Prevention of Infection Evidence Based Practice

PREVENTION OF
INFECTION- EVIDENCE-

ABOUT NOSOCOMIAL
INFECTIONNosocomial
infection,
commonly
called as
hospital-
acquired
infection is an
infection
acquired by the
patients in
their stay
duration in
hospitals.
Nosocomial
infection,
commonly
called as
hospital-
acquired
infection is an
infection
acquired by the
patients in
their stay
duration in
hospitals.Some of the
widspread
infections
caused by poor
hand hygiene
are
Staphylococcus
aureus ,
Escherichia coli
and
Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
(Farhoudi
et
al., 2016).
Some of the
widspread
infections
caused by poor
hand hygiene
are
Staphylococcus
aureus ,
Escherichia coli
and
Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
(Farhoudi
et
al., 2016).These
infections
result in
serious
deterioration of
health status
and a
prolonged stay
in the hospital,
along with the
financial
burden.
These
infections
result in
serious
deterioration of
health status
and a
prolonged stay
in the hospital,
along with the
financial
burden.Nosocomial
infections can
be lowered by
maintaining
proper hand
hygiene, to
decrease the
transmission of
pathogen and
stop the
infections.
Nosocomial
infections can
be lowered by
maintaining
proper hand
hygiene, to
decrease the
transmission of
pathogen and
stop the
infections.

PICO(T) QUESTION
How can compliance to high standards of hand hygiene and
regular hand washing by the healthcare professionals prevent the
spread of nosocomial infections in healthcare settings over a
period of 12 months?
Patient/population Healthcare settings
intervention High standards of hand
hygiene and adequate hand
washing
Comparison Non-compliance to hand
hygiene and absence of
regular hand washing
Outcome Prevention of infection
Time 12 months