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■What Is Infection Control?
– Infection Control refers to the process of preventing illnesses which can be acquired at a healthcare facility. These can include urinary tract infections, post-operative infections, respiratory infections, bloodborne illnesses, hepatitis B/C, and HIV/AIDS.
■Purpose of infection control:
– Provide a safe environment for personnel, patients and visitors.
– Prevent the spread of communicable diseases.
– Reduce the incidence of exposure to infectious organisms.
– Establish policy and procedure guidelines according to standards.
For individuals: infections can lengthen their hospital stay; increase health-care costs; cause inconvenience, pain, and even death.
For employees: exposure to many germs can lead to illness and missed work days. There is the possibility of spreading the illness to family, friends, and co-workers.
DSP’s will ensure that all people in their care are washing their hands frequently to reduce the chance of being containment with a virus, flu or the coronavirus disease. DSP will ensure that the people in their care use proper personal protective equipment (PPE) and social distance when in the community. DSP will monitor a person for signs of fever, vomiting and body aches, if any of these symptoms are presents, DSP will take the person temperature to and report all symptoms to the person doctor monitor. DSP will contact the office administrative personnel if a person in their care is diagnosed with a major medical concerns. Any person who contact the Coronavirus must be separated from others in the home for 14 days. DSP will complete a Chris report.
– Infection Control refers to the process of preventing illnesses which can be acquired at a healthcare facility. These can include urinary tract infections, post-operative infections, respiratory infections, bloodborne illnesses, hepatitis B/C, and HIV/AIDS.
■Purpose of infection control:
– Provide a safe environment for personnel, patients and visitors.
– Prevent the spread of communicable diseases.
– Reduce the incidence of exposure to infectious organisms.
– Establish policy and procedure guidelines according to standards.
For individuals: infections can lengthen their hospital stay; increase health-care costs; cause inconvenience, pain, and even death.
For employees: exposure to many germs can lead to illness and missed work days. There is the possibility of spreading the illness to family, friends, and co-workers.
DSP’s will ensure that all people in their care are washing their hands frequently to reduce the chance of being containment with a virus, flu or the coronavirus disease. DSP will ensure that the people in their care use proper personal protective equipment (PPE) and social distance when in the community. DSP will monitor a person for signs of fever, vomiting and body aches, if any of these symptoms are presents, DSP will take the person temperature to and report all symptoms to the person doctor monitor. DSP will contact the office administrative personnel if a person in their care is diagnosed with a major medical concerns. Any person who contact the Coronavirus must be separated from others in the home for 14 days. DSP will complete a Chris report.