Implementation of care for Hospital-acquired infections

- Standard precautions, aka “universal precautions” or “body substance isolation” must be observed and practiced - Maintaining blood sugar levels for both diabetic and non-diabetic patients - Replace peripheral IV lines as recommended by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). - All catheters inserted in an emergency situation are to be replaced as soon as possible or within 48 hours - Dressings are to be kept dry and intact, and should be changed at the first signs of becoming damp, soiled, or loosened - hand hygiene