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Prevent Hospital Infections
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Reduce Your Risk During Your Stay According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 31 patients picks up an infection during their hospital stay. Your healthcare team will work hard to prevent infections, but there are also steps you can take to protect yourself. Type How It Starts Prevention Symptoms Catheter- Associated Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Germs enter your urinary tract through a tube used to drain urine Fever Burning or pain in lower belly Bloody or frequent urination Clean hands before touching area Keep urine bag below level of bladder to prevent backflow, and ask for it to be emptied regularly Don’t pull, twist, or bend tube Secure catheter to your leg and ask every day if it’s still needed
Redness Pain
Clean hands before touching area Do not shave surgery site yourself (irritation increases risk of infection) Don’t let visitors touch or dress your wound Ask your nurse to show you how to care for your wound Clean hands before touching area Speak up if your bandage looks or feels loose, wet, or dirty, or if your skin looks red or feels sore Avoid touching tube or letting visitors touch tube Ask when tube can be removed Clean hands before touching area Ask if it’s safe to raise the head of the bed Know the plan for cleaning the inside of your mouth and speak up if needed to stay on track Ask when tube can be removed
Surgical Site Infection
Germs affect the site of your surgery—either on your skin or internally
Drainage of cloudy fluid Fever
Red skin and soreness at site
Central Line- Associated Bloodstream Infection
Germs enter your bloodstream through a large tube that’s inserted in a vein near your neck, chest, or groin Germs enter your lungs through a tube in your mouth, nose, or neck used to help you breathe
Fever Chills
Cough with mucus Nausea and vomiting Fever and chills Chest pain Shortness of breath
Ventilator- Associated Pneumonia
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