Open AccessInfection prevention and control, pillar for safety of healthcare worker: COVID-19 experience, Patan Hospital, Nepal
Author(s) -
Piyush Rajbhandari,
Deveshree Dongol
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of patan academy of health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2091-2757
pISSN - 2091-2749
DOI - 10.3126/jpahs.v7i1.28882
Subject(s) - pandemic , infection control , health care , covid-19 , pillar , personal protective equipment , medicine , control (management) , medical emergency , patient safety , occupational safety and health , nursing , intensive care medicine , political science , virology , management , engineering , pathology , outbreak , disease , structural engineering , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law , economics
Infection prevention and control (IPC) programs play an integral part in the safety of patients, visitors, health care workers and environment as these programs provide guidelines and standard for recognition, prevention and control of infection. With COVID-19 pandemic, Patan Hospital, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Nepal, is amongst the few hospitals in Nepal to have undertaken the responsibility of managing COVID patients. The COVID response plan has been activated and is currently the best prepared institution to manage this pandemic.