| LEARNING OR CONCEPTS IN A FUN WAY | SURGICAL HANDWASHING | | TOPIC: SURGICAL HANDWASHING OBJECTIVE : 1.-TO IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HANDWASHING 2.-TO DISCUSS THE DO’S AND DON’TS IN HANDWASHING 3.- TO DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF HANDWASHING 4.- TO DESCRIBE THE CORRECT SCRUB TECHNIQUE 4.- TO FAMILIARIZE THE PROCESS OF HANDWASHING BY GIVING A RHYME WITH THE TUNE OF “CHA CHA DABARKADS “ WITH HAND MOVEMENT AND DANCE STEPS. PART 1 LECTURE
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properties of nitrous oxide when he inhaled it while he had a toothache. He coined the term "laughing gas." * 1847 Ignaz Semmelweis realised the importance of handwashing Semmelweis noticed student doctors would often attend autopsies where fatal viruses prevailed before entering his maternity ward. After introducing handwashing standards fatalities dropped from 10% to 1%. * 1890 Emil von Behring discovered antitoxins‚ which he used to develop diphtheria and tetanus vaccines Bacteriologist
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Literature Search Paper 1 Running head: LITERATURE SEARCH PAPER Literature Search Paper Misty S. Davis The University of Tennessee‚ Knoxville College of Nursing Literature Search Paper 2 Literature Search Paper Research allows an individual to investigate a subject in order to discover facts and theories. The facts learned from the research are applied to his or her everyday use. There are various databases found that assists with research‚ however not all provide researched and
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Image description. Better Health Channel logo End of image description. Handwashing - why it’s important A number of infectious diseases can be spread from one person to another by contaminated hands‚ particularly gastrointestinal infections‚ influenza and hepatitis A. Washing your hands properly can help prevent the spread of the organisms that cause these diseases. Some forms of gastroenteritis can cause serious complications‚ especially for young children‚ the elderly‚ or those with a weakened immune system
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largest private education of Lifebuoy sponsored Health Education program. In 2008‚ Lifebuoy launched the first Global Handingwashing Day with United Nations and other partners. This significant day raised global recognition of how important of handwashing to prevent diseases. In today modern time‚ Lifebuoy is leading the market of Asia and Africa‚ which the product has been proven in labs that kept the promise with killing 99.9% germs in 10 seconds. As this leading role‚ Lifebuoy was rewarded
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The importance of both infection control and communication are vital skills when relating them to practice. Throughout this assignment there will be links to different experiences in acute care as well as past health care experiences which are suitable. During any health care placement‚ there are many important skills needed communication being one. This being significant as you need to learn to work within different boundaries as well as understanding different ways to communicate. Infection control
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toilet. You also must use hand sanitizer when touching garbage‚ pets‚ or pet food. You apply it by putting some on the palm of your hand and then you rub both your hands together for 30 seconds‚ until your hands are dry. (http://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/) Hand sanitizers that contain alcohol are the most effective; they are able to kill bacteria‚ fungi and certain types of viruses‚ like the influenza virus. But there are some types of viruses that are not eliminated by hand sanitizer. Those
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throughout the book. Topics range from what someone might think is unusual for a surgeon to speak about‚ handwashing. You would think that a surgeon would be far enough in the field of medicine to where handwashing was just another part of daily life‚ however the book is called “A Surgeon’s Notes of Performance” for a reason. Gawande goes step by step through the process of how the lack of handwashing is actually a big
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in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants (birth weight ‚ 1500 g) admitted to our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Methods: We compared the rate of NI in VLBW infants in 2 separate periods. In the first period‚ staff were encouraged to perform handwashing using a plain fluid detergent (0.5% triclosan). In the second period‚ a standardized hand hygiene program was implemented using antimicrobial soap (4% chlorhexidine gluconate) and alcohol-based hand rubs. Results: NI after 72 hours of life was detected
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hospital-acquired infections and Staphylococcus aureus‚ surveillance and case-control studies are used to evaluate handwashing frequencies. According to recent figures2‚ that at any one time between 6% and 12% of hospital inpatients acquire an infection after admission. However‚ between 15% and 30% of hospital-acquired infection is considered preventable by proper hospital hygiene of handwashing. In addition‚ healthcare workers’ compliance with hand washing is considered to be poor. As a study suggested
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