Since health care facilities provide care for a number ofseriously ill and immune compromised patients, an infectiousdisease outbreak inside the facility can be disastrous. Describethree possible routes through which infectious diseases could beintroduced into a hospital besides a patient who has an infection.For each route that you identify, describe one possible policy thatcould be implemented to prevent infections coming in through thatroute. Then, describe a mechanism the hospital could use to monitorto make sure the policy is being followed. If you have personalexperience with infection control programs at a healthcarefacility, what kind of monitoring and prevention programs have youobserved besides an emphasis on hand washing. Also, whichdepartment was responsible for these programs?
Since health care facilities provide care for a number ofseriously ill and immune compromised patients, an infectiousdisease outbreak inside the facility can be disastrous. Describethree possible routes through which infectious diseases could beintroduced into a hospital besides a patient who has an infection.For each route that you identify, describe one possible policy thatcould be implemented to prevent infections coming in through thatroute. Then, describe a mechanism the hospital could use to monitorto make sure the policy is being followed. If you have personalexperience with infection control programs at a healthcarefacility, what kind of monitoring and prevention programs have youobserved besides an emphasis on hand washing. Also, whichdepartment was responsible for these programs?
