role of nurse manager in infection control

2. Infection is the invasion of an organism's
body tissues by disease-causing agents,
their multiplication, and the reaction of
host tissues to these organisms and
the toxins they produce. Infectious
disease, also known as transmissible
disease or communicable disease,
is illness resulting from an infection.

3. Standard Precautions are designed
to reduce the risk of transmission
of micro-organisms from both
recognized and unrecognized
sources of infection in the hospital

4. Blood
Body fluids, secretions and
excretions
Non-intact skin (this includes
rashes)
Mucous membranes

7. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT

8. STERIZALITION

9. FUMIGATORS

10. SPILLAGE