Infection Control

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Infection Control

• Hand washing is the best way to prevent the
  spread of infection. Even though Healthcare
  workers wear gloves that does not take the place
  of hand washing.
• Hand washing should be done before and after
  wearing gloves, before and after patient contact,
  contact with your eyes nose and mouth, going to
  the restroom etc.

2
Infection Control

• The CDC recommends the use of alcohol foams or
  gels for up to 10 times or until hands become
  sticky with product in place of soap and water as
  long as hands of gloves are not visibly soiled.
• Exception to the rule is patient that has
  Clostridium difficile (c-diff) as the spores are
  not killed by alcohol so DO NOT use alcohol.

3
Infection Control

• All linen once used goes into a blue bag as
  contaminated.
• All trash that is saturated to the point of
  dripping with blood and body fluids, (except for
  urine and feces unless there is visible blood) go
  into a red biohazard bag.
• All isolation trash goes into a red biohazard
  bag.
• All other trash goes into regular trash.

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Infection control

• Patients that are in isolation should have a cart
  of Personal Protective equipment outside of the
  room, (this is available from the materials
  management department) and there should be a sign
  telling you the type of isolation and the type of
  PPE needed.