Although adults can‚ and should‚ do many things to safeguard the children in their care‚ it is also necessary for children to learn how to protect themselves in a sensitive‚ age appropriate manner without resorting to scare tactics. Although much of the responsibility for protecting children lies with the adults caring for them‚ practitioners and parents/carers must ensure that children learn some basic rules about how they can be responsible for their own safety‚ and how they can protect themselves
Premium Childhood Child The Child
maintain a state of good health‚ we have to reduce the transmission to these pathogens. One proven method to interrupt the transmission is by maintaining hand hygiene. The objective of this integrative review was to examine the relationship between hand washing and incidence of health care associated infections (HCAIs) in healthcare settings and provide evidence based recommendations for the future directions for health care providers to prevent infections. Importance of maintaining
Premium Hygiene Health care Health care provider
The outbreak of infection can be fatal if care is not taken; for instance an outbreak of MRSA that can be resistant to most antibiotics can be fatal. The outbreak of an infection has consequences for individuals‚ staff and the organisation. It can cause ill health to all concerned and it can also impact emotionally because people that acquire infection relate it to being dirty and some infections may require people to be isolated from others for a period of time. The organisation could lose money
Premium Antibiotic resistance Bacteria Hygiene
Why is gun control so important to humanity? Gun control is a major problem in the United States and in other countries. Gun control is both good and bad for the United States and other countries. Gun control is a law that is passed by the government over certain areas‚ and it limits the use of guns. Gun control laws are passed due to high crime rates in areas. They pass gun control laws in these areas with hopes of dropping the crime rate. Gun control laws are also passed in areas to prevent a
Premium Firearm Gun politics in the United States Gun
case assignment‚ the problem I will identify in the health care setting is an infection control issue that many hospitals or health care clinics are dealing with. Hand washing is said to be the first line to prevent the spread of infections. We teach our children‚ teachers and all of America that washing hands can decrease the chances of passing infections or viruses. We load our offices‚ pocketbooks‚ cars or any personal carry items with hand sanitizers because it is said to be just as effective as
Premium Hand sanitizer Hygiene Antiseptic
common pathogen in nosocomial pneumonia. It is hospital acquired infection that the hospitals eat up the cost of treatment. Although pneumonia can be prevented‚ it is still an infection that we find in hospitals all across the United States. Pneumonia is a dangerous infection in patients who are already immunosuppressed and get pneumonia as a secondary infection. Preventative measures need to be taken to prevent such infections in the perioperative stages. Nursing Concepts Module A Amy Kramer
Premium Pneumonia Nosocomial infection Bacteria
do not talk about sex and birth control with their parents because they are worried about the reaction they may receive. Lack of communication between parents and children about contraception is a factor that contributes to teen pregnancy and high rates of STI’s within teenagers. This happens because teen will then not have the accurate information they need about sex and how contraceptives are important As much as teens need information and facts about birth control‚ they mostly need an understanding
Premium Sexual intercourse Pregnancy Human sexual behavior
contracting an infection through the process of hand hygiene (Potter‚ Perry‚ Stockert‚ & Hall‚ 2017‚ p.458). Therefore‚ to prevent and remove any microorganisms from being passed on to our patients‚ nurses and staff must understand that "Hand hygiene is not an option." (Perry‚ Potter‚ & Elkin‚ 2016‚ p. 76). Hand hygiene includes four techniques‚ including handwashing‚ antiseptic handwash‚ antiseptic hand rub‚ and surgical hand antisepsis (Perry‚ Potter‚ & Elkin‚ 2016‚ p. 76). Each hand hygiene procedure
Premium Hygiene Health care Patient
Maintain Personal Hygiene Learning Outcome 1: Understand the Importance of Good Personal Hygiene 1.1 Explain why personal hygiene is important Keeping a good standard of personal hygiene is important for the prevention of the development and spreading of infection‚ illnesses and bad odours. Children are taught from an early age about personal hygiene and its importance at giving across a positive body image
Premium Hygiene
Section 1: Infections in Healthcare Settings Essay. Nosocomial infections‚ hospital acquired infections‚ are an on-going concern to healthcare professionals. These infections are one of the major causes of death in hospitalised patients and are a significant burden on not only the patient’s and the public’s health (as organisms causing nosocomial infections can be transmitted to the community through discharged patients‚ staff and visitors) but also the economy. A nosocomial infection is an infection
Premium Clostridium difficile Antibiotic resistance Nosocomial infection