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1. The Strategies to Prevent HAI includes levels of evidence for support for
each
The Strategies to Prevent HAI includes levels of evidence for support for each strategy
offered.Write one example for each level of evidence used in the article. Remembering what
you learned in the Evidence-Based Nursing Course about the Levels of Evidence, define each
level of evidence used in the previous question and state which level provides the strongest
evidence. (You may have to refer to your notes from the Evidence-Based Nursing class to
find the Level of Evidence) Transmission of infectious agents within a healthcare setting
requires three elements for spread. Name the 3 elements. According to the Hand Hygiene –
Show me the Science website, why does the CDC say that handwashing is better than using
hand sanitizer? Why is it important for nurses to recognize themselves as a reservoir of
infectious agents and patients as susceptible hosts? State 3 differences between the
strategies to prevent C. Difficile infection transmission and other types of Hospital Acquired
Infections (HAI).Search Isolation Guidelines – CDC for the scientific rationale for standard
and transmission-based precautions. Read Part I – Section 1.B.1 through 1.B.3e. Visit
https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/show-me-the-science.html (Links to an external site.)
and look around to learn something new about a topic you have heard about a 1000 times.
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