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Basic Concept
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transmission of Hep A in the home
CONCEPT_Preventing
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Underlying Principles
(E.G., DELEGATION,
LEVELS OF PREVENTION,
ADVANCE DIRECTIVES)
Modes of transmission:
- direct physical contact
between person to person
- indirect contact with a
vehicle of transmission
(inanimate object, water,
food, blood)
- droplet traveling through
air
- airborne droplets
remaining in air
- animals or insects as
intermediaries
- material that transmits a
causative agent to a host
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Nursing Interventions
WHO? WHEN? WHY? HOW?
It is important to maintain a
safe environment to decrease
the risk of spreading hepatitis
A throughout a household.
Those who have liver disease
are more susceptible to
developing liver failure and
have an increased risk of
death if infected with hepatitis
A. Elderly are most effected
by this disease, and groups
who are most at risk include:
International travelers, men
who have sex with men,
injectable drug users, people
experiencing houselessness,
those in close contact with an
infected person.
Clean bathroom or areas of
the house where household
members come in contact
every day
Perform good hand hygiene
Maintain well balanced diet
and get adequate sleep
each night when sick
Maintain medication
regimens as all family
members who have been
exposed to hepatitis may be
perscribed medications.
Health department home
inspections
Call doctor if members of
the household experience
viral symptoms
Check with doctor before
returning to school/work
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Therapeutic Procedure
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