Nurses Ignoring The Practice Of Isolation Precaution

Nurses Ignoring The Practice Of Isolation Precaution

Nurses ignoring the practice of isolation Precaution

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Isolation precautions, aimed at preventing the transmission of pathogenic microorganisms in a patient colonized or infected by another healthy, have always represented one of cornerstone of infection control programs in hospitals. In recent years, international clinical community has hosted a debate about what is the preferred approach for isolation of patients in the hospital due to the global spread of HIV infection and the risks associated with it. It should be noted that HIV has, in fact, dramatically highlighted the situation of isolation precaution as insulation systems are based on the diagnosis of infectious disease were insufficient to prevent transmission of pathogens through blood or other body fluids, such as HIV and HBV (Ahuja & Alsante 2009).Nurses Ignoring The Practice Of Isolation Precaution

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Based on these considerations, in 1985, a set of universal precautions have been introduced in the U.S. and subsequently around the world. Such measures are revolutionizing the concept of isolation in the hospital. Therefore, the risk of transmission of infectious diseases in hospitals, both among patients and between patients and health personnel, has led to the consideration and implementation of a series of measures or precautions to prevent it in the majority of hospitals in US (Ebersole & Hess 2010).Nurses Ignoring The Practice Of Isolation Precaution