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Title: Infection Prevention Control Notes
Description: BN Nursing Degree Acute Care module notes for 2nd year work. MRSA, Norovirus, RSV, C Diff are all covered.
Description: BN Nursing Degree Acute Care module notes for 2nd year work. MRSA, Norovirus, RSV, C Diff are all covered.
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Monday, 18 January 2016
Infection Control
- Chain of infection:
This is how infection occurs through this chain of events
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MRSA (Meticillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus)
Clostridium difficile
Norovirus
Respiratory syncytial virus
Guidelines suggest that 5 considerations should be made in order to manage infection
prevention and control
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Follow correct procedures to avoid transmission of blood-borne viruses such as Hep-B
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AsepsisThe aseptic technique must be used when breaching any the bodies lines of defence
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Use the intrinsic and extrinsic factors above
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It is carried harmlessly by 30-60% of the population
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Aureus enters the body through broken skin or an invasive procedure for
example, infection can occur
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Aureus
becomes resistant to antibiotics, then it is classed as MRSA (meticillin-resistant
staphylococcus aureus)
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It is now mandatory for hospitals to monitor the MRSA bacteria to study the likely
sources of infection
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These two sources of bacteraemia have accounted for
approximately 30-40% of all MRSA bacteraemias with a reported source between
2007/08 and 2013/14
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It does not
necessarily lead to infection
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Monday, 18 January 2016
Clostridium Difficile:
C Dif is the most common bacterial infection that causes diarrhoea
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It can be found in healthy people and cause
no harm
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C dif forms as spores able to survive in
the environment for months
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SIGHT
S- Suspect that a case is infected when there is no other clear cause for diarrhoea
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G- Gloves and aprons must be worn during contact with the suspect patient and their
environment
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Symptoms of C Dif are foul smelling diarrhoea which may contain blood or mucus
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Patients who are at risk are those who have recently used antibiotics
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The elderly are more susceptible
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Presentation of C Dif ranges from mild to life threatening
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Life threatening would be hypotensive patient, partial or complete ileus or toxic
megacolon
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Outbreaks are common in semi-enclosed environments such as
school, care homes and hospitals
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79% of outbreaks occur in healthcare settings
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People who are debilitated
elderly patients, infants and immunocompromised are more so at risk
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It is easy for
norovirus to become critical if the patient is allowed to dehydrate
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RSV is more prevalent in the winter months
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RSV appears similar to a cold with symptoms such as runny nose, cough, and
sometimes fever
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Accurate diagnosis is obtained through throat and/or nasal swabs
Title: Infection Prevention Control Notes
Description: BN Nursing Degree Acute Care module notes for 2nd year work. MRSA, Norovirus, RSV, C Diff are all covered.
Description: BN Nursing Degree Acute Care module notes for 2nd year work. MRSA, Norovirus, RSV, C Diff are all covered.