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Hiking Up the Standards: New Issues in Infection Control. Connie Cavenaugh, BSN, CIC UAMS University Hospital Little Rock. What Are “The Standards”?. THERE’S REALLY ONLY ONE DO NO HARM. How Can I Harm My Client?. Share my infections with them
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Hiking Up the Standards: New Issues in Infection Control Connie Cavenaugh, BSN, CIC UAMS University Hospital Little Rock
What Are “The Standards”? • THERE’S REALLY ONLY ONE • DO NO HARM
How Can I Harm My Client? • Share my infections with them • Transfer infections from one client to another • Not accept responsibility as their healthcare professional
Transmission of Disease • Host • Agent Environment
Dangerous Communicable Diseases • Blood borne pathogens - HIV, Hepatitis • Tuberculosis • Meningitis • Childhood diseases - measles, chicken pox • Influenza
Not Dangerous, Just Miserable Communicable Diseases • Childhood diseases - for children • Bad colds • Foodborne diseases - salmonella • Little critters - head & body lice • Skin diseases - ringworm
Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure • Standard precautions • Personal protective equipment • Linen disposal • Waste disposal • Proper handling of sharps • Immunizations
Cleaning Begins at “Home” • Clean, orderly work space • Clean before you start if necessary • Access to correct cleaners to use after client contact • Portable spill/cleanup kit
The Most Important 15 Seconds of Your Day • Handwashing, Handwashing, Handwashing • 56% of men & 74% of women do IT after using the restroom • 22% of men & 40% of women do IT after sneezing or coughing • 36% of men and 54% of women do IT after they pet the family dog
Important Things to Remember • You need the BIG 3 - soap, water, friction • It really takes 15 seconds • Alcohol foam can be used as a substitute • Lotion or even soap can be contaminated with bacteria
Each One Teach One • Monkey see, monkey do. You are the head monkey • Get visual - posters, handouts • Professional students think you are the expert
The Major Oops!! • If you are stuck with a needle • If you are splashed with blood or some other body fluid • If you are exposed to a contagious disease • When is it time to panic
Isolation in Hospitals & Long Term Care Facilities • New CDC guidelines • Airborne precautions - TB • Droplet precautions - meningitis, measles • Contact precautions - MRSA, RSV, VRE - what do all of the letters mean?
THANK YOU FOR COMING • Your Infection Control Practitioner appreciates your support