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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1 Define and explain asepsis‚ antisepsis and cross infection Asepsis- An environment that is free of harmful microorganisms. An aseptic technique ensures that only uncontaminated equipment and fluids come into contact with susceptible body sites. It should be used during any clinical procedure that bypasses the body’s natural defences. Using the principles of asepsis minimises the spread of organisms from one person to another. Aseptic techniques are used to reduce contamination from microorganisms
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hospitalization rates among hemodialysis (HD) patients related to bloodstream infection (BSI) have increased by 47% and by 87% for vascular access infection. Hand hygiene is the cornerstone of infection prevention. Staff and patient education and compliance with infection prevention practice must be mandatorily enforced at all HD outpatient facilities. Dialysis staff must ensure patients are actively involved and understand their role in infection prevention and control such as proper hand washing technique‚ hand
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age‚ the harmful effects of tanning beds are on our skin and other parts of our body‚ and other alternatives to get a glowing tan without driving up to a tanning salon. Introduction On November 15th‚ 2005 it was marked five years for Craig‚ a melanoma survivor. Craig states‚ “I was an outdoor person who thought it wouldn’t happen to me‚ but it did at a very young age.” Craig was diagnosed with melanoma in his left ear lobe at a self-conscious age of 21 years old. He had a two cm wedge resection
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“Beauty: When the Other Dancer is the Self” written by Alice Walker‚ is a gentle and easy to understand story. It is not that the story is a boring and no highlight. When reading the book‚ it’s like I am hearing my friend’s story. Alice’s emotion changed totally different before and after the “accident”. Before the accident‚ she described herself as if she was the most beautiful and intelligent girl in the world. When Alice was only two and a half years old‚ when her father was chosen which kids
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1. Define Risk Risk is the potential of losing something of value. Values (such as physical health‚ social status‚ emotional well being or financial wealth) can be gained or lost when taking risk resulting from a given action‚ activity and/or inaction‚ foreseen or unforeseen. Risk can also be defined as the intentional interaction with uncertainty. Risk perception is the subjective judgment people make about the severity and/or probability of a risk‚ and may vary person to person. Any human endeavor
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Running Head: REDUCING SPREAD OF INFECTION Reducing Spread of Infection with Use of Alcohol-Based Products vs. Hand Washing: An Evidence Based Practice Megan K. Furnish Thomas Jefferson University Introduction Have you ever ate something without washing your hands or been next to someone who sneezed? If you have then you’ve been exposed to millions of germs. The world is full of microorganisms‚ such as bacteria and viruses which can make people sick. Simple activities‚ like breathing
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Causes and spread of Infection 1. Understand the causes of Infection 1.1 Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites More accurately‚ parasites are actual animals‚ along with mites‚ and mites are so small you have some thousands living in your eyebrows. Bacteria are one cell things with a cell wall. Virae (viruses) are code only--they are the core requirement that bacteria have‚ but without all the other protective layers like cell wall and energy production. Instead
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Part 1: Summarize “The Self” by George Herbert Mead George Herbert Mead begins his article by highlighting that self is not something we are born with but rather a process we develop through our experiences and interactions with our social surroundings. Mead adds that we create an incomplete self-image through what we can see with our eyes such as our hand and feet but reflects that we create a complete image of what we can see and can’t see through our social interactions. He mentions how social
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Surgical site wound infections is one of the most dreaded complications. A surgical site infection is defined as an infection that occurs at or near a surgical incision within 30 days of the procedure or within one year if an implant is left in place. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that approximately 500‚000 surgical site infections occur annually in the United States. They are the leading cause of nosocomial infections after surgery‚ accounting for nearly 40 percent
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