Name: NMED 1117 – Basic Venipuncture for Allied Health Professions Assignment 2: Case Study – The Chain of Infection Assessment Criteria Assignment 2 is worth 10 marks and is weighted as 15% of the total course mark. Please note the links in this document are not active. 1. Review the information at the following links: http://faculty.ccc.edu/tr-infectioncontrol/index.htm http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/271feat3.html 2. Perform a search for other related
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The principles of infection prevention and control Understand roles and responsibilities in the prevention and control of infections Outcome 1 1. The employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection differ between roles of whether you’re a health support worker‚ social worker and social care assistants‚ you all have roles and responsibilities you need to follow. You all need to be aware of and report change in the health conditions of the individual
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Explain what is meant by the ideal pupil In classrooms‚ many teachers labelled and classified certain students to their ethical and academic backgrounds. Becker concluded the common image of the ‘ideal pupil’ as being intelligent‚ well behaved‚ motivated and usually from a middle class background. Suggest three reasons why students from the upper social classes and those who have attended independent schools are more likely to gain places at elite universities such as LSE and Oxbridge even when
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increase total WBC count usually indicates infection‚ inflammation‚ tissue necrosis‚ or leukemic neoplasia. (Pagna‚ Pagna‚ 2010 Pg. 549) 3. After analysis of the blood‚ urine‚ and present symptoms a diagnosis of bladder infection is appropriate of the findings. Tests are performed as well to make sure there are no underlying issues. 4. I anticipate the physician will prescribe Amoxicillin. This drug is commonly used to treat genitourinary tract infections. Amoxicillin binds to the cell wall‚ causing
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Executive Summary: Compliance Status Infection Control for Nightingale Community Hospital Nightingale Community Hospital is currently not up to standards on its infection control standards. As a top community hospital it is crucial to be providing a safe environment for patients and staff. The National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) 7: Reduce the risk of health care-associated infections number 2: Hand Hygiene is the standard that we need to bring up to par for the Joint Commission. From the safety
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Many of the bacteria that cause common bacterial infection are mutating and therefore gaining resistance. This means that the original antibiotics that were once used to treat these common illnesses are becoming increasing ineffective. This resistance delays treatment as the original antibiotics are ineffective. This can lead to the disease worsening and even death. This means that common illnesses that were once easily treated by antibiotics are no longer so easy to treat. This results in increased
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required elements of the infection process? Apply the infection process on page 230 in the Giddens text book to the case study. 1 point. An infection involves a certain process in order for to it develop. This process consists of a pathogen‚ susceptible host‚ reservoir‚ portal of exit (from the reservoir)‚ mode of transmission‚ and portal of entry (to the susceptible host). Mrs. Bovier may have been a susceptible patient‚ considering she is in her seventies‚ already had an infection with pneumonia‚ and
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Infection Control Case Study If it is suspected tuberculosis then Mr. Vargas should be isolated. Tuberculosis is an airborne disease transmitted by suspended droplet nuclei or residue in air during coughing or sneezing‚ talking or come in contact with a susceptible host. He needs to be placed in a private room with negative-pressure airflow through a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter. Since he would be under airborne precautions‚ when he is being transported he would have to wear
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Efficient and ethical strategies to reduce chances of contracting gastrointestinal infection through contaminated water on Gordes. Epidemiologists from the University of Colmar have been notified of an outbreak of patients with gastrointestinal symptoms by the Public Health Centre of the University of Colmar. A random sample survey has been conducted amongst The Islands in order to determine the location of the gastrointestinal outbreak. The survey has determined that the occupants of Gordes are
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Tract Infection (UTI).” (Howell‚ 2013). Most commonly UTIs are found in women‚ statistics state that nearly 1 in 3 women will have a UTI that will require treatment before the age of 24 (Kidney Health Australia‚ 2015). The question to ask is does cranberry juice evidently prevents UTIs. This essay will identify the process required to develop a PICO question; this framework will establish a clinical investigation by gathering and ordering evidence to answer the question. Scenario 2 explains about
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