surgical site infection(SSI) is defined when a microorganism settles into and contaminates sterile tissue within 30 days of the surgery. Per the CDC (2017) SSIs are responsible for 31% of healthcare-associated infections or nosocomial infections which is the highest leading cause. This can happen before during or after a patient has surgery. There are many physiological risks that are evaluated before a person has surgery to see if they are at a high risk for a surgical site infection. Some of these
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patients find it easier to swallow. Trimethoprim is indicated for the prevention and treatment of urinary tract infections (UTI ) in adults and children. Most UTI s are said to be caused by bacteria that live in the digestive system. Most urinary tract infections (UTIs) are caused by bacteria that live in the digestive system. If these bacteria get into the urethra they can cause infection. It’s thought that the bacteria can spread to the urethra via the anus. NHS UK (2013) E coli is a Gram-negative
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Adelaide Nutting a Nurse Leader Abstract For this paper we were required to write about the life of a particular nursing leader. The purpose was to document about their lives and to include things like their backgrounds‚ credentials‚ and their influences on nursing. These women are considered some of the most influential people to nursing. But the most important questions are‚ “What exactly is a leader and what makes someone a leader?” As defined by Yoder-Wise (2011)‚ “a leader
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Dengue Virus Infection I. What is the name of the disease? What is the name of the pathogen that causes this disease? A. Dengue fever 1. Four related viruses 2. DENV 1‚ DENV 2‚ DENV 3 or DENV 4 B. Dengue Virus Infection II. What are some characteristics of the pathogen? How is the pathogen grown in the lab? A. Single stranded RNA virus 1.Positive strand virus of the family Flaviviridae 2. Virus enveloped with a lipid membrane. B. Replication grown in serum
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Practice‚ Education‚ and Leadership of Nursing Edie Stevenson Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS 430 Lynda Gallagher August 06‚ 2013 Impact of the 2010 IOM Report on the Practice‚ Education‚ and Leadership of Nursing The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report released in 2010 entitled “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change‚ Advancing Health” called for drastic transformation within the nursing profession (‚ 2011). Specific changes were recommended in the fields of nursing practice
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Researchers have debated what the most effective method is for preventing catheter acquired urinary tract infections (CAUTI). Many researchers compared cleaning the meatal surface around the catheter using soap and water with cleaning the meatal surface with antiseptic solutions. The research studies discuss when an indwelling urinary catheter is in place which of these two methods is most successful for preventing CAUTI and which of the two is not recommended. The end goal of this study is to determine
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Infection prevention breaks the chain of infection and interrupts the infectious disease process. Routine practice should be used with all patient care‚ to prevent and control transmission of microorganisms in all health care facilities. The basic elements of Routine Practice are risk assessment‚ hand hygiene‚ environmental control‚ administrative control‚ and personal protective equipment. When assessing patients it is important
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ASSOCIATES-DEGREE IN NURSING. With the complexity of the disease process and the technology that we have today in the nursing field‚ it is important to have more educated nurses in our facility. We are gearing to the magnet status in every hospital wherein we are being recognized for nursing excellence and good patient outcome. “In the statement titled Education Advancement of Registered Nurses‚ the Tri-Council organizations present a united view that a more highly educated nursing workforce is critical
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Introduction Hepatitis B infection is one of the major and common liver infectious diseases worldwide‚ and caused by a small enveloped DNA virus‚ the hepatitis B virus (HBV). (Tong 2005Int J med Sci) Importantly‚ over 20 million people are infected annually with HBV and there are globally 350-400 million chronic carrier of HBV. (McMahon 2005.) Routes of infection include vertical transmission (through childbirth)‚ early life horizontal transmission (bites‚ lesions‚ and sanitary habits)‚ and adult
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INTRODUCTION Bacillus anthracis has recently become popular as the causative agent of anthrax infections. Belonging to the bacillus species‚ the bacterium is considered‚ along with Bacillus cereus‚ to be of extreme medical importance. Until recently‚ the condition caused by the bacterium was rarely heard of. Although the bacterium is naturally found in the soil‚ its rare occurrences in humans have only been observed in those working with livestock or imported livestock products‚ therefore the
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