Germs Observation Report

Steeve & Mallison (1975) stated hand hygiene has often been singled out as the most important procedure in preventing infection. Guidelines from national and international infection prevention and control organizations acknowledged that hand washing is the single most important procedure for preventing infections (Ganner and Favero,1985).

Dirty hands is the common source of spreading infection. It is very important to keep hands clean to avoid getting infected and spreading infection in the community. It is important to wash hands to keep hands clean. There are two ways to keep hand clean, one way is wash hands with soap and warm water while rubbing hands together for minimum 15 to 30 seconds. Indication of washing hands with soap and water is when hands are visibly dirty, before and after eating, feeding, using the toilet, after coughing or sneezing, after using gloves, taking care of patients. There is also second way to clean hands, but it is advisable to wash hands with soap and water all the time, but it can ignore when soap and water is not available so it is okay to use hand gel or foam in the form of sanitizer. This helps to clean hands or kill germs when hands are not visibly dirty.

Washing your hands before and after doing individual jobs, using the correct PPE for the task you are carrying out, Gloves, Aprons etc. This can stop the spread of fluids and germs which can be carried on clothes. Simply covering your mouth when coughing and sneezing then washing your hands will stop the spread of possible infection. Many surfaces can hold germs and bacteria, so even after touching any surfaces hands should be washed or gloves worn where ever possible.

To help the prevention of infection spreading is by knowing the method of washing your hand because we carry most bacteria sue to the open air that we come in contact with. For example we use are hands to shake hands with someone holding or touching objects. When you are performing any form of hand hygiene you will need to make sure that you have washed your hand with anti-bacterial liquid soap; this is to help prevent any bacteria which we already have on our hands. In all health and social care settings an automatic liquid dispenser should be placed so that when washing hands any individual doesn’t touch or need to even sneeze any part of the liquid

The article titled, “ ‘Harmless’ Things You Should Really Wash Your Hands After Touching” by William Harris, is that every day of people's lives they get germs from all the things they touch.

Two ways that I could help prevent pathogens from spreading on a daily basis include avoiding close contact with people who are infected with a communicable disease and also by keeping my environment clean, by emptying trash cans frequently and keeping them clean.

When in search of the appropriate gifts for clients, fellow workers, friends or relatives, you should consider giving personalised bath and hand towels to them. One reason for this is the fact that they are a highly usable gift. Another is the fact that when you personalise any gift, the recipient knows that you spent extra time and effort to make the present special. Explore these and other reasons below why these towels are good gift ideas.

Cleanliness is very important for keeping most of disease at bay. So it is essential to inculcate good hygienic habit in children right from early childhood. Washing hand is one of the best ways to reduce the spread of disease.

Prior to starting at the Frederick Pediatric Center I was required to attend a BHIPP orientation. The orientation consisted of two 6-hour days of lectures by various members of BHIPP. It was very informative and I was able to meet my peers who are also a part of BHIPP. I learned a lot of different techniques and methods that should be helpful at my agency. I was also provided with supplies to use at the agency with clients.

Due to the limited information given in the scenario, it is difficult to identify the right agent that caused the GI distress on the Veterans. However, I agree with you when you mentioned it could be due to a number of things, including MERS, a respiratory illness that also causes some GI distress. Manufacturing plants are an ideal environment for people to contract diseases, due to the confined and sometimes crowded spaces. For this reason, nurses need to implement primary prevention interventions in order to contain the spread of the agent. I also have the same opinion about handwashing, and I think it should be implemented in all levels of prevention. In this specific scenario, since these workers are already sick, secondary and tertiary

We also have one of our biggest enemies with is to forget , as people of the 21s century we have distractions and worries that will make us forget to wash our hands once in a while. If your late to work and your using the restroom a huge possibility will be that you will just run out the door without even looking at the sink. Now i do lean towards the fact that washing our hands is really important and although theres a lot we can’t control its always good to try the best we can to omit sickness in life.In order for this to have a better effect in our health i don't think it only starts in the sink of the bathroom but it starts when people start committing to it for the better health of everyone not just a few people. This world is full of possibilities ,and thats why i wouldn't completely agree with Hansen . I once heard that people that do avoid germs much more than others do have a better chance to get sick and i would think that is common sense because the immune system cant work unless it has something to fight against

clinical question and comprehensibly as possible. Lastly, an assessment the hospitals with high-handwashing rates versus low-handwashing rates will be instrumental in determining the role handwashing plays in preventing bacterial infections in hospitalized patients.

Within the essay I am going to discuss whether good hand hygiene practices are the single most important factor in preventing cross infection. Some may argue for this statement others against. Jeanes A (2005) refers to the NMC code of professional conduct (2004) who state that you must act to identify and minimise risk to patients and clients.

water use behaviours including hand washing after defecation in Armall. This was done by walking through Armall settlement, observing what was happening, carrying out physical investigations and taking photographs, which have been used in this research. During these walks the researcher had an opportunity to ask questions about water supply and sanitation issues and that during this period the researcher had an opportunity to inspect the hand dug wells and the pit latrines used by the people of Armall. The method gave the researcher an opportunity to confirm what was physically happening in Armall.

A defensive strategy is important when trying to avoid infecting oneself with an illness lying in wait (Wisegeek.com, 2011). According to Mayo Clinic (2009), frequent handwashing is one of the best ways to avoid getting sick and spreading illness. Although it is impossible to keep hands germ-free, washing hands frequently can help limit the transfer of bacteria, viruses and other microbes.