquired infections (HAI) or nosocomial infections are defined as an infection that a patient acquires while being treated in a medical facility. Nosocomial infections contribute to significant loss of life and cost the health care system millions of dollars each year. The purpose of this paper is review the policy proposed by the Illinois Department of Health (IDPH) to Prevent Health Care Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance. This paper will also discuss the current relevance to health care, the strengths and weaknesses of the policy as evidenced by current literature and public health data. Recommendations for additions to or changes in the policy will also

All employees are required to practice standard precautions. The monitoring of compliance of standard precautions is the responsibility of all members of the health care team including Environmental Services personnel.

I have read and understand the plagiarism policy as outlined in the course syllabus, the Nursing Student Handbook appropriate to my program of study and the USF Student Handbook relating to the USF Academic Integrity and Plagiarism Policy. By affixing this statement to the title page of my (paper, PowerPoint, etc), I certify that I have not violated any aspect of the USF Academic Integrity/Plagiarism Policy in the process of completing this assignment. If it is found that I have violated any of the above mentioned policy in the writing of this paper, I understand the possible consequences

At the Riverglade House my supervisor asked me to check the procedures and policies relating to health safety and security to see how they link to guidelines and regulations.

In order to be in compliance the hospital's Safety/Fire/MSDS/ programs, regulations on these subjects must review every year. Attached are the required readings. Please take your time to read these files and always keep safety in mind! In the next several day I will be passing out a review log sheet, by signing it you would have acknowledge that

An Exposure Control Plan (ECP) booklet placed in the clinic by the staff computers hold the steps to follow in case of an occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens has occur. The bloodborne pathogens regulation applies to all the practice full-time/part time employees that are exposed to these incidents. This booklet is intended to comply with the OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.1030 and will include the following:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in conjunction with the National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID) and the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) has recommended four main classifications of precautions that must be followed: standard, airborne droplet, and contact. Health care facilities are provided with a list of infections/conditions that show the type and duration of precautions needed for each specific disease. This way, facilities can follow the guidelines to determine the type of transmission based isolation that should be used. Standard precautions are used on all patients. Health care workers must follow the recommendations for the use of gloves, gowns, and face masks when conditions indicate their use. Airborne precautions are used for patients known or suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by airborne droplet nuclei. These are small particles of evaporated droplets that contain microorganisms and remain suspended in the air or on dust particles. Droplet precautions must be followed for patient known or suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by large-particle droplets expelled during coughing, sneezing talking or laughing. Finally, contact precautions must be followed for any patients known or suspected to be infected with epidemiological

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 the Health and Safety at Work Act (HASAWA), the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) and the Reporting of Injury, Disease and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR). It is important as employees that we are aware of

The advent of OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogen Standard and other revisions that called for advances in sharps technology, and the research utilized by peer reviewed literature identified new procedural requirements for health care workers, providing helpful elaboratory additions to exposure control plans meant to reduce worker exposure from hazards associated with bloodborne pathogens.

1.1. The purpose of this program is to limit injury or impairment to any part of the body through absorption, inhalation, or physical contact by providing personal protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities. PPE shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes

Standard precautions also known as universal precautions are a set of basic infection prevention practices intended to avoid transmission of infectious diseases from one person to another. Since we do not often know exactly if a person has an infectious disease, standard precautions are applied to every individual at all time to assure that the spread of disease does not occur, since we do not often know exactly if a person has an infectious disease or not. In addition, health care workers should use extra protective barriers such as masks, gloves, eye protection (goggle), personal protective equipment (PPE) gown, and power air purifying respirators (PAPRs) or N95 respirators depending on the patient illness and expected degree of contact

Infection is the invasion of an organism's body tissues (Links to an external site.) by disease (Links to an external site.)-causing agents, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to these organisms and the toxins (Links to an external site.)they produce.[1] (Links to an external site.)[2] (Links to an external site.)Infectious disease, also known as transmissible disease or communicable disease, is illness (Links to an external site.) resulting from an infection.