Fraulein Mariano October 18‚ 2013 REFLECTIVE JOURNAL NO. 3 My third week of clinical placement at Trillium Hospital assigned on the same unit and same patient. Arrive early in the lobby of 4J Rehab meet with our Clinical Instructor and group mates. Started with pre-conference had briefing for the day activities assigned as schedule to be with our Clinical Instructor in giving 10:00 am medications. After the briefing‚ I went to the station where‚ met my new preceptor ‚ exchange
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kidneys are directly in link with the bladder through a thin tube. If you do no understand what is kidney
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have chosen for the class is CAUTI which means catheter associated urinary tract infection. UTIs are the most common type of healthcare-associated infection reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network. “Among UTIs acquired in the hospital‚ approximately 75% are associated with a urinary catheter‚ which is a tube inserted into the bladder through the urethra to drain urine. Between 15-25% of hospitalized patients receive urinary catheters during
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IB Theory of Knowledge 12 6 December 2012 Intuition: A ‘Hybrid’ Way of Knowing Many have experienced a moment in which a decision was quickly made‚ based solely on these four simple words: It just felt right. There were never any supporting facts or even ample time spent to mull over the decision as any decision would normally require. The surprising result? The decision just happened to be spot on. Now‚ the odds of this occurring may seem quite low‚ even impossible. Call it
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Process Worksheet Cancer of the Bladder Clinical Signs (How does the disease present?) | Patient often presents with hematuria (blood in urine) ranging from a rust like color to deep red. Frequent and/or painful urination and dysuria are also clinical signs‚ along with abdominal and back pain | Etiology (What causes the disease or illness?) | Exact causes of bladder cancer are unknown. However‚ there are etiological factors associated with bladder cancer.Cigarette Smoking‚ certain
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Urinary tract infections refer to the presence of pathogenic microorganisms within the urinary tract and its classification is usually done on the basis of infection sites:-bladder [cystitis]‚ kidney [pyelonephritis]‚ or urine [bacteriuria] and also can be asymptomatic or symptomatic (Quigley R 2009‚ Schlager TA2001). They are among the most commonly acquired bacterial infections and they account for an estimated 25-40% of the nosocomial infections (Bagshaw SM‚ Laupland KB 2006). Urinary tract infection
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1. LOCATION: Inpatient‚ Hospital PATIENT: Margaret Hill ATTENDING PHYSICIAN: Ronald Green‚ MD SURGEON: Gary Sanchez‚ MD PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Chronic cholecystitis and cholelithiasis POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Chronic cholecystitis and cholelithiasis PROCEDURE PERFORMED: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy INDICATION: Mrs. Hill has been having RUQ pain with nausea and vomiting and diarrhea. The patient was found to have chronic cholecystitis with cholelithiasis and she was taken to the operating room. PROCEDURE:
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Figure 1. “Couple of kidney stones on macro shot” Kidney Stones‚ is there a solution? By: Andrew Sailers CHM2046L.904 Instructor: Kia Williams Due: October 7‚ 2014 Introduction Kidney stones are a painful and dangerous urinary disorder that could cause severe cramping‚ block flow of urine‚ and sometimes cause a fever that “about 5 % of American women and 12 % of men suffer from at some point in their lives” (Kidney Stone Disease). “Most small stones measuring less than 5mm or 6mm can persist in
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Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI). A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection involving any part of the urinary system‚ including urethra‚ bladder‚ ureters‚ and kidney. UTIs are the most common type of healthcare-associated infection reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)(https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/index.html) .Among UTIs acquired in the hospital‚ approximately 75% are associated with a urinary catheter‚ which is a tube inserted into the bladder through the
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Running head: PREVENTION OF CATHETER ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTION Prevention of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection Prevention of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection Introduction Catheter associated urinary tract infection (CA-UTI) is one of the most common hospital acquired infections across the globe. CA-UTI is largely linked to patients that have an indwelling catheter in place for a long period of time (one month or longer) while
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