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Spreading of Germs in Hospital Settings
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How Do Germs Spread in the Hospital?
What is Nosocomial?
Come into the hospital with one issue and acquire an infection while there
Nosocomial Infection
Examples:
Examples:
Pt comes in for a hip replacement and the surgical spot gets a staph infections from dressing site
or
Pt is in the ER waiting to be seen and is exposed to COVID 19 or Influenzia
Re-Infection
Re-infection
The same organism returns
Example:
Patient is admitted with bacterial infection, test - but then the infection returns from not finishing the anbx
Example 1
Spread of the same organism
Spread of Same Organism
moving from one spot to a new spot in the
body
Example:
Example:
True story of a patient I cared for as a student nurse!!!
Pt to Staff or Staff to Pt
Spreading back and forth between staff and patients
What examples can you think of?
a,
Example:
Why does it happen?
Staff breaks out in shingles after caring for a patient with chicken pox
b,
What can we do to prevent it?
c,
What factors increase the risk for becoming ill?
d,
What does this term mean?
Free from any & all germs
As soon as touched or opened - "dirty"
Medical Asepsis - clean technique
- awareness of how preform procedures
- control & reduce # of pathogens
Aseptic Technique
Hand washing....There is a proper way
Handwashing
Promotes medical asepsis
Pg 190
Cleaning Methods:
Sterilize Disinfection Cleaning
-Autoclave -Bacteriostatic solution or sanitization
-Bacteriocidal solution