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Standard Precautions

This document outlines 7 components of infection prevention and control practices used in healthcare settings. The components are hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, cough etiquette, proper patient placement, handling and disposal of contaminated items, environmental cleaning, and safe injection practices. Each component is described briefly, with hand hygiene and its 5 moments explained in slightly more detail.

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Standard Precautions

This document outlines 7 components of infection prevention and control practices used in healthcare settings. The components are hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, cough etiquette, proper patient placement, handling and disposal of contaminated items, environmental cleaning, and safe injection practices. Each component is described briefly, with hand hygiene and its 5 moments explained in slightly more detail.

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  • Standard Precautions Overview: Introduces the concept and importance of standard precautions in preventing infection in patient care.
  • 7 Components of Standard Precautions: Lists the seven critical components of standard precautions required in healthcare settings.

APP-IPC-

20
are used for all patient care.
common sense practices that
protect healthcare providers
from infection and prevent the
spread of infection from patient
to patient.
7 COMPONENTS
 HAND HYGIENE
 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
 COUGH ETIQUETTE
 PROPER PATIENT PLACEMENT
 HANDLING/ DISPOSSAL OF
CONTAMINATED ITEMS
 ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANING
 SAFE INJECTION PRACTICES
HAND HYGIENE
APP-IPC- 21
Methods of HH involve either
antibacterial soap and water or alcohol-
based waterless hand rub.
HH is used to remove or kill
microorganisms that colonize the
hands.
5 MOMENTS
5 MOMENTS
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
APP-IPC- 24
 used to create a barrier between HCWs and
patients, substances, or surfaces.
COUGH ETIQUETTE
PATIENT PLACEMENT
Place patients who pose a risk of
transmission to others in single-
patient rooms when available.
HANDLING/ DISPOSSAL OF CONTAMINATED ITEMS

Needles/sharps (APP-IPC-23)
Linen (APP-IPC- 122)
Medical waste (APP-IPC- 127)
Patient care equipment
Laboratory specimens
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANING

 Practices for environmental cleaning


procedures in patient care areas, cleaning
for specific situations (e.g., blood spills) and
for noncritical patient care equipment
 Rooms should be cleaned daily and after
patient discharge.
 Cleaning is required as per housekeeping
policies.
SAFE INJECTION PRACTICES

 Aimed at maintaining basic levels of patient


safety and provider protections.
 Use Aseptic Technique (APP-IPC-22) in
medication preparation.

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