A Comprehensive Review on Infection Control Practices Among Nursing Professionals in Hospital and Community Healthcare Settings
Keywords:
Infection Control, Nursing Professionals, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Hand Hygiene, Community Health NursingAbstract
A key element of healthcare delivery is infection prevention and control (IPC), which aims to lower healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and shield patients, healthcare personnel, and communities from infectious diseases. Because they have constant and direct patient contact in both hospital and community healthcare settings, nurses are essential to the implementation of infection control measures. Hand hygiene, the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), sterilization and disinfection techniques, waste management, isolation precautions, and adherence to standard recommendations are all effective infection control strategies. Infection control initiatives are still hampered by issues like insufficient resources, poor compliance, inadequate training, and novel infectious illnesses, despite improvements in healthcare. This assessment looks at how nursing professionals currently manage infections, suggests ways to increase patient safety and compliance, and identifies implementation hurdles.
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