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Assignment on Infection Prevention and Control Policies

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Added on  2020-04-21

Assignment on Infection Prevention and Control Policies

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Running head: INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL POLICIESINFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL POLICIESName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note:
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1INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL POLICIESContents1.Examples of good personal hygiene practices:...................................................................22.Risk ranking, Severity of harm and Likelihood of risks:....................................................33.Procedures for terminally cleaning of the hospital room:...................................................44.High Risk patients:..............................................................................................................45.Definitions:.........................................................................................................................46.Routes/Modes of Transmission:.........................................................................................56.1 Contact:............................................................................................................................56.2 Droplet:............................................................................................................................56.3 Airborne:..........................................................................................................................56.4 Vehicle (borne transmission):..........................................................................................56.5 Vector Borne:...................................................................................................................67.Bacteria, Fungi and Virus:..................................................................................................68.Chain of Infection:..............................................................................................................68.1 Pathogen:..........................................................................................................................68.2 Reservoir:.........................................................................................................................78.3 Portal of Exit:...................................................................................................................78.4 Transmission:...................................................................................................................78.5 Portal of Entry:.................................................................................................................78.6 Susceptible Hosts:............................................................................................................79.Respiratory Hygiene and Cough Etiquette:.............................................................................7
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2INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL POLICIESReference:..................................................................................................................................91.Examples of good personal hygiene practices:The Department of Health, Australia, lists certain habits to maintain good personalhygiene as follows:Regular washing of body when water is insufficient.Washing the body with sponge or wet cloth or a swim, when there is a shortage ofwater.Cleaning and brushing of teeth every day and hair at least once every week.Washing of hands using soap after using the toilet and prior to making or afterconsumption of food (Pittet, Boyce and Allegranzi, 2017).Wearing clean cloths, washing dirty cloths, and drying wet cloths in the sun.Covering the nose and mouth while sneezing or coughing (Swan, 2017).
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