EBS to prevent HAI
The fundamental practice in preventing the spread of infections?
Hand Hygiene
Effective prevention of HAIs enhances trust and confidence in providers and facilities by reassuring patients that their safety and well-being are prioritized is called what?
Increased Confidence in Healthcare Facilities
HAIs pose a significant threat to (blank) as they can undermine efforts to improve healthcare outcomes and may result in adverse events that compromise well-being?
Patient Safety
Patients who don’t acquire infections have a (blank) hospital stay, reducing healthcare costs and minimizing the risk of complications associated with prolonged hospitalization.
Shorter
First, if an exposure from a dirty needle of bodily fluids happens, who do you alert?
Charge Nurse
Healthcare workers should use this to prevent the cross-transmission of infections and be properly trained?
PPE
Nurses are responsible for (blank) patients for signs and symptoms of infections, identifying potential HAIs, and initiating appropriate interventions to prevent spread.
Monitoring
HAIs can compromise the (blank) provided to pt as providers must divert attention along with resources to manage and treat these infections. Which could potentially affect overall pt care and outcomes?
Quality of Care
Patients are less likely to experience pain, discomfort, and or disability caused by HAI, allowing patients to recover quicker and have fewer long-term complications which means what?
Improve Quality of Life
Second, you would need a (blank) booster after exposure to a dirty needle stick or open exposure to bodily fluids from a patient?
Immunoglobulin
What helps to prevent the development of antibiotic-resistant infections and reduces HAI?
Proper medication adherence and administration
A lower incidence of HAIs leads to reduced (Blank) premiums for healthcare providers and patients as fewer resources are needed for managing preventable infections?
Insurance
Proper infection prevention practices aid in preventing the development/spread of (blank). Preserving the effectiveness of antibiotics for treating infections?
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria
HAIs can lead to prolonged illness, increased morbidity, and in severe cases cause mortality. This is called?
Health Consequences
Third, you would do what to the area with warm water and soap?
Wash
Patients with known or suspected infections require this to decrease the spreading of pathogens?
Isolation Precautions
Nurses play a critical role in preventing HAIs by adhering to strict hand hygiene protocols, using PPE, and implementing isolation precautions when necessary is called what?
Infection Prevention
Managing HAI requires additional (blank) such as isolation rooms, specialized equipment for infection control, and increased staffing to implement infection prevention measures effectively?
Resources Utilization
HAI can result in additional healthcare costs for patients such as extended hospital stay, additional medication, and treatments needed to manage infections is called what?
Financial Burden
Fourth, you would then alert what to the charge nurse to avoid further exposure?
Where the breakdown occurred
What are sets of EBP implemented together to improve patient outcomes of UTI and ventilator infections?
Bundle of Care
Prevention of HAIs contributes to the overall benefit of the (Blank) by reducing the spread of infectious diseases within the healthcare settings and population?
Community Health
Effective infection prevention measures lower the risk of patients acquiring an infection during a hospital stay is an example of?
Reduced morbidity/mortality
Patients who acquire HAI may experience increased anxiety, stress, and fear about their health outcomes and the quality of care they are receiving which is called?
Psychological Impact
Lastly, you would initiate what?
Workplace Safety Response Team