to compare to cutting edge evidence medicine to encompass the best treatment options for my patient. suddenly‚ I awaken on the general medicine floor to my attending asking me how I would like to proceed to manage my patient’s C. diff infection. Yes C diff infection is important and common disease that effects hospitalized patients at a growing rate and attention must be paid as to treat or not to treat. However I can help but baskin in the joy of teaching the medical students about risk of mortality
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Section Two: Task 4 Understanding the Importance of using Personal Protective Equipment 5.1 Demonstrate correct use of PPE (completed) 5.2 Describe different types of PPE 5.3 Explain the reasons for use of PPE At Unit 1‚ BMI we have many different types of PPE‚ these include the following (5.2 bolded and 5.3 in brackets): 1. Gloves (to protect hands/contact from skin infections / potential infections and contamination) 2. Overalls (to protect the body from possible exposure / blood
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Recently‚ I became ill with an upper-respiratory infection. The first few days‚ it just felt like a simple cold‚ so I thought it would be okay to go over to my boyfriend’s house for dinner. He cooked us a meal‚ then poured two glasses of wine. Even though I was a little under the weather‚ I drank the glass. Previous to this‚ he and I had discussed that I would be spending the night there because we had not seen each other for awhile. I looked forward to this because I was sick‚ and wanted the comfort
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The aim of this essay is to discuss and analyse the fundamental issues of infection control which underpins Adult Nursing. The topic for discussion is infection control/nosocomial infections in particular Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). There are varying degrees of the strain Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and some strains are classed as MRSA (National Health Service (NHS) Plus‚ 2005). Not all strains of the bacterium will cause an epidemic. Epidemic causing MRSA is classified
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prevention and control of infection A My role is to maintain a high standard of health and hygiene‚ which means regularly washing my uniform‚ regularly washing and keeping my hair clean and tied back‚ keeping my nails short and not wearing false nails or polish. Not wearing rings. Regularly washing my hands the correct way. I must report illness and any skin conditions to my manager and not come into work with diarrhoea and/or vomiting until 48 hours clears. I must be aware of infection prevention and control
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INFECTION CONTROL Pathogen- Infectious agent Colonization- If microorganism is present or invades host‚ grows and/or multiplies but does not cause infection. Communicable disease- if infectious disease can be transmitted from one person to another. -Symptomatic-if pathogens multiply and cause clinical signs/symptoms. -Asymptomatic- if no s/s are present *CHAIN OF INFECTION: 1. An infectious agent or pathogen 2. A reservoir or source for pathogen growth 3. A portal of exit from the
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Modeling the Spread of an Epidemic | By developing a computer model of the spread of an infectious disease‚ the student develops an understanding of the role of the infection rate and the removal rate on the spread of the disease. The Threshold Theorem of Epidemiology claims that the extent of spread of an epidemic can be predicted if three values are known: initial number of susceptible people (S(0))‚ the infection rate (K)‚ and the removal rate (by quarantine or cure) (Q). The extent of the
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or making sure that they don’t step on anything sharp. It wasn’t until years later that I was prompted to revisit my curiosity about this part of a horse. The prompt came from a difficult situation: my own horse had developed a persistent fungal infection in his hooves‚ and in searching for treatments‚ I discovered that there was much more to them than I ever imagined.
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resistance‚ flexibility‚ or moisture absorption. FINISHING: In textile manufacturing‚ finishing refers to any process performed on yarn or fabric after weaving or knitting to improve the look‚ performance‚ or "hand" (feel) of the finished textile or clothing. Some finishing techniques‚ such as fulling‚ have been in use with hand-weaving for centuries; others‚ such as mercerization‚ are byproducts of the Industrial Revolution. ADVANTAGES OF TEXTILE FINISHING: Textile finish
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Infection Control Summary: Infection control in a health care facility is the prevention of the spread of microorganisms between patient to patient‚ patient to staff member‚ and staff member to patient. Health care workers. All health care workers who have contact with patients and equipment must all adhere to the Infection Control Policies and Procedures to prevent from spreading infection to one another. In most of the health care facilities‚ many ill people are being treated and cared for
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