The Importance of Infection Prevention
What is an infection prevention program?
A hospital-wide system put in place to reduce the risk of healthcare acquired infections in patients, staff and visitors.
__% of patients admitted to the hospital develop a healthcare acquired infection.
3.2% (1 in 31)
What is surveillance?
The regular collection, analysis, use, and sharing of data to prevent and control disease and injury.
What is the greatest source of contamination for endoscopes?
What are some examples of standard precautions part of an infection prevention program?
Proper hand hygiene, scope reprocessing procedures, proper PPE usage, etc.
Healthcare acquired infections lead to a ___ day increase in hospital stay.
10.4
After data is collected by hospitals, it is passed up to the ______. Depending on severity, the data is then passed to _____ where state-wide policies may be put in place. Finally, the data is given to the ____, who put in place national guidelines.
Local health department, state health department, and CDC.
Why is it important to perform manual cleaning within the 1-hour mark after the end of a procedure?
Delayed manual cleaning can result in bacterial growth and biofilm formation.
Why is infection prevention important in the GI lab?
Endoscopes are semi-critical medical devices, meaning they come into contact with the mucous membrane and can transmit pathogens if improperly reprocessed.
__% of inpatients have at least one MDRO.
10.8%
Name the three reporting systems that the CDC collects data from.
NNDSS, NHSN, and AR Lab
What is biofilm? Why is it important to prevent biofilm formation?
Biofilms are communities of microorganisms surrounded by a protective extracellular matrix (“slime”), attached to a surface.
It is important to prevent biofilm formation because biofilm is nearly impossible to remove and it is less sensitive to disinfectants and high-level disinfection.