Primary Prevention of Hospital Acquired Infections Kyle Volack Grand Canyon University During my community teaching experience‚ the opportunity to provide education to community health care workers regarding health care associated infections was given. Health care associated infections are a major epidemic throughout health care worldwide. Primary prevention is a major factor of preventing health care associated infections on all levels. As primary prevention seeks to stop injury
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HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTIONS - R. Howard‚ R. Lata‚ T. Tennekoon‚ R. Mirza & K.Yang Figure 1: Selected hospital acquired infections in Queensland‚ July-December 200814 • Introduction Hospital acquired infections‚ (HAI) also known as nosocomial infections refer to those infections that occur within 48 hours of hospital admission‚ 30 days of an operation‚ or 3 days of discharge10. Nosocomial infections can be quite traumatic and can have significant consequences to the patients16
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Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs)‚ or healthcare associated infections‚ encompass almost all clinically evident infections that do not originate from a patients original admitting diagnosis. Most infections that become clinically evident after 48 hours of hospitalization are considered hospital-acquired. HAIs represent a frequent nonspecific clinical problem with potential consequences for morbidity and mortality. The highest rates of HAIs are observed in intensive care units (ICUs)‚ which are
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4 Surprising Causes of Hospital-Acquired Infections The last place anyone imagines they will get a severe infection is at a hospital. Yet according to statistics from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention‚ over 1.7 million people are affected by a nosocomial or hospital-acquired infection (HAI) every year. The severity of the infection can widely vary‚ but these infections are also responsible for over 99‚000 deaths annually. These infections could could appear as early as 48 hours after
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Blood Institute. (n.d.). Pneumonia. Retrieved from http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/pnu/pnu_all.html * World Health Organization. (2011). Pneumonia. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs331/en/index.html Pneumonia By: Sami Greif‚ SN What is Pneumonia * Infection of the lungs * Fluid & pus fills alveoli * Source: more than 100 different germs can cause pneumonia.
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2 Contents Conceptual framework for financial reporting Objectives 2.1 Why a conceptual framework? 2.2 IASB Framework for the Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements 2.2.1 The objective of financial statements 2.2.2 Stewardship as an objective of financial statements: the current debate 2.2.3 Underlying assumptions 2.2.4 A note on the ‘going concern’ assumption 2.2.5 Qualitative characteristics of financial reporting information 2.2.6 Constraints on financial reporting 2.3 Elements
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Evaluate the influences that impacted the development of the conceptual framework. There can be a variety of conceptual frameworks. There are also wide concepts of affects in conceptual framework‚ the influences that impacted development of the CF include: the US experience‚ In the United States they have their own conceptual framework; they have not adopted either IFRSs or the IASB Framework. Both the IASB and the US Conceptual Frameworks are considered to have shortcomings. As a result‚ the IASB
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illnesses are caused not only because of our carelessness or lack of sense of responsibility over our health‚ but also some factors which are external and uncontrollable causes us to feel sick and acquired illnesses to some extent. Background of the Study One of the most popular illness that can be found in hospitals is what we call pressured ulcer‚ some uses bed sores or scientifically known as decubitus ulcer. This illness is caused by the unrelieved pressure to the skin which cuts off the circulation
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respiratory distress syndrome) & Pneumonia – airways fill with fluid and pus. Some questions to think of or how to pursue the topic: What is Pneumonia? What is community acquired pneumonia and ? What are some signs or symptoms of Pneumonia? How is Pneumonia diagnosed? What treatments are available for people with Pneumonia? What other organizations have information about Pneumonia? What causes Pneumonia? How common is Pneumonia? The presentation should
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The term pneumonia is applied to many pulmonary infections which are most often caused by bacteria. Pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common and is referred to as typical pneumonia. Atypical pneumonia is caused by other microorganisms such as fungi‚ protozoa‚ and viruses. The difference between them were discovered in 1883 by Friedlander and Talamon. Streptococcus pneumoniae was first discovered by Pasteur who isolated it from saliva in a person who had rabies in 1881. Depending
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