SEPTEMBER 2011 COHORT NURS 07001 ESSENTIAL NURSING SKILLS 23 APRIL 2012 WORD COUNT: 539 Health care-associated infections (HAI) affect hundreds of millions of patients worldwide every year (WHO 2009). HAI’s can inflict unexpected high costs to the NHS‚ not only is there a financial problem but HAI’s can contribute to unnecessary patient deaths. The Cleanliness Champion programme was introduced by the Government and it aims to promote all those who work in a health care setting to
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Breakthroughs Animal experimentation has been very useful in finding medications and/or cures to problems such as 1 Polio vaccine 1. Effective insulin and 2. Hepatitis B vaccine 3. And has Contributed to Breast cancer Brain injury Childhood leukemia Cystic fibrosis Malaria Multiple sclerosis Tuberculosis And Hepatitis C B. Safety Animal experimentation is also used to ensure safety. It reduces the sale
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I wondered was it my carelessness or was it another person’s disregard for procedures that led to this event. The nurse from the shift before did things that jeopardized my life. First she failed to give me report that this patient was HIV and Hepatitis C positive‚ a very critical fact‚ but I knew that because I had cared for him all week. Second she had completely disregarded the policy for using the needless system we had for administering IV’s‚ instead she used a sharp needle. Not only that‚
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49227 - Vaccine Importance: Why Getting Immunized Protects You and Those You Love Many of us agree that immunizations prove critical in protecting the health of children. But‚ as we age‚ we shy away from that needle thinking we are naturally immune. Or‚ at least‚ we hope so. The truth is that staying up-to-date on vaccines offers significant protection for both children and adults while preventing outbreaks of serious illness. Also‚ the immunization of both age groups guards the other as well
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country of origin. Once legal immigrants are able to receive their green cards they must be immunized and screen to assure the American government and citizens that they are not bring any diseases over to the USA. Chagas Disease‚ Tuberculosis‚ Hepatitis‚ Swine flu‚ Leprosy‚ and Dengue are example of diseases that began in other countries and were bought over to the United States by Immigrants (Engler). In the past 40 years the United States only had 900 cases of Leprosy but it was reported in 2003
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Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary System a. Antacids‚ Antireflux Agent & Antiulcerants Ranitidine ACEPTIN CLODINE HISTA-BLOC IDECEP INTAC Pantoprazole ACERNIX AMPHOTER ESOPAN PANLOX Omeprazole ACIFRE BOIE OMEPRAZOLE CYLIC GASTREC 40 HOVIZOL Famotidine ACRILO H2 BLOC MODIN Iansoprazole LANSODIN LANSPRO-30 PROLANZO TANQUIDINE Cimetidine CICLEM ENDURE MEDICAL CIMETIDINE INTERNATIONAL APEX LAFAYETTE CIMETIDINE Esomeprazole ESOFLUX ESOMEP
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Questions a Resolution Must Answer • what role must the WHO play during health emergencies and to what extent should it interfere? • What solutions must be implemented to combat the organizational and financial issues of the who regarding emergency response? • What regulations must be enforced in order to maximise the coordination and efficiency of involved members during an emergency? • What measures must be undertook to better prepare the health sector for health emergencies? • How can regional
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diseases. We don’t often see it this way‚ but we are a very privileged country. The USA is fortunate enough to be a country that is rich in medical supplies. The other‚ not-so-developed countries‚ however‚ aren’t so fortunate. Diseases such as polio‚ hepatitis B‚ and measles devastate many populations around the world to this day. I completely agree with what CDC (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention) has to say about the importance of vaccines and immunizations – certain diseases are becoming rare
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they could hurt themselves because it would be a short sharp pain as the needle penetrates the skin. If this was to happen then the person who has been pricked is at high risk of contracting diseases such as HIV/Aids and hepatitis B or C which could lead to a possible death. Hepatitis B can cause damage to the liver and like the other listed diseases there isn’t any cure‚ only painkillers can be prescribed to relieve symptoms. Spread of infection- In a hospital it is full of people who are either
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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Assignment Procedure THEORY: Epidemiology is the study of the causes‚ occurrence‚ transmission‚ distribution‚ and prevention of diseases in a population. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta‚ GA‚ is the national clearinghouse for epidemiological data. The CDC receives reports related to the occurrence of 35 notifiable diseases (Table 7-5) from the United States and its territories‚ and compiles the data into tabular form‚ available
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