is one of the most common causes of abdominal pain. In the United States‚ 250‚000 cases of appendicitis are reported annually‚ representing 1 million patient-days of admission. The incidence of acute appendicitis has been declining steadily since the late 1940s‚ and the current annual incidence is 10 cases per 100‚000 populations. Appendicitis occurs in 7% of the US population‚ with an incidence of 1.1 cases per 1000 people per year. Some familial predisposition exists. In Asian and
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food-borne diseases is rising. These diseases cost society billions of dollars each year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ 33‚000‚000 cases of food-borne diseases occur annually in the United States‚ about 1 of every 10 Americans; about 9000 die. Salmonella and related strains cause an estimated 4 million cases of food-borne illnesses each year‚ and Campylobacter causes an estimated 2 million illnesses each year. Another bacterium‚ Escherichia coli 0157:H7 causes an estimated
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you doctors who carry deadly microbes from sick women to healthy ones!”—Louis Pasteur‚ 1870 1 . 1. Background of the Study 1.1.1. Nosocomial infection burden Nosocomial infections or healthcare acquired infections can truly be a grave toll for hospital management as much as it is for end-beneficiaries‚ customers‚ and stakeholders. Mortality reaches 80‚000 annually ; 3 patients die per minute ; 10-20% % incidence globally‚ and figures are expectedly higher in Third World settings. This is not to
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CASE STUDY This essay is a case study explores about Mary‚ a 41 year-old female working as an accounts manager‚ lives with her husband and three children. She was diagnosed with clinical depression at the age of 39 and was hospitalized for 5 weeks with no further admissions. No history of smoking‚ drug and alcohol and known family history of depression. Mary self manages her care in collaboration with her General Practitioner and she has a supportive environment. She has moments of despair during
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WINTER 2014: CASE STUDY ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Melanie Haehnel 6620361 COMM 225 Professor Sharma Q1: Discuss the major reasons for long wait times in emergency rooms‚ hospitals‚ and walk-‐in clinics? [300-‐400 words]. One of the major reasons patients are experiencing a longer wait time in hospitals is largely caused by a unregulated screening process of each patient stepping through
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Patient confidentiality In a television episode of ER which aired on NBC in 2000‚ Carol Hathaway became aware of risky sexual behaviors that had led to a 14 year old girl having a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and cervical cancer. Prior to finding this information out‚ Carol Hathaway had promised the patient that she would not tell anyone about whatever the patient discussed with her. But upon realizing the high risk of the girl’s behavior‚ Carol Hathaway came to find herself in a dilemma of
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of scientific evidence or research. Research is available‚ but is it used to its fullest potential? The difference between research availability and the application of research to practice is known as the research-practice gap. Unfortunately‚ studies conclude that the use of research in practice is slow and haphazard (Squires‚ Estabrooks‚ Gustavsson‚ & Wallin‚ 2011). Research utilization in nursing practice is influenced strongly by individual determinants. As individual characteristic factors
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CASE STUDY I. PERSONAL DATA Name: Juana Talion Age: 45 years old Birth Date: May 6‚ 1976 Address: Caramoran‚ Cataduanes Civil Status: Married Gender: Female Religion: Roman Catholic Date and time of admission: September 20‚ 2010 10:30am Chief complaint: hypogastric mass Tentative Diagnosis: myoma uteri Attending physician: Dr. Espinola II. HEALTH HISTORY a. History of Present Illness Juana Talion‚
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support/encouragement to both study participants and family/significant others Provides information regarding cancer‚ cancer screening and resources to address barriers Provides pre-appointment reminders for cancer screening/treatment/remission maintenance appointments Assists with Medicare insurance Arranges transportation/referral to transportation services Track interventions and outcomes Initiates communication with patients before screening and diagnostic
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This paper explores different peer-reviewed articles that attempts to shed some light on the phenomenon of the lived experience of patients with cancer; supporting the fact that individuality is a huge factor in the care of cancer patients. Manu types of cancers exist and patients should be treated as individuals versus as a disease or diagnosis. As oncology nurses we accumulate knowledge on a daily basis that may be revised in practice. Therefore‚ it becomes our innate duty to visit the literature
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