Question

Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) refers to infections contracted in all healthcare settings. Risk factors in the development of HAIS include environment, therapeutic regimen, length of time in the healthcare setting, and patient resistance. Nursing practice focuses on providing a safe and therapeutic environment to protect patients from acquiring infections. Read the scenario and answer the questions that follow. A nurse is caring for a teenage boy who is a victim of a house blaze in an extended care facility. The patient has severe body burns that require aseptic measures to prevent the spread of any pathogens from the environment to the patient and for speedy recovery (Learning Objectives: 3, 4, and 6). a. Do you think that there is a greater need to prevent HAIS in this patient? Give reasons to support your answer. b. What aseptic techniques should the nurse use to control the spread of microorganisms in the patient and prevent HAI in the patient?

Answer 1

A. Yes, there is a greater need to prevent HAI because in burns cases the immunity is suppressed and the chances of acquiring infection is more .

B. The aseptic techniques to be used are :-

- following standard precautions while doing the procedures

- use of personal protective equipments

- hand washing