Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities

Standard Precautions combine the major features of Universal Precautions (UP) and Body Substance Isolation (BSI) and are based on the principle that all blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions except sweat, nonintact skin, and mucous membranes may contain transmissible infectious agents. Standard Precautions include a group of infection prevention practices that apply to all patients, regardless of suspected or confirmed infection status, in any setting in which healthcare is delivered. Standard Precautions are also intended to protect patients by ensuring that healthcare personnel do not carry infectious agents to patients on their hands or via equipment used during patient care. Standard precautions 01 ______ Hand Hygiene 05 Clean and disinfects the environment appropriately 02 Personal Protective Equipment Follow respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette ______ appropriate patient placement 06 Handle textiles and laundry carefully Follow safe injection practices.

Standard Precautions combine the major features of Universal Precautions (UP) and Body Substance Isolation (BSI) and are based on the principle that all blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions except sweat, nonintact skin, and mucous membranes may contain transmissible infectious agents. Standard Precautions include a group of infection prevention practices that apply to all patients, regardless of suspected or confirmed infection status, in any setting in which healthcare is delivered. Standard Precautions are also intended to protect patients by ensuring that healthcare personnel do not carry infectious agents to patients on their hands or via equipment used during patient care. Standard precautions 01 Hand Hygiene 05 Clean and disinfects the environment appropriately 02 ______ Personal Protective Equipment Follow respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette Ensure appropriate patient placement 06 Handle textiles and laundry carefully Follow safe injection practices.

Standard Precautions combine the major features of Universal Precautions (UP) and Body Substance Isolation (BSI) and are based on the principle that all blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions except sweat, nonintact skin, and mucous membranes may contain transmissible infectious agents. Standard Precautions include a group of infection prevention practices that apply to all patients, regardless of suspected or confirmed infection status, in any setting in which healthcare is delivered. Standard Precautions are also intended to protect patients by ensuring that healthcare personnel do not carry infectious agents to patients on their hands or via equipment used during patient care. Standard precautions 01 Hand Hygiene 05 Clean and disinfects the environment appropriately 02 03 ______ Personal Protective Equipment Follow respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette Ensure appropriate patient placement 06 Handle textiles and laundry carefully Follow safe injection practices.

Standard Precautions combine the major features of Universal Precautions (UP) and Body Substance Isolation (BSI) and are based on the principle that all blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions except sweat, nonintact skin, and mucous membranes may contain transmissible infectious agents. Standard Precautions include a group of infection prevention practices that apply to all patients, regardless of suspected or confirmed infection status, in any setting in which healthcare is delivered. Standard Precautions are also intended to protect patients by ensuring that healthcare personnel do not carry infectious agents to patients on their hands or via equipment used during patient care. Standard precautions 01 Hand Hygiene 05 ______ and disinfects the environment appropriately 02 03 04 Personal Protective Equipment Follow respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette Ensure appropriate patient placement 06 Handle textiles and laundry carefully Follow safe injection practices.

Standard Precautions combine the major features of Universal Precautions (UP) and Body Substance Isolation (BSI) and are based on the principle that all blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions except sweat, nonintact skin, and mucous membranes may contain transmissible infectious agents. Standard Precautions include a group of infection prevention practices that apply to all patients, regardless of suspected or confirmed infection status, in any setting in which healthcare is delivered. Standard Precautions are also intended to protect patients by ensuring that healthcare personnel do not carry infectious agents to patients on their hands or via equipment used during patient care. Standard precautions 01 Hand Hygiene 05 Clean and disinfects the environment appropriately 02 03 04 ______ Protective Equipment Follow respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette Ensure appropriate patient placement 06 Handle textiles and laundry carefully Follow safe injection practices.

Standard Precautions combine the major features of Universal Precautions (UP) and Body Substance Isolation (BSI) and are based on the principle that all blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions except sweat, nonintact skin, and mucous membranes may contain transmissible infectious agents. Standard Precautions include a group of infection prevention practices that apply to all patients, regardless of suspected or confirmed infection status, in any setting in which healthcare is delivered. Standard Precautions are also intended to protect patients by ensuring that healthcare personnel do not carry infectious agents to patients on their hands or via equipment used during patient care. Standard precautions 01 Hand Hygiene 05 Clean and disinfects the environment appropriately 02 03 04 Personal Protective Equipment Follow ______ hygiene/cough etiquette Ensure appropriate patient placement 06 Handle textiles and laundry carefully Follow safe injection practices.

Standard Precautions combine the major features of Universal Precautions (UP) and Body Substance Isolation (BSI) and are based on the principle that all blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions except sweat, nonintact skin, and mucous membranes may contain transmissible infectious agents. Standard Precautions include a group of infection prevention practices that apply to all patients, regardless of suspected or confirmed infection status, in any setting in which healthcare is delivered. Standard Precautions are also intended to protect patients by ensuring that healthcare personnel do not carry infectious agents to patients on their hands or via equipment used during patient care. Standard precautions 01 Hand Hygiene 05 Clean and disinfects the environment ______ly 02 03 04 Personal Protective Equipment Follow respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette Ensure ______ patient placement 06 Handle textiles and laundry carefully Follow safe injection practices.

Standard Precautions combine the major features of Universal Precautions (UP) and Body Substance Isolation (BSI) and are based on the principle that all blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions except sweat, nonintact skin, and mucous membranes may contain transmissible infectious agents. Standard Precautions include a group of infection prevention practices that apply to all ______s, regardless of suspected or confirmed infection status, in any setting in which healthcare is delivered. Standard Precautions are also intended to protect ______s by ensuring that healthcare personnel do not carry infectious agents to ______s on their hands or via equipment used during ______ care. Standard precautions 01 Hand Hygiene 05 Clean and disinfects the environment appropriately 02 03 04 Personal Protective Equipment Follow respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette Ensure appropriate ______ placement 06 Handle textiles and laundry carefully Follow safe injection practices.