Unit 265 Causes and spread of infection. Outcome 1 Understand the causes of infection 1. Identify the difference between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites? The difference between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites is: Bacteria Bacteria is a single celled organism‚ bacteria have evolved to thrive in almost any environment and can be found in almost any substance/surface and also in the human body‚ only 1% of bacteria is actually harmful. It ’s bad or infectious bacteria that cause illness
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INITIAL HISTORY • 32-year old white female • Has 5-day hx of fever‚ SOB‚ productive cough • R side pleuritic pain chest pain. Question #1. What else would you like to ask this patient about her history of present illness and past medical history? Answers: • How many times a year were + for pneumonia? Infections per year? • What was the onset of when this first started taking place? Timeline? • What Antibiotic therapies were used?
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3 benefits of staying abstinent . 3 things long term things with sti’s people effect our decisions Healthcare providers-provides medical care and influence wellness decisions Law and government-maintain safety‚ fairness‚ and order Media-provide people with important information and may influence thoughts and beliefs Family-primary source of information‚ values‚ and support Schools and education-support the individual goals of community members Faith community-influence beliefs and values
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Easy as Pie: A Rural Nursing Model Easy as Pie: A Rural Nursing Model McEwen and Wills (2011)‚ describe nursing theory as a systematic explanation of an event in which constructs and concepts are identified and relationships are proposed and predictions are made. The use of a nursing theory adds organization and structure to the nursing profession and helps to describe and/or predict nursing practice. In the nursing profession‚ Florence Nightingale is credited as being the first
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Management and Leadership at CVS Caremark Michell McGill MGT/330 September 10th‚ 2012 Ed Robinson CVS Caremark is the largest pharmacy health care provider in the United States with integrated offerings
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Bacteria and Viruses Breann Johnson COM/155 03/17/2013 University of Phoenix Bacteria and Viruses Almost 56‚000 people are hospitalized each year‚ and over 1‚300 die because of food borne bacteria and virus microbes. Bacteria and viruses are tiny microscopic pathogens that can cause infectious disease‚ or even result in death. “Infectious diseases remain a major cause of death‚ disability‚ social‚ and economic disorders for millions of people around the world. Poor health
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Understanding the Causes of Infection 1.1 Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites. Bacteria are a living cell organism that can survive inside our body and other non living objects as well. There are both good and bad bacteria’s and the good bacteria is known to helps fight against the bad bacteria that makes its way into our bodies. According to www.righthealth.com‚ less than 1% of bacteria are actually harmful to us. In fact‚ we couldn’t survive without
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Gram Positive Enterics: Streptococcus faecalis Streptococcus faecalis also known as strep D‚ is now known as Enterococcus faecalis. Enterococcus faecalis is part of the Enterococcaceae family. This organism is a gram positive and usually occurs in pairs called diplococci. It is facultative anaerobic‚ and is nonmotile. This organism is a lactose fermenter and can be grown in 6.5% NaCL. Enterococcus faecalis is considered non-hemolytic‚ meaning it does not break down blood cells. Enterococcus
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a potentially disabling condition that can persist throughout a person ’s life. An individual who suffers from OCD becomes trapped in a pattern of repetitive thoughts and behaviors that are irrational and upsetting but extremely difficult to overcome. OCD occurs in a spectrum from mild to severe‚ but if a severe case goes untreated‚ it can destroy a person ’s ability to function at work‚ school‚ or even in the home. In OCD‚ it is as though the brain gets
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Tularemia (Rabbit Fever‚ Deer-fly Fever) Tularemia is an infective disease caused by the gram negative bacteria Francisella tularensi (F. tularensis)‚ which is found in habitats limited to the Northern division. (misc.medscape.com)The disease got the name description in 1911 of a plague like illness found in ground squirrels in Tulare County‚ California‚ by Dr. Edward Francis. This bacteria is usually found in rabbits‚ and can also found in other small animals like rodents‚ muskrats‚ beavers‚ squirrels
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