Healthcare Policy on Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections Carley Cade Northwest Mississippi Community College Nursing Seminar Dr. Ellen Williams October 24‚ 2012 Healthcare Policy on Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections The insertion of indwelling urinary catheters has been a common practice accredited to keeping the bladder empty during hospital stays‚ treatments and pre- or post-operative procedures. Through this practice‚ research has shown that many patients will
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theories experienced by both facilitators and participates. The subject promoted to raise awareness was sexual transmitted infection Chlamydia. The rational as to why this subject was chosen was to increase knowledge importance of safe sex health education within the targeted group and hopefully change in sexual behaviours. The session not only raises awareness on the subject of Chlamydia but also looked at preventative measures. The targeted audience involved were University students aged 18 to 24 years
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of the total number of cases. An estimated 10 to 12 million Americans have sexually transmitted diseases‚ several kinds of Which are epidemic‚ including gonorrhea‚ infections of the urethra not caused By gonorrhea genital herpes virus genital warts‚ scabs and urethral and vaginal Infections caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis the protozoan Trichonomas and the yeast monilia. A number of surveys have shown that Sexually transmitted diseases in the United States affect people of
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and life-threatening blood infection in the baby. True or False 8. In men‚ there are no symptoms or side effects if Gonorrhea is contracted. True or False False 9. Which female reproductive organs may be affected if Gonorrhea is transmitted to a woman? Uterus or fallopian tubes 10. Symptoms of Gonorrhea will always appear within men during the first 7-10 days after exposure to the Neisseria gonorrheae bacterium. True or False 11. Symptoms of gonorrheal infection include: Vaginal bleeding
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Herpes Introduction The definition of Genital Herpes Symptoms of Genital Herpes Treatment for Genital herpes The definition of Genital Herpes. A. Definition 1. Genital herpes is highly contagious‚ sexually transmitted viral infection of the genital and anal regions caused by herpes simplex virus and characterized by small clusters of painful lesions. B. First discovered by Hippocrates in the early ancient Greek times. Hippocrates was a Greek physician and that was highly
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Diseases A sexually transmitted disease (STD) is an infection that you can get from having sex with another person who has an infection. There are several types of sexually transmitted diseases that affect men and women every year. In Chapter 9 of our textbook‚ the topic of sexually transmitted diseases was discussed. This is a rising issue amongst young adults in this generation. “One in four new sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) infections occur in teenagers” ( ) Some of the sexually transmitted
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defense against bacterial growth and infection. When urine is released from the urethra‚ any microbes that may have previously entered or were introduced into the sterile environment of the urinary tract are washed away and released from the body. However‚ sometimes bacteria is able to enter the urethra‚ colonize‚ and infect before the cleaning mechanism can take place. If the infection reaches the bladder‚ the consequences are more severe. Urinary tract infections are common among sexually active individuals
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Causes and spread of infection Micro-organisms that cause infections are known as pathogens. They may be classified as follows: Bacteria: minute organisms about one-thousandth to five-thousandths of a millimetre in diameter. They are susceptible to a greater or lesser extent to antibiotics. Viruses: much smaller than bacteria and although they may survive outside the body for a time they can only grow inside cells of the body. Viruses are not susceptible to antibiotics‚ but there are a few
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Trachoma is a bacterial infection that affects one eyes. This infection is very contagious‚ which can be passed along by contact with infected eyelids‚ throat‚ and nose of infected people. If this infection is left untreated‚ it may lead to eye blindness. This disease is the leading cause of preventable cause of blindness around the world. The majority of blindness comes from areas of lower class‚ such as Africa. Earlt treatment can help prevent trachoma complications. The first signs of trachoma
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through surgical insertion of catheters introduces bacteria either intraluminally or extraluminally resulting to infection of the urinary tract. It is estimated that one out of four patients receiving hospitalized service has an indwelling urinary catheter for bladder drainage. Contraction of UTI is the most notable complication from these devices. For a long time‚ Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) has generated a lot of interest in medical practice and research. reported that UTIs are the leading cause
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