Preventing and Controlling Healthcare Associated Infections: NSQHS Standards

Interview Response

QUESTION 1
The Preventing and Controlling Healthcare Associated standard, as per NSHQS aims to
improvise infection and control measures for preventing infections. Spread of antimicrobial
resistance through appropriate use of antimicrobials, is another key concept evolving within
Prevention and controlling of infections. Primary aim of NSQHS standards are to significantly
protect public form harm, to further improve quality of care provided by healthcare service
organizations. From my experience, I have gained knowledge and experience that quality
assurance of mechanisms that tests are relevant mechanisms that allows health services to realize
development goals. Preventing and controlling healthcare associated infections, as per NQHS
further plays strong role within recent time where immunization and effective healthcare
strategies enhances scope for new healthcare services.
National Safety and Quality Health Service Standard, further integrates strengthened
focus on analyzing new infection prevention strategies for analyzing controlled measures to
prevent future infections among people. Clinical governance and quality improvement further
prevents control of health care associated infections, used to prevent control in healthcare
associated infections. As per my experience, Preventing and controlling healthcare associated
infections aims to provide relevant practices in shape, for strengthening hygiene requirements
variedly. The 3.2 element applies quality improvement system for prevention and control of
healthcare wellness among people. It focuses towards healthcare associated infections and their
prevention among people. From my experience, element 3.6 of standard which is transmission
based precautions plays crucial role for assessing infection risks and use of transmission in
infection agents.
Patients risks are evaluated, where patients existing or medical history of infections are
analyzed a where precautions have to be further evolved as per external services requirements.
Furthermore, analysis of 3.7 standard and transmission based precautions enable us to gain
knowledge that service organization has specific communication responsibility of relevant details

for patient infection status. It is the responsibility for care is transferred between clinicians or
health service organization as per standard, also where varied safety measures can be understood.
It can be justified that, there are around 200,000 healthcare associated infections each
year in acute healthcare facilities within Australia, where sources of many infections are
transmission oriented among patients, healthcare workers and visitors. My experiences also
enhanced my knowledge towards infections prevention and control, which aims to minimize risk
of transmission and effectively manage infections which reduces development of agents further.
As per my knowledge and experience, my analysis also further leveraged engagement towards
3.12 element which is correlated to clean environment where maintenance of buildings and
handling specific requirements are essential. Another key element 3.13 workforce immunization
focuses towards health service organization which is risk based workforce immunization
program.
This can be justified, as it is consistent with current edition within Australian
immunization handbook, where requirements for vaccine preventable diseases addresses specific
requirements for effective working framework. Standard precaution consists of hand hygiene,
use of personal protective equipment and routine environmental cleaning as per hygiene
standards. Intention of standard is to minimize risk for patients in acquiring preventable
infections for enabling effective management infections, when they occur by using evidence
based strategies. The intention of standard is to minimize risk for patients in acquiring
preventable infections, for further enabling effective management of infections by using effective
healthcare associated infections diversely. It can be further analyzed that aseptic technique is
range of infection prevention and control practices, used to minimize presence of pathogenic
microorganisms during various clinical procedures.
Strategies against infections can be further achieved through proper hygiene, non-touch
technique and gloves usage medically for ensuring sterility of equipment significantly. The
transmission based precautions are recommended further variedly in situations, were spread of
infections are further confirmed and new steps are implemented effectively.