Question

Described the roles of nurses in breaking this link include educating the patients on measures for preventing the spread and protecting themselves from communicable diseases?

Answer 1

The role of nurses in educating the patients on the measures for preventing the spread and protecting themselves from communicable diseases are

• Screening the patient for the communicable disease if they are at risk
• Act as an advocate for the patient to get appropriate patient centered care
• The chain of infection can be simply prevented by good hand hygiene right at the first stage abd encouraging the patient to do
• Encouraging the patient for vaccinations to reduce vaccine preventable disease
• Following the infection control practice in the healthcare sector