Preventing and Controlling Health Care Associated Infections

Running head: HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS
Preventing and Controlling Health Care Associated Infections
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Abstract
For the past few centuries the literature has been well aware of the incidence and unwanted
complications of health-associated diseases (HAIs). There has always been an alarming increase
in the incidence of HAIs. Originally, it was referenced in acute care (formerly known as
nosocomial disease), but now the word refers to diseases that were obtained in a spectrum of
medical environments. Nursing and medical practice has been shown to be capable of taking
transient microorganisms from intact skin and from environmental surfaces. Hand hygiene and
aseptic procedures can decrease the transient transport and transfer of micro-organisms before
caring for a vulnerable patient. In addition to contributing to the best results, the protective
advantages of the infection control are cost-effective and many more. They safeguard health
employees, boost awareness of problems related to infection management in all healthcare
environments and retain the highest norms in the field of infection, which adds favourably to
provide best possible patient outcome.

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Table of Contents
Introduction:....................................................................................................................................3
Discussion of inputs of Health Care Associated Infections:...........................................................3
Discussion of outputs of Health Care Associated Infections:.........................................................6
Conclusion:......................................................................................................................................8
References:......................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction:
The most important source of ill patient outcome is health -care related infections (HAI).
Research has shown that the bulk of HAIs can be avoided through right policies and procedures.
SA Health Infection Control Service in South Australia analyses HAIs and provides government
guidelines, resources, and procedures for the prevention and/or control of diseases, and
antimicrobial resistance across all clinical contexts (SA Health, 2019). Reduction and avoidance
of HAI is considered to be the greatest problem for patients and is defined in the third standard
by National Safety and Quality Health Service (Allegranzi & Pittet, 2009). These norms are
applicable in all Australian hospitals with the requirements required for excellent clinical
practice. In order to be accredited, compliance with these norms is obligatory. Likewise,
numerous strategies for the prevention and control of HAIs have been developed, including the
establishment of normal and transmission-based safeguards, the implementation and tracking of
manual hygiene programs that guarantee adherence of health workers, aseptic protocols and
systems and management of medical devices, clean and hygienic job environments (Brady et al.,
2012).
Discussion of inputs of Health Care Associated Infections:
Infection control staffs have been shown to have a significant function in preventing and
preventing patient and health care workers infections. The ICP is typically appointed to carry out
on-going surveillance of diseases at particular wards, to calculate and report infection rates to
critical employees, to provide employees with training and instruction, to react to and enforce
outbreak control measures and to consult on the issue of health of the employees. The physician
acquires knowledge from present science journals and fundamental training courses through