Hand Hygiene and Aseptic Technique Keira L. Charles NURS 410: Health Deviation II Latricia Greggs‚ PhD‚ RN‚ November 17‚ 2014 Asepsis is the state of being free from living pathogenic microorganisms. Practicing hand hygiene and aseptic technique is effective in reducing the risk of associated infections in the hospital setting‚ but the adherence among health care workers are poor. Hand washing causes a significant reduction in the carriage of potential pathogens on the hands. Adhering to
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day to day interaction with all healthcare workers. Hand hygiene contributes significantly to keeping patients safe regardless if the patients are humans and animals. Washing hands is a simple‚ inexpensive‚ and an effective action to prevent the spread of microbes that cause healthcare associated infection. The most common transmissible disease in any hospital‚ dental‚ or veterinary cleaning is Staphylococcus aureus. The task of proper hygiene in-between patients’ care enhances patient safety
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of us through hands in many ways‚ including: • touching dirty hands • changing dirty diapers • through contaminated water and food • through droplets in the air released during a cough or sneeze • on contaminated surfaces • through contact with a sick person’s body fluids Hands often act as carrier that carries disease-causing pathogens from person to person‚ either through direct contact or indirectly via surfaces. When not washed with soap & water or alcohol based hand rubs‚ hands that have been
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University of Phoenix Material Literature Search Worksheet Select a literature search topic relevant to your practice. The topic must be sufficiently delineated in scope without being trivial. You will revisit this article in the Week Five presentation. Possible topics include but are not limited to: o Non-pharmacological pain relief with childbirth o Effects of shift work and fatigue on medication errors o Best practices for pin site care o Nurse satisfaction in magnet hospitals o
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Introduction The dirtiest thing you own maybe your cell phone. Imagine what touches your phone the most‚ probably your hands and face. Since cell phones are everywhere and have become one of the most helpful tools of our generation‚ they have their drawbacks. The use of cell phones happens everywhere today‚ one place being the hospital. From a study of phones and spreading of bacteria associated with health care associated infections‚ Karabay states‚ “Our study reveals that mobile phones may
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and participation in benefiting the unit and optimal patient outcomes. The support by nursing is important for successful implementation. The current policy at the facility of this implementation holds every healthcare worker accountable for hand hygiene compliance. Their method to deal with noncompliance is accountability or it is reflected
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University of Phoenix Material Literature Search Worksheet Select a literature search topic relevant to your practice. The topic must be sufficiently delineated in scope without being trivial. You will revisit this article in the Week Five presentation. Possible topics include but are not limited to: o Non-pharmacological pain relief with childbirth o Effects of shift work and fatigue on medication errors o Best practices for pin site care o Nurse satisfaction in magnet hospitals
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University of Phoenix Material Name:______Kim Orta__________________________ Date:_____07/17/2013_________ Literature Search Worksheet Select a literature search topic relevant to your practice. The topic must be sufficiently delineated in scope without being trivial. You will revisit this research study article in your Week Five presentation. Possible topics include but are not limited to: Nonpharmacological pain relief with childbirth Effects of shift work and fatigue on medication errors Best
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University of Phoenix Material Literature Search Worksheet Select a literature search topic relevant to your practice. The topic must be sufficiently delineated in scope without being trivial. You will revisit this article in the Week Five presentation. Possible topics include but are not limited to: o Non-pharmacological pain relief with childbirth o Effects of shift work and fatigue on medication errors o Best practices for pin site care o Nurse satisfaction in magnet hospitals
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Professional and personal values applied to the procedures of hand washing in Infection Control Contents Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………………… Page 2 Identify your new learning‚ giving rationale for your choice of this topic ………….…………… Page 2 How has this learning made a difference to you …………………………………….…………… Page 5 How will this learning influence you clinical practice …………………………………..………… Page 6 Describe how you will continue to develop this learning after this module
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