Pre-Operative Care: Infection Control, Falls Prevention and Nursing Care Interventions

Running head: PRE-OPERATIVE CARE
Bachelor of Nursing
Name of the Student
Name of the University
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Table of Contents
Infection control.........................................................................................................................2
2 key infection control principles...........................................................................................2
Rationale for implementation.................................................................................................2
Preventing falls and injuries.......................................................................................................3
NSQHS standards for comprehensive care............................................................................3
2 Nursing care interventions..................................................................................................4

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Infection control
2 key infection control principles
Influenza is generally categorised as a community based infection, transmitted across
communities and households that makes most individuals seek ambulatory medical services.
Owing to the fact that influenza viruses get transmitted through droplet transmissions and
close contact between the source and recipient individuals, there is a need to implement
effective control strategies that will prevent spread of the virus from Ms. Smith to other
patients and healthcare workers. The two major infection control principles are cited below:
 Respiratory hygiene- This is a standard infection control technique that will prevent
dispersion of viral respiratory secretions into the air. This control technique will
involve making Ms. Smith cover her mouth and nose with disposable single-use
tissues, while sneezing, coughing, blowing nose or sneezing. The tissues will be
disposed in bins or waste receptacles (Zayas et al., 2013).
 Hand washing- All healthcare workers and patients will be made to adhere to
appropriate hand hygiene techniques with the use of soap, water and alcohol based
rubs that will prove effective in reducing presence of influenza virus on hands. This
will involve several steps such as, wetting hands in clean running water, taking some
amount of soap and rubbing the palms, back, finger interface, and thumb in a rotating
manner, followed by thorough rinsing and drying (Warren‐Gash, Fragaszy &
Hayward, 2013).
Rationale for implementation
Respiratory hygiene- These are effective infection prevention measures that are
designed to restrict the transmission of harmful respiratory pathogens that are usually spread
by airborne routes or through droplets. These etiquette or hygiene are generally employed as
control measures and have proved effective in preventing seasonal outbreaks of infections in
the viral respiratory tracts. Experimental evidence suggests covering the mouth and nose with
tissues help in preventing dispersal of respiratory droplets during sneezing or coughing
(Tacconelli et al., 2014). Research evidences also suggest that sneezing or coughing into the
upper arm or elbow, in absence of disposable tissues, are also effective in infection control
(Choi & Kim, 2016). This can be attributed to the fact that influenza viruses present in mucus
get directly transmitted when an infected person sneezes. These series of actions that must be