Preventing Spread of Infection

Question 1

What are the three main steps that should be taken to reduce the spread of hospital associated infections?

Answer 1

Excluding sources of infection
Breaking the chain of infection
Immunisation

Question 2

What is isolation and what is it used for?

Answer 2

Isolation is used to separate a patient who is ill with a communicable disease from people who are healthy. It restricts the movement of ill people to prevent the spread of infection

Question 3

What is a communicable disease?

Answer 3

An infectious disease that can be transmitted directly or indirectly from person to person

Question 4

What is quarantine and what is it used for?

Answer 4

It is used to separate and restrict the movement of a well person who may have been exposed to a communicable disease to see if they become ill

Question 5

What is the dress code to prevent the spread of infection?

Answer 5

No lab coats, ties, sleeves above the elbow
Gloves worn when exposed to bodily fluids
Aprons are worn to protect uniforms
Eye and face protection