Regarding to Healthcare Association Infection (HAI). All of the following statement are correct except:
A procedure which often predisposes a hospitalized patient to a urinary tract infection is:
The standard precautions are the daily practices (e.g. hand washing, use of PPE, cleaning of equipment) that will reduce the transmission of infections.
Wearing gloves eliminates the need to wash hands.
Indirect contact transmission occurs when germ is transferred between people via objects such as medical equipment, door knobs, and bed rails.
The procedure for removing gloves is:
Standard precautions includes the use of; hand washing, appropriate personal protective such as gloves, gowns, masks, whenever touching or exposure to patients' body fluids is anticipated.
The complete process of hand washing using an alcohol based rub should take between 20 and 30 second.
In a hospital, using the infection prevention and control precautions is the responsibility of doctors and nurses only.