Infectious Disease Prevention And Control - 2711 Words

Infectious Disease Prevention and control Katie Rowson Nursing 420 Longwood University Abstract This paper explores ways in which hospitals and people in general prevent and control infectious diseases. There are five articles that will be examined throughout the paper that provide a wide variety of strategies to help control and prevent infection within hospitals worldwide. Four out of the five of these articles go into depth about preventing a hospital-acquired infection during a patient’s hospital stay. Many of the articles covered in this paper show how hospitals have a uniform and universal protocol when it comes to infection prevention. The idea of a universal protocol is extremely important†¦show more content†¦Throughout this paper I will explain ways in which this task is done. Infection prevention and control is a major role in hospitals. Most hospitals have strict protocol and training to help unify the care given to each patient by the nurse. According to Nazarko, one of the first steps to preventing infection is monitoring for warning signs of an infection (2014). After one identifies a risk then they will initiate further preventative actions. Another key part in infection prevention is the process of surveillance and reporting. There is a list of diseases that doctors and healthcare providers must report to the Center of Disease Control, CDC. This is an essential step in order to track the spread of potentially fetal diseases. As you will read further in this paper, another way countries can use surveillance is using a computer system that can automatically research disease prevalence. That type of surveillance offers quick and reliable information instead of relying on doctors and nurses to report diseases manually; technology is the future especially in our country. This paper will give a general overview of steps, strategies, and ways to prevent the spread of infection, mainly in a hospital setting; specifically diseases such as: catheter-related disease and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Infection control is a very â€Å"hot topic† in the medical field. We are constantly running new tests and finding new ways to implement infection