Question

1. What is a healthcare-associated infection or (HAI)?
2. What estimated percentage of hospitalized patients develop a HAI?
3. Why is knowledge regarding HAIs important to our profession?
4. List three elements that are required for these infections to develop?
5. A susceptible host may be elderly, have HIV, or be undergoing chemotherapy, but we can still reduce host susceptibility by focusing on employee health and chemoprophylasis. List five vaccinations that might help you decrease the risk of transmitting an HAI.

Answer 1

*HAI IS ALSO KNOWN AS "NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION, OR HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTION". IT IS DEFINED AS" OCCURANCE OF AN INFECTION IN A PATIENT DURING THE PERIOD OF HOSPITAL CARE OR OTHER HEALTH FACILITY CARE ". *PERCENTAGE OF HAI; -32%OF HAI RELATED TO UTI -22%OF HAI RELATED TO SURGICAL INFECTION -15 % OF HAI RELATED TO PNEUMONIA 14 %OF HAI RELATED TO BLOOD STREAM INFECTION. *IMPORTANCE OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING HAI OF NURSES _ NURSES ARE THE PERSON WHO HAVE MORE CONTACT WITH PATIENT IN DAY TO DAY LIFE. _SUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE REGARDING INFECTION CONTROL PRACTICE AND WAYS OF TRANSMISSION TO PREVENT OCCURANCE OF HAI. * THREE ELEMENTS REQUIRED FOR INFECTION DEVELOPMENT - SOURCE OF INFECTION- PLACE WHERE INFECTION AGENT LIVE _ SUSCEPTIBLE HOST- WAY OF ENTRY FOR INFECTIOUS AGENT INTO THE BODY. - TRANSMISSION- WAYBOF INFECTIOUS AGENT MOVED TO SUSCEPTIBLE PERSON.