National Nursing Review : Nursing Study Resources & Health Tips

Hand washing is the way to fight against nosocomial infections.

General
According to studies, 75 to 90% of nosocomial infections are manuportees.
The simple application of rules of hygiene contributes to the reduction of the source of infection and mortality costs for society.
Washing hands is the 43 th recommendation for monitoring and prevention of nosocomial infections.

Our Hands
Skin flora
It contains 2 families:

• Flora transitional variable according to the contacts,
• Commensal flora or residual that is stable and renewed regularly.

hands who care
Areas of contamination are:

• The ends of the fingers,
• Nails and nail beds,
• The interdigital spaces,
• The grooves, palm
• The outer edges.

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Objectives:
Prevention: infections from the microbial flora of the skin and mucous membranes.
Treat: so healing wounds, burns and skin infection.
It all preventive measures to:

• to destroy micro-organism
• does not introduce other

=> Without damaging the tissue.
The antiseptic applies to 2 types of environments:
Living Environments => antiseptic
Midfielder inert => disinfectant.
Disinfection
Used to describe the elimination of micro-organism in order to prevent infection. (more…)

The classical dress
Blouses,
Tunic short sleeves
Pants,
Shoes.

Use:

• must be functional (comfortable, aesthetic, spacious, …)
• must be closed and not torn,
• must be clean (change daily)
• must not leave the hospital
• must be left at the time of taking meals,
• must be washed and disinfected,
• must be ventilated
• must be non-allergenic.

The downside:
pockets, they should no longer exist => contaminants. (more…)