examination of five hospitals with the goal to achieve a consistent rate of zero infections per 1000 catheter days. The analysis of Hospital 1‚ Hospital 2‚ Hospital 3‚ Hospital 4‚ and Hospital 5 wants to improve patient safety by implementing ways to reduce CAUTIs. The data was presented by using the strengths that include the support for evidence-based practice and skill level of the staff. The opportunities will include a fiscal increase‚ patient‚ and staff satisfaction‚ prevent infections‚ improve patient
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The speciality surgical nurse plays a crucial role in communication and the inter-professional team. The role of a surgical nurse has rapidly developed into a speciality type of nursing. Medical advances in technology continue to expand and develop for surgical nurses and patients undergoing different types of surgery such as palliative‚ exploratory‚ emergency and elective surgery. A surgical nurse is required to have a high level of critical thinking skills‚ ability to multi task‚ an extensive knowledge
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found in isolation as the child may also develop some other behavioral problems. The existence of more than one behavioral disorder is known as co-morbidity‚ which usually complicates the case because the child cannot be treated for one specific condition. It was once believed that ADHD patients outgrow the symptoms with age but this theory is no longer supported by latest research‚ which indicates that without treatment‚ ADHD’s symptoms can easily persist in one’s adult life. Therefore parents
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A Dream Meant To Be Belle‚ a thirteen-year old French girl lived at an orphanage in Troyes‚ France. She had lived there since she was only three years old since both her parents died from severe illness. Ever since she was a little child‚ Belle had one dream‚ and it was to become a professional ballerina for the Paris Opera Ballet Company. Dancing helped her express her feelings‚ whether they were feelings of rejoice‚ rage‚ or delight. She roused one morning at 6:00 to the sounds of loud banging
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INTRODUCTION Bacillus anthracis has recently become popular as the causative agent of anthrax infections. Belonging to the bacillus species‚ the bacterium is considered‚ along with Bacillus cereus‚ to be of extreme medical importance. Until recently‚ the condition caused by the bacterium was rarely heard of. Although the bacterium is naturally found in the soil‚ its rare occurrences in humans have only been observed in those working with livestock or imported livestock products‚ therefore the
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think to myself What a wonderful world. I see skies of blue‚ and clouds of white‚ The bright blessed day‚ the dark sacred night And I think to myself What a wonderful world. The colors of the rainbow‚ so pretty in the sky‚ Are also on the faces of people going by. I see friends shaking hands‚ sayin’‚ "How do you do?" They’re really sayin’‚ "I love you." I hear babies cryin’. I watch them grow. They’ll learn much more than I’ll ever know And I think to myself What a wonderful world
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Decision Case #13 Shouldice hospital offers an enriched and comfortable experience for patients accepted into the program for hernia operations. As soon as they arrive at the hospital they are interacted with very closely. Administrators and surgeons spend time with their patients prior to the operation to ensure that their needs are met and that their stay at Shouldice is a comfortable and successful one. After a normal hernia operation at a hospital or another institution‚ patients are
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STERILIZATION AND DISINFECTION Definitions Bacteriostatic Agent: An agent that inhibits the growth of bacteria‚ but does not necessarily kill them. Bactericide: An agent that kills bacteria. Most do not kill Endospores. Sporicide: An agent that kills spores. Definition STERILIZATION The process of freeing an article from microorganisms including their spores. By definition‚ it effects a reduction in the number of microorganisms (more than 99.9999% are killed). Methods
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the Shouldice Hospital ? Shouldice Hospital Limited is an 89 bed healthcare facility located in the suburbs of Toronto‚ Canada. The 17‚000 square foot facility is housed on a sprawling 130 acre estate and specializes in repairing external abdominal hernias. Currently‚ 7‚600 surgeries are performed each year on patients from all across the United States and Canada. Founded by Dr. Earle Shouldice circa 1940‚ the organization enjoys a reputation for effectively using a unique surgical technique to
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Hospital acquired infections (HAI) are‚ quite simply‚infections that are acquired whilst one is in hospital. In medical literature they are called Nosocomial infections. They are defined as not being present upon admission to the hospital. This topic is important to nurses as it is often the nurses who spread the infection‚ when caring for patients with many different diseases and infections. Therefore nurses should be aware of new developments and research on the topic of reducing hospital acquired
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