Universal Precautions: Universal Infection Prevention

Procedures for sanitation management; all countertops bust be cleaned all the time from boxes, bottles and paper. Washing your hands is a requirement for all personal in the healthcare profession. Using PPE (Personal protective equipment) help keep personal in the pharmacy (and healthcare industry) protected against infection and spread. PPE include gloves, masks, and

| State why and when health and safety control equipment, identified by the principles of protection, should be used relating to types, purpose and limitations of each type, the work situation, occupational use and the general work environment, in relation to:–   collective protective measures–   personal protective equipment (PPE)–   respiratory protective equipment (RPE)–   local exhaust ventilation (LEV).

1.1 Explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection

The use of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), like plastic aprons, gloves footwear when handling contaminated items, including items contaminated with body fluids, and disposing of waste,

Regulatory body standards NICE Universal precautions Other current Government and/or Health Department standards and guidelines Skills for Health Infection Control workplace competencies Other national standards and regulations that are current Local and organisational policies Health and safety policies Organisational infection control policies Any policies specific to role,

worker wearing an apron and gloves for procedures will reduce the spread of infection by preventing infection passing on from

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.

| UNIT 4222- 264 THE PRINCIPLES OF INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL | | | |

1. Explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection.

– collective protective measures– personal protective equipment (PPE)– respiratory protective equipment (RPE)– local exhaust ventilation (LEV).

This paragraph explains ways to prevent infections contracted from hospitals. The number one way to lower the spread of infections contracted through a hospital is correct sanitation customs. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), a federal government agency has come up with guidelines in order to safeguard against the expansion of infections and diseases for patients and the workers (Hedman, 2010). It is mandatory for administrators of hospitals to write a disclosure policy to protect the workers from infections like Hepatitis B and other infections and bad bacteria. Minimizing infections that the workers have can aid in stopping the spread of

Knowing how to handle situations like this will also be helpful. Universal Precautions are actions that you take to place a barrier between yourself and potentially infected body fluids like gloves. In healthcare gloves are very important when it comes to helping people go to the bathroom or if they are incontinent you must change their brief. The main Universal precautions used in the medical office are gloves and face mask. Gloves are used for when working with patients.

Protective clothing does not have to be worn at all times within the facility as there is a chance that instead of preventing the infection they could also carry around the healthcare associated infections if it is worn when it is not necessary. Before any member of the healthcare team decides to wear any kind of protective clothing it is important that they assess the risk of the transmission of the infection to themselves and the patient. Protective clothing must be worn at all times when there are bodily fluids, blood, secretions or excretions from the patient as this will prevent any

If you are visiting a person with a disease that can spread through droplets, follow these guidelines:

When disasters take place in the medical field, shortcomings of hospital systems are brought to the surface. A recent disaster was the Ebola crisis in Dallas, Texas where two nurses were infected after improper usage and insufficient knowledge of the use of personal protective equipment (Hunt, Jacobson, & Hacker, 2014). In order to provide quality care to patients, nurses need to be protected from the very illness they are trying to cure in the patient he/she is providing care for. Personal protective equipment (PPE) is the last line of defense a nurse has to prevent disease transmission. By creating a physical barrier, PPE in the healthcare field is used to prevent contact with an infectious agent, or body fluid containing an infectious agent (Centers for Disease Control, 2014). A combination of gloves, gowns, aprons, masks, respirators, and goggles/face shields protect health care workers and other patients receiving care from disease.