The case of Mrs.. Smith is one that could have been prevented if they had followed the guidelines of the infection control recommended by the CDC. I believe that the main mistake was failure to follow a basic guideline that is the change your gloves and washing your hands when intervening with a patient and thus prevent cross-contamination that was what happened in this case. The nurse Brainard had a very important role and this may have contributed to Mrs. Smith get complicated and died. The nurse had to call the attention to the physician and indicate the importance of changing gloves and washing hands and not be afraid to do the right thing because we are there to monitor the safety and welfare of all patients in our care. In addition