of hypertension and chronic renal failure‚ which may have factored in his cause of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) after undertaking is aortic valve replacement. The case study states that Staphylococcus‚ a bacterium that is normally found in the gastrointestinal tract and is one of the common bacteria in most UTI‚ was isolated from the patient’s blood cultures. It is also common that a bladder infection is a symptom of any underlying disorder‚ such as the patient’s history of hypertension and chronic
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How Are Infections Spread? Alicia Todd University of Mobile How Are Infections Spread? According to Lynch‚ Elmore and Morgan (2012)‚ millions of people die each year from infectious diseases such as influenza‚ malaria‚ tuberculosis‚ and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (p. 245). Everything we eat‚ breathe‚ or touch throughout the day puts us at risk for developing an infection. Knowing how infections are spread will decrease these risks and is crucial for overall health. No matter how hard one
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Introduction Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus‚ MRSA‚ is a common infection in a lot of hospitals‚ nursing homes‚ and among those with weak immune systems. MRSA infections are mostly non-life threatening but can be fatal if left untreated due to its resistance to antibiotics commonly used. Even a healthy person can be a “carrier” and not be infected. To aid in the prevention of MRSA infection‚ hands should be washed using soap and water or cleansed with an alcohol-based hand
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Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a bacterial infection or inflammation of the bladder (cystitis)‚ kidneys (pyelonephritis)‚ or urethra (urethritis)‚ leading to bacterial colonization of the urine. Infection of the urinary tract is a common problem‚ causing more than eight million office visits annually in the United States. UTI is the second most common infection that affects women. UTIs typically affect young‚ sexually active women. A lower UTI is an infection or inflammation of the bladder or urethra
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Trichinella spiralis infection mostly result when a person use the infected meat of animals and it is the main cause of potential lethal trichinosis‚ central nervous system disease and pneumonitis.2% of the people in United State are diseased. Whipworm‚ Trichuris Trichiura Infection is caused when a person eat infested and unhygienic food. Mature whipworm live in the intestine of human beings and larva penetrates the wall of the gut and then it enter into the muscles resulting cysts which even cause
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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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The aim of this essay is to ascertain what hospital acquired infection entails‚ the detrimental effects it causes and to highlight the active role nurses can take in the prevention of this type of infection. Hospital acquired (or nosocomial) infection is: ’one that originated in the hospital environment; i.e. was not present or incubating on admission and which appeared 48h or more after admission ’ (Azzam et al. 2001). Infection is caused by pathogenic organisms which invade the hosts immunological
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For each of these case studies; - Explain possible priorities and responses that should be made when dealing with these incidents (P4) Case study 1 –This case study is set in Sunny Side’ nursery and during a delivery the door was left open and an intruder entered the building without signing in and is unknown to the staff. The receptionist upon arriving back at her desk notices on CCTV that there is an intruder
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Surgical site infections steadily continue to increase. A computer exploration utilizing the cumulative index to nursing and allied health literature (CINAHL) database was essential to research subject matter of interest (Gray‚ Grove‚ & Sutherland‚ 2017)‚ covering the key words wound care nursing topics as well as surgical site compilations. Additionally‚ evidence suggests that humanistic approach methods‚ accountability of nursing staff (Souza‚ Trindade‚ Mendonca‚ Silva‚ 2016)‚ empowerment of patient
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Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common bacterial infections‚ impacting more than 150 million people annually and resulting in significant health care costs and morbidity (Foxman‚ 2010; Stamm and Norrby‚ 2001). In the United States alone the costs of health care and time missed from work reach 3.5 billion dollars per year (Foxman‚ 2014). It is estimated that one out of two women will suffer UTI during their lifetime and nearly half of them will experience recurrence (Foxman‚ 2002)
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