• Infection Control Manual

Announcements

New Education Handouts Are Available

• Isolation Precautions Education Sheet - describes the different types of isolation and what the specific precaution requirements are.
• Isolation Precautions Handout - describes what isolation precautions mean for patients and their families while they are in the hospital.

These education tools are meant for patients and visitors of patients placed on isolation precautions in addition to the MDRO and MRSA educational sheets. They may be reviewed in any format with the patient. For example: by reviewing the content online (via a computer on wheels), verbally reviewing the information, or printing the handouts and giving them to the patients for review.

Document the use of these teaching sheets on the Patient and Family Teaching Record.

• Respiratory Protection Program Policy
• Schedule Your Respirator Fit Testing Session

Resources

For required patient education for Infection Prevention information, please refer to Elsevier Clinical Skills Reference.

• Connecticut Epidemiologist Newsletter
• Cover Your Cough Signs
• Diarrhea Decision Tree and Stool Chart 
• Drug-Resistant Bacteria Information Sheet

Flu Media Public Service Announcements

• Flu Shot Video
• Guide for Influenza Virus Diagnostic Testing

Highly Contagious Biological Illness PPE

• Donning (video)
• Doffing (video)

• Reference Sheet for Blood Culture Draws
• CDC Influenza Vaccine Information Statement
• Vaccine Tracker