Sanitary and epidemiological regime
Disinfection quality control
Since childhood, everyone knows the expression "cleanliness is the key to health, and order, above all."
But how to check how well the disinfection of the premises is carried out? Quality control of cleaning and disinfection in any premises can be carried out in three ways:
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Prevention of occupational infection of a nurse
Any profession is associated with the risk of disease.
The reasons may be different: faulty equipment, violation of safety standards, the development of hidden diseases, non-compliance with hygiene, etc. The probability of falling into the risk zone is quite high for nurses, since by the nature of their work they work directly with sick people, blood, acute items. Read completely "
Modern disinfectants in medicine
Relevant and meaningful.
A problem that everyone faces sooner or later. Disinfectants, especially in medical institutions and medical institutions, where sterility and cleanliness should come first. Disinfect from all kinds of infections, viruses and fungi. For this, medical equipment, tools, as well as hands are processed and quartzization of rooms is carried out. Classes of substances:
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Sanbulletin on the topic "Influenza"
As part of health education work, every nurse is faced with the need to issue a health bulletin. During the off-season, when there is a surge in the incidence of viral infections, the sanitary bulletin on the topic “Influenza” will be relevant.
When creating such a carrier of information, it must be remembered that we are doing this work for patients - people who are most often not associated with medicine. Therefore, the language of presentation should be accessible, understandable, without an abundance of specific terms.
Children's clinic filter
To exclude or minimize contacts of healthy children with patients during an outpatient visit to a pediatrician, there is a filter for a children's clinic as a separate structural unit. The position of the filter worker is assigned to a middle-level medical worker with sufficient experience in pediatrics - a paramedic or a nurse.
Emergency notification of infectious disease
To prevent the spread of infections, according to the Order of the USSR Ministry of Health dated 04.10.80 N 1030, there is an “Emergency notification of an infectious disease” - an operational accounting document. Official registration form No. 058 / y, full name - "Emergency notification of an infectious disease, food, acute occupational poisoning, unusual reaction to vaccination."
Each case of an infectious disease or suspicion of it, pediculosis, poisoning or an unusual reaction to a vaccination must be transferred to the sanitary and epidemiological surveillance authorities. A notification is submitted no later than 2 hours after the discovery of the case. The sooner the notification is given, the easier it will be to take measures to prevent the spread of infection.
Use of gloves
For a nurse, the use of gloves is a must. Carrying out manipulations, patient care is carried out only in gloves according to existing standards.
It should be remembered that it is unacceptable to use the same gloves for manipulation or care of two or more patients. Even if gloved hands are washed and disinfected. Treatment of gloves with alcohol-containing solutions is also unacceptable due to the destruction of the protective layer.
After carrying out manipulations for the care of one patient, gloves should be removed and immersed in a disinfectant solution for disinfection. With the subsequent disposal of disposable products. Read completely "
Hand sanitizing nurse
Any treatment of the hands of a nurse involves preparation and direct decontamination (removal of contaminants). The hands of a nurse must be well-groomed, without inflammation, burrs and microcracks.
Nails should be neatly trimmed and unvarnished. The skin edge of the nail bed should not be cut due to the risk of microtrauma and inflammation. Artificial nails on the hands of a nurse are unacceptable. Before the nurse's hands are processed for manipulation, wristwatches and jewelry must be removed.
Carrying out dressings
Consider how dressings are carried out according to approved standards.
The first stage is preparatory
- The dressing room is being prepared for work: wet cleaning and bactericidal irradiation are carried out. Read completely "
Preparation of disinfectants
Before you start preparing disinfectants for work in the procedural, manipulation and other rooms, the nurse should make sure of the following.
- The disinfectant has a passport and instructions for use.
- The packaging has a stamp on the expiration date, which matches the data in the passport of the disinfectant.
- The remedy has not expired.
Methods and types of disinfection
What are the methods and types of disinfection and what is disinfection in general?
Disinfection (from des- - removal, destruction, infectio - infection) - a set of measures aimed at the destruction of pathogenic (pathogenic) and opportunistic microorganisms in the human environment.
