Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection Urinary tract infections are the most common type of healthcare-associated infections; accounting for more than 30% of healthcare-associated infections reported by acute care hospitals. Almost all healthcare-associated urinary-tract infections (UTIs) are caused by instrumentation of the urinary tract for example insertion of catheters. Catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) has been associated with increased morbidity‚ mortality‚ hospital
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NURSING Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals‚ families‚ and communities so they may attain‚ maintain‚ or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health care providers by their approach to patient care‚ training‚ and scope of practice. Nurses practice in a wide diversity of practice areas with a different scope of practice and level of prescriber authority in each. Many nurses provide care within the
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Hospital acquired infections (HAI) are‚ quite simply‚infections that are acquired whilst one is in hospital. In medical literature they are called Nosocomial infections. They are defined as not being present upon admission to the hospital. This topic is important to nurses as it is often the nurses who spread the infection‚ when caring for patients with many different diseases and infections. Therefore nurses should be aware of new developments and research on the topic of reducing hospital acquired
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entirely make or break an experience. This is as true in clinical experiences as it is in life. My experience in my senior year clinical preceptorship was without a doubt unique but I feel its uniqueness was in what I made of it‚ something every nursing student can do for themselves. If there is one lesson to gain from reading about my experiences it should be that the success of a clinical is entirely what the student makes of it. My first day I walked into the ICU and almost ran right back out
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He had staph infection in his ankle which then transformed into a very rare flesh eating disease called Necrotizing Fasciitis. The infection was spreading quick and they needed to get it out of his blood stream as soon as possible. The doctors came in and were telling my mom about how deadly this infection actually was. Kaleb then came to realization that if the doctors didn’t do the best they could to get all the infection out he was going to die. My brother was in
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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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Effects of hospital-acquired infections in public hospitals of low-income countries Hospital-acquired or nosocomial or healthcare associated infections (HAIs) are those which are transmitted to the patients during their treatment in a hospital or any other healthcare facility but which are not present or incubating before admission (Bagheri Nejad‚ Allegranzi‚ Syed‚ Ellis‚ & Pittet‚ 2011). Patients in low-income countries mostly depend on the public hospitals for their treatment‚ whereas public hospitals
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Name: NMED 1117 – Basic Venipuncture for Allied Health Professions Assignment 2: Case Study – The Chain of Infection Assessment Criteria Assignment 2 is worth 10 marks and is weighted as 15% of the total course mark. Please note the links in this document are not active. 1. Review the information at the following links: http://faculty.ccc.edu/tr-infectioncontrol/index.htm http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/271feat3.html 2. Perform a search for other related
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Personality Theorist: A Look at Carl Rogers Through his eyes‚ Carl Rogers’ theory saw people in a basic form‚ which was relatively simple. They were either healthy or good‚ or at the very least‚ they were not bad or ill. This essay will outline his contributions to the field of psychology of personality and point out some of his simple theories. I want to begin by giving you some background on Carl Ransom Rogers. He was born in Oak Park‚ Illinois on January 8‚ 1902. At an early age he demonstrated
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Ear Infections Have you ever had a painful infection in your ear that is stops you dead in your tracks? I am going to inform you about ear infections. An ear infection is an infection of the middle ear. Healthcare providers call this otitis media. You may wonder why I choose to inform you about this today but I am a victim of several serious ear infections‚ which I will later inform you about. Ear infections are inflammation of the middle ear. This inflammation often begins when infections that
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