Healthcare Management in Workplace Tasks 2022

Running Head: HEALTHCARE MAINTENANCE IN WORKPLACE
HEALTHCARE MAINTENANCE IN WORKPLACE
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Task 1
Question 1.1
Healthcare-related infections are a threat for patients, society as well as the health care
workers and professionals. There are many life-threatening diseases which are caused by
infections like severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), tuberculosis and plague. These
infections have led to the development of infection control programs in all healthcare
organizations and their implementation in daily work1. Good infection control program decreases
the risks of patient’s morbidity and mortality rate, duration of hospital stay and the budget. The
infection control program comprises many components. They include educating and training the
healthcare staffs, standards, and precautionary method development, hazard identification,
reducing risks, application of aseptic techniques, sterilization of equipment and instruments and
many more. This policy of infection control is required to prevent healthcare workers to develop
any infection through transmission from the patients while caring for them. Personal protective
equipment like gloves, laboratory coats, gowns, goggles, masks must be used by the workers to
prevent the spread of airborne or blood-borne infections.
Question 1.2
The job role that I am detailing is of a nurse who needs to maintain the hygiene of the
patient, workers, and the hospital community. I have chosen the policies of infection control by
nurses. Regardless of the diagnosis and infection status, the precautionary measures need to be
1Kuhar, David, Dan Pollock, Deborah Yokoe, Michael Howell, and Vineet Chopra. "Healthcare infection control
practices advisory committee (HICPAC)." (2018).

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implemented to all the patients at all times2. There are many ways through which infection
spreads from susceptible patients. Wound contact, droplets, and airborne pathways are the most
common ways through which infection spreads. The responsibility of a nurse is to take care of
the patients by adopting an infection control policy for the nursing profession. During the
diagnosis of the patient by the nurse, the nurse might acquire the infection from the patient that
would hinder the patient service. Unfortunately, this will lead to a decrease in the patient care
output and affect the hospital staffs to deliver their best service. So the nurses need to apply
infection control measures. There are certain principles and policies that a nurse should adhere to
for inhibiting the spread of infection among the patients. Hand hygiene, usage of personal
protective equipment like gloves and masks, safe handling and disposal of sharps and wastes and
contaminated objects and managing any kind of spillage. Each room of the patient must be
cleaned using antiseptics to prevent any spread of infection.
Question 1.3
The situation of a tuberculosis patient along with the nurses is very critical. Tuberculosis
is an airborne disease that infects the respiratory system. The pathogen Mycobacterium
tuberculosisis responsible for the disease3. The nurse who will be in charge of a tuberculosis
patient needs to wear a mask to prevent contraction of the pathogen. If this infection control
method is not applied by the nurse, it would lead to infection of the respiratory tract of the nurse
if she was not previously immunized. This would increase the number of patients suffering from
2Hong, Moon-Hee, and Ju-Young Park. "Nurses' perception of accreditation, awareness, and performance of
infection control in an accredited healthcare system." Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 22, no.
2 (2016): 167-177.
3Nardell, E. A. "Indoor environmental control of tuberculosis and other airborne infections." Indoor Air 26, no. 1
(2016): 79-87.

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tuberculosis and subsequently death rate. Policy breach in case of infection control will have
massive consequences. The nurse delivering service to the patient will contract the disease from
the patient and suffer from the disease. This might lead to death in severe cases. This would lead
to the development of job insecurity and the nursing profession as a career for the students will
decrease. Such incidences should positively be reported to the authority to prevent infection
contraction by the nurse. The nurse should be educated regarding the policies.
Task 2
Question 2.2
The hand hygiene document can be circulated through posters or hoardings. It can also be
communicated through digital media, social platforms. Certain attracting pictures of hygiene
handwashing can attract and influence a lot of people. Social platforms like Instagram,
Facebook, Twitter, blogs, radio, and many other platforms can aid in the spreading of awareness
for hygiene maintenance. Since the document has an educational approach towards the society,
there are no such procedures to be followed for publishing the hand hygiene document. The
document should be pictorial more with fewer writings. Effective handwashing is very important
for the people who work in health care organizations as it prevents the spread of diseases. It is
also useful for the general public for maintaining good health4.
4Vermeil, Thibaud, Alexandra Peters, C. Kilpatrick, Daniela Pires, Benedetta Allegranzi, and Didier Pittet. "Hand
hygiene in hospitals: anatomy of a revolution." Journal of Hospital Infection 101, no. 4 (2019): 383-392.