What is one of the main things that all health care professionals should strive to maintain…infection control! A nosocomial infection is an infection that is transmitted during a patient’s visit in the hospital for unrelated reasons. This term is more commonly called healthcare associated infection or HAI for abbreviation. According to the CDC approximately
5% to 10% of all hospitalized patients will acquire a HAI. Since HAIs can jeopardize patients’ safety it is crucial that healthcare professionals follow precautions to help maintain infection control. As a radiologist technologist there is daily opportunity to contribute in the success of infection control. To begin with the radiologist tech must be mindful of how they present
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These precautions help to decrease the spread of disease from the patient to healthcare professional and medical equipment.
There are certain situations that require isolation precautions for an infected patient. Isolation precautions separate the contagious patient from other hospitalized patients and healthcare professionals. There are three precise modes of disease transmissions: airborne, droplet, and contact transmissions. Airborne transmission transpires when bacteria or viruses travels through the air long distances from sneezing, laughing, breathing, or coughing. When a patient requires airborne isolation the following precautions must be followed. The patient must be in a private negative air pressure ventilation room. Healthcare professionals must wear a N95 respirator mask when coming into contact with the patient, and visitors must wear a surgical mask with door closed.
Anytime the patient is being transferred through the hospital they must wear a surgical mask.
Droplet transmission occurs when bacteria or viruses travel on large respiratory droplets from sneezing, coughing, or talking. Generally these droplets travel short distances and would have
5% to 10% of all hospitalized patients will acquire a HAI. Since HAIs can jeopardize patients’ safety it is crucial that healthcare professionals follow precautions to help maintain infection control. As a radiologist technologist there is daily opportunity to contribute in the success of infection control. To begin with the radiologist tech must be mindful of how they present
themselves …show more content…
These precautions help to decrease the spread of disease from the patient to healthcare professional and medical equipment.
There are certain situations that require isolation precautions for an infected patient. Isolation precautions separate the contagious patient from other hospitalized patients and healthcare professionals. There are three precise modes of disease transmissions: airborne, droplet, and contact transmissions. Airborne transmission transpires when bacteria or viruses travels through the air long distances from sneezing, laughing, breathing, or coughing. When a patient requires airborne isolation the following precautions must be followed. The patient must be in a private negative air pressure ventilation room. Healthcare professionals must wear a N95 respirator mask when coming into contact with the patient, and visitors must wear a surgical mask with door closed.
Anytime the patient is being transferred through the hospital they must wear a surgical mask.
Droplet transmission occurs when bacteria or viruses travel on large respiratory droplets from sneezing, coughing, or talking. Generally these droplets travel short distances and would have