Preclusion and Management of Healthcare-Related Infections

Preclusion and management of
healthcare-related infections

Introduction
 Avoidance and management of healthcare-
related infections is essential for successful
treatment of patients since healthcare associated
infections cause kill at least one person out of
twenty five patients. However, healthcare
associated infections can be prevented and
controlled

The most common healthcare-
associated infections include the
following; Drain-related urinary tract infections,
 operating site contagions,
 blood circulation infections,
 Pneumonia,
 Clostridium difficile
 All these infections are considered preventable (Sendelbach, & Funk
2013). .

Methods of prevention and control
of healthcare associated infections.
 There are several ways to prevent and control health
associated infections, they include;
 proper hand hygiene. High hygiene standards should be
maintained to avoid transmission of infection to and from
the patient. (Vardi et al 2013)
 Isolation of patients, For instance immunocompromised
patients should be isolated from others to avoid
opportunistic infections.
 Correspondence and sympathy increment the level of trust
among patients and their parental figures, along these lines
enhancing their aggregate levels of fulfillment. Patients are
additionally more prone to cling to their treatment
suggestions when they are given more data and regard.
(Magrabi et al 2013).