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Patient
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| The Johns Hopkins Hospital |
Infection Control While in the Hosptial
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| Preventing Infections |
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You are part of the Healthcare team
What YOU Can Do |
| Infections can occur after many types of procedures. There are several things
you can do to help protect yourself. |
- Use the waterless hand sanitizer located on the wall outside
your room.
- Wash with soap and water for at least 15 seconds.
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| Please do not hesitate to remind doctors, nurses, and other staff to wash their hands. |
- If you have a dressing on a wound, tell your nurse if it is loose or wet.
- If you have an IV (intravenous catheter), keep the dressing clean and dry. Tell
your nurse is it is loose, wet, red, or painful.
- If you have a urinary catheter or drainage tube, tell your nurse if it
is loose or comes out.
- To prevent pneumonia, carefully follow instructions about your breathing treatments.
- Smoking can lead to infections. If you smoke and need help to stop, please let your
nurse know. This is a non-smoking hospital.
- If you have diabetes, be sure to ask your doctor about the best ways to control
your blood sugar. High blood sugar can increase your risk of infection.
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- Ask for help or advice if you have a concern.
- Tell the nurse if you are in pain.
- Ask questions. You should understand your treatment plan.
- Ask your family and friends not to visit if they fell ill.
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| Following these instructions will help you recover and protect everyone. |
| This information was taken from The National Patient Saftey Foundation.
For more information like this, please see their website,
www.npsf.org |
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