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Infection Control Checklist - ASHP
1 CHAPTER 9 Infection Control ChecklistThe Joint Commission, in its prevention and Control ofinfection (IC) standards, requires organizations to takeprecautions to reduce the risk of acquiring and transmit-ting infections . Organizations must have effective, orga-nization-wide IC programs. All departments and servicesmust participate in the organization s IC : Organizations surveyed under the Comprehen-sive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals: The Offi-cial Handbook (CAMH) must comply with the IC stan-dards that are applicable to them. Organizations sur-veyed under other Joint Commission accreditationmanual(s) should review the appropriate manual. (SeeChapter 1.) Checklist OrganizationThis chapter presents Infection Control precautions forhealth care personnel in a Checklist format. They are con-sistent with The Joint Commission s IC standards,1 cur-rent Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC)hand-hygiene guidelines2 (see NPSG 7 in Chapter 6), andthe provisions of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP)Chapter <797>.
1 CHAPTER 9 Infection Control Checklist The Joint Commission, in its prevention and control of infection (IC) standards, requires organizations to take
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