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Employees with communicable disease or infected skin lesions shall not have direct <br />contact with residents or their food, if direct contact will transmit the disease. <br />Employee Training: All employees will receive an initial orientation to Infection <br />Control and an annual reorientation. Supervisors shall assure compliance with <br />infection control practices in their areas through monitoring hand washing, linen <br />handling, handling blood and body fluids etc. Educational activities may include: films <br />of hand washing, universal precautions; blood bome pathogens; self study modules; <br />competency tests and other "hands on" activities Conducted by the Infection Control <br />Nurse. <br />k% Surveillance I Reporting: The C.D.C. Definition for nosocOmial infections will be <br />used to monitor nosocomial infection rate (uDefinitions of Infection for Surveillance in <br />Long-term Care Facilities," McGeer et al, American Journal of Infection Control, <br />1991.). All licensed nurses shall be responsible for notifying the infection control nurse <br />regarding any infection acquired by residents. <br />Laboratory reports will be reviewed by the Infection Control Nurse for the <br />presence of any infection and the organism. <br />Chest x-ray reports will be reviewed by the Infection Control Nurse for W,-, <br />possiblity of an infection. <br />Residents treated for infection that meet the CDC criteria for nosocomial <br />infections without diagnostic testing shall be included in the review. <br />The infection control nurse shall review and analyze (track and trend) the data <br />rate to the Infection Control / QA&A Committee at least quarterly. Recommendations <br />for improvements shall be included in the infection control report. The Infection <br />Control / QA&A Committee shall review the results and make any additional <br />recommendations as appropriate. <br />4. Infection Gontrol I Safety Rounds: Infection control / safety rounds shall be <br />conducted on a regular basis with the infection control nurse, housekeeping and <br />maintenance to identify infection control / housekeeping and safety issues. Areas <br />identified for correction shall be documented with appropriate plan of correction <br />completed. Results shall be submitted to the QA&A committee at least quarterly. <br />5. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Disposable gowns, gloves, masks, <br />facemasks with shields / goggles shall be maintained in an area accessible to staff at <br />all times. A splash guard may be installed to assist in preventing splashes at the utility <br />room sinks. Any area that has a sprayer type device for cleansing bedpans etc. shall <br />have PPE readily available. <br />Infection Control Plan <br />