Norovirus Infection Control and Prevention in Residential Aged Care Facilities

Norovirus

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................3
Definition of the Norovirus ........................................................................................................3
Explanation of the model of norovirus transmission .................................................................4
Analysis of the risk associated with norovirus in relation to the older person ..........................4
Identification of infection control precautions required in the residential aged care facility ....5
Analysis and justification of four risk assessments and discuss on the cultural assessment .....5
Identification of the health team members other then nursing staff who may need to be
involve in resident's care ...........................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES ..............................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Residential care is the health care system which deals with the health care and holistic
care facilities for the senior and aged person who can no longer live in their home due to the
complicated health condition and higher needs of health services (Murphy & Pandey, (2019)). In
Australia this is for the senior Australians, which involves accommodation and personal care by
24 hours a day. Nursing staff and residential employees along with the community group have to
provide complete care to the resident ( Clark & Whitcomb, (2021)). Infection is the common
risk factor which can increase the health issues and complications, so in context to that infection
control practices, patient safety, risk assessment and cultural safety is important. In this
assessment report brief analysis and evaluation of the infection control practices is done, in
context to the specific patient care case and leading infectious virus. There is also the analysis of
risk assessment and professional responsibility related to the patient safety.
MAIN BODY
Definition of the Norovirus
Norovirus are the single stranded RNA viruses such as the Norwalk virus, this causes the
gastroenteritis problems in infected person. This virus was first identified during the outbreak of
acute gastroenteritis among the children at Bronson Elementary school in 1968 (Irving & Dunn,
(2021)). This virus is classified in the category of Caliciviridae. This is the group of the viruses
which commonly cause the food poisoning and acute gastroenteritis. This strike to the person
with quick force and make person tired, sick (Gao & Pang, (2019)). Symptoms of this virus
infection are vomiting, diarrhoea, nausea and abdominal cramping. It has been identified that
norovirus outbreak mostly occur in the long term care settings and in health care facilities
(Petrignani & Koopmans, (2018)).
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