Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a bacterial infection or inflammation of the bladder (cystitis)‚ kidneys (pyelonephritis)‚ or urethra (urethritis)‚ leading to bacterial colonization of the urine. Infection of the urinary tract is a common problem‚ causing more than eight million office visits annually in the United States. UTI is the second most common infection that affects women. UTIs typically affect young‚ sexually active women. A lower UTI is an infection or inflammation of the bladder or urethra
Premium Immune system Bacteria Kidney
questions. Your response to each question should be at least 200 words in length. .1 What are at least two ethical issues associated with psychological testing? What impact do these issues have on the field of psychological testing? There are a lot of ethical issues that are associated with psychological testing but the two that I picked are disclosure of test results to minors and how much information can or should you disclose to a patient or in the case of a minor the parents. I believe with
Premium Psychology Clinical psychology Philosophy
NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION Infection control measure‚ nowadays‚ are widely implemented in every healthcare facility in the country due to the relationship between the patient’s safety and nosocomial infection. As these facilities are responsible for ensuring the health and well being of individuals‚ it is essential to effectively control the spread of infection‚ most especially those that can be acquired within the hospital setting. Nosocomial infections are infections that are acquired in the
Premium Central venous catheter Catheter Blood
Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is a nosocomial infection occurring in hospitalized patients who are mechanically ventilated. These infections are common in ICU settings‚ difficult to diagnose early‚ and unfortunately have a high rate of mortality and morbidity. VAP accounts for almost half of infections in ICU settings‚ up to 28% of mechanically ventilated patients will develop VAP and of these patients the mortality rate is between 20% and 70% (Craven & Steger‚ 1998). A patient that develops VAP
Premium Patient Pneumonia Health care
Infection‚ as defined by Encyclopedia Britannica (2011)‚ is the invasion and multiplication of different pathogenic microorganisms in the body-such as fungi‚ bacteria and viruses- the body’s reaction to it and the defense mechanisms it activates to counter these pathogens or the toxins they produce. Infections can range from simple to complex ones that can be fatal or debilitating‚ but because of the continuous researches and studies to protect the human race‚ antibiotics were discovered. Antibiotics
Premium Bacteria Immune system Antibiotic resistance
woman to graduate as a medical doctor and continue by dedicating her life to helping women in both healing and education. Elizabeth Blackwell had a unique motivation for becoming a medical doctor‚
Premium Family Marriage High school
Hospice use is increasing but less than half of nursing home residents with advanced dementia receive hospice care. The focus of care should always be the comfort of the person with dementia. Physical comfort is a paramount human need‚ yet pain is experienced by at least one-third of nursing home residents with advanced dementia in the last year of life. This is frequently undetected and undertreated. Person-centered care honors preferences in social‚ emotional‚ spiritual‚ and physical care (Kuhn
Premium Patient Nursing Health care
Trichinella spiralis infection mostly result when a person use the infected meat of animals and it is the main cause of potential lethal trichinosis‚ central nervous system disease and pneumonitis.2% of the people in United State are diseased. Whipworm‚ Trichuris Trichiura Infection is caused when a person eat infested and unhygienic food. Mature whipworm live in the intestine of human beings and larva penetrates the wall of the gut and then it enter into the muscles resulting cysts which even cause
Premium Malaria Black Death Bubonic plague
Care Planning Proforma 5NH008 Patient/Client…………………………………………………………………………………… PBL Group/Site/Facilitator………………………………………………………………… Problem/Need Outcome Nursing Care Interventions Evaluation Write a problem statement identifying an actual or potential need How does this impact on the patient/user? Ensure this statement is personalised Patient problems should have been identified with the patient/carer/parent following holistic assessment Identify a short term and long term goal
Premium Nursing Nursing care plan Management
more comfortable to treat patients of the same gender. When there is a situation of a dentist and patient of the opposite gender of the same age group‚ it is important to maintain a professional relationship. Till today‚ gender roles exist between males and females. With some people males are viewed to be the dominant sex. Stereotyping creates a battle of sexes that can foster barriers of communication. To manage‚ one should look towards the patient as just that‚ a patient. She is looking for a treatment
Premium Gender Female Male