Community Health Services Manual
Introduction
IP&C Policies & Operational Directives
Policies:
- 90.00.060 Routine Practices for Reducing the Risk of Infection Transmission
- 90.00.010 Single-use Medical Devices
- 90.00.050 Sterilizer Quality Assurance Monitoring
Operational Directives:
- Pet Therapy and Pet Visitation in Community Health Services
- Gels, Ultrasound and Medical in Community Health Services
- IP&C Approved Cleaners and Disinfectants
- Cleaning and Disinfection of Non-Critical Reusable Equipment/Items for Clients in Community Health Services
- Cleaning and Disinfection of Reusable Instruments that Contact the Surface of the Eye
- Construction Renovation and Maintenance in Community Health Services
- Cleaning Blood and Body Fluid Spills in the Community Health Services
- Nursing Foot Care Infection Prevention & Control Management in Community Health Services
- Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) OD
- Tuberculosis in the Maternal and Newborn Population OD
- Urinary Catheter Management
Routine Practices
- Point of Care Risk Assessment PCRA
- Hand Hygiene
- The 4 Moments of Hand Hygiene
- Source Control
- Accommodation and Placement
- Flow
- Aseptic Technique
- Personal Protective Equipment PPE
- Specimen Collection
- Sharps Safety and Prevention of Bloodborne Transmission
- Management of the Patient Care Environment
- Visitor Management and Education
- Appendix A: Surgical Hand Asepsis
Additional Precautions
Microorganism Infectious Disease Table
Specific Disease Protocols
AMR-GNB (Antimicrobial Resistant Gram Negative Bacilli)
Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE)
Cimax lectularius (Bed Bugs) Protocol in Clients and Staff Homes
Pediculosis Protocol in WRHA Community Health Services Clients and Staff
Varicella Zoster Protocol in WRHA Community Health Services Clients and Staff
Specific Infection Prevention and Control Practices
Community Health Services Infection Prevention & Control Communication Forms:
Definitions
Appendix
Air Changes for Removal of Airborne Contaminants
Antibiotic Resistant Organisms (AROs) Fact Sheets for Health Care Workers:
- Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
- Vancomycin Inermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and Vancomycin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA)
Antibiotic Resistant Organisms (AROs) Fact Sheets for Client, Family & Visitors – Bilingual:
- Methicilin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
- Vancomycin Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and Vancomycin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA)
Fact Sheets for Clients Family and Visitors – Bilingual: