Six links must connect for an organism to reach the next patient, and nursing is a set of deliberate attacks on specific links. For each admission, set three things: the precaution level, the hand hygiene agent and the room airflow. Then check the setup and read which link you just cut — and what the wrong choice would have cost the unit.
Eight admissions
1 · Precaution level
2 · Hand hygiene at every moment
3 · Room and airflow
0 of 8 rooms set up correctly.
Pick an admission
Set all three controls, then check the setup.
The chain of infection
Transmission needs all six links connected. Cut any one and the organism stops.