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Completely Notes Of INFECTION CONTROL & SAFETY NOTES
Unit- 1
HAI (Hospital-acquired Infection)
Hospital-acquired infection
Bundle approach
- Prevention of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Prevention of Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
- Prevention of Ventilator
- Associated events (VAE)
- Prevention of Central Line Associated Blood Stream
Infection (CLABSI) Surveillance of HAI – Infection
control team & Infection control committee
Unit- 2
Isolation Precautions and use of
Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE)
Types of isolation systems, standard
precaution and transmission-based
precautions (Direct Contact,
Droplet, Indirect)
Epidemiology & Infection
prevention – CDC guidelines
Effective use of PPE
Unit- 3
Hand Hygiene
Types of Hand Hygiene.
Hand washing and use of alcohol hand rub
Moments of Hand Hygiene
WHO hand hygiene promotion
Unit- 4
Disinfection and sterilization
Definitions
Types of disinfection and sterilization
Environment cleaning
Equipment Cleaning
Guides on the use of disinfectants
Spaulding‘s principle
Unit- 5
Specimen Collection (Review)
Principle of specimen collection
Types of specimens
Collection techniques and special considerations
Appropriate containers
Transportation of the sample
Staff precautions in handling specimens
Unit- 6
BMW (Bio Medical Waste Management)
Laundry management process and infection control and prevention
Waste management process and
infection prevention
Staff precautions
Laundry management
Country ordinance and BMW National guidelines 2017:
Segregation of wastes, Colour coded waste containers, waste collection & storage, Packaging & labeling, Transportation
Unit- 7
Antibiotic stewardship
Importance of Antibiotic Stewardship
Anti-Microbial Resistance
Prevention of MRSA, MDRO in healthcare setting
Unit- 8
Patient Safety Indicators
Care of Vulnerable patients
Prevention of Iatrogenic injury
Care of lines, drains and tubing‘s
Restrain policy and care – Physical and Chemical
Blood & blood transfusion policy
Prevention of IV Complication
Prevention of Fall
Prevention of DVT
Shifting and transporting of patients
Surgical safety
Care coordination event related to medication reconciliation and administration
Prevention of communication errors
Prevention of HAI
Documentation Incidents and adverse Events
Capturing of incidents
RCA (Root Cause Analysis)
CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Action)
Report writing
Unit- 9
IPSG (International Patient safety Goals)
Identify patient correctly
Improve effective communication
Improve the safety of High Alert medication
Ensure safe surgery
Reduce the risk of health care associated infection
Reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls
Reduce the harm associated with clinical alarm system
Unit- 10
Safety protocol
5S (Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain)
Radiation safety
Laser safety
Fire safety
- Types and classification of fire
- Fire alarms
- Firefighting equipment
HAZMAT (Hazardous Materials) safety - Types of spill
- Spillage management
- MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets)
Environmental safety - Risk assessment
- Aspect impact analysis
- Maintenance of Temp and
Humidity (Department wise) - Audits
Emergency Codes
Role of Nurses in times of disaster
Unit- 11
Employee Safety Indicators
Vaccination
Needle stick injuries (NSI) prevention
Fall prevention
Radiation safety
Annual health check Healthcare Worker Immunization Program and management of occupational exposure
Occupational health ordinance
Vaccination program for healthcare staff
Needle stick injuries and prevention and post-exposure prophylaxis
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