NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS Nosocomial Infection is an infection that occurs in a hospital of hospital-like setting. Approximately 10% of American hospital patients contract this infection. There are three factors as to why nosocomial infection exists: 1. A high prevalence of pathogens. 2. A high prevalence of compromised hosts. 3. Efficient mechanisms of transmission from patient to patient. These three factors alone lead not just to a higher chance of transmission
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INFECTION CONTROL IN SOCIAL CARE/EDUCATIONAL SETTING What we’ll look at Law legal duties Infection & the infection cycle School/hotel associated infections Waste Hand washing PPE Housekeeping Pets Occupational health for staf Part One Infection Control and the Law Legal System Two relevant branches of law exist with in health and safety. They are separate from each other but they are closely related Civil law Criminal law Duties of care at work Employer has DoC to employees and non
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and safety in social care settings Handout 3: Risk assessment 4222 Learning Outcome 2 Assessment Criteria 2.1‚ 2.2‚ 2.3‚ 2.4‚ 2.5 4229 Learning Outcome 2 Assessment Criteria 2.1‚ 2.2‚ 2.3‚ 2.4‚ 2.5 The Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations require every employer to carry out risk assessment. Risk assessments should provide a picture of how an accident might happen‚ how likely it is to happen and how serious it could be. Risk assessments are carried out: • when an individual
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Surgical Site Infection In the United States surgical site infections is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in hospital acquired infections. Surgical site infections are just one type of hospital acquired infections (HAIs) but I believe they are one of the most preventable. A surgical site infection is an infection of a wound that occurs after an invasive surgical procedure. It can take days before the patient even shows signs or symptoms of an infection. “Infection develops when
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Causes and Spread of Infection This unit is to enable the learner to understand the causes of infection and common illnesses that may result as a consequence. To understand the difference between both infection and colonisation and pathogenic and non pathogenic organisms‚ the areas of infection and the types caused by different organisms. In addition‚ the learner will understand the methods of transmission‚ the conditions needed for organisms to grow‚ the ways infection enter the body and key
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Describe the range of practices that have been introduced over the past 500 years to avoid the spread of infection. Over the past 500 years there have been many theories tested to avoid the spread of infection‚ which include the basic methods of hand hygiene‚ practicing safe sex and correct food preparation. The oxford medical dictionary states an ‘infection’ is the invasion of the body by harmful pathogens (organisms) - these organisms take over the body which can result in an individual suffering
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4 March 2013 Progressivism on How The Other Half Lives‚ by Jacob Riis How the Other Half Lives‚ “Studies Among the Tenements of New York”‚ written by Jacob Riis‚ a Danish immigrant‚ depicts the disturbingly low quality of living that immigrants and minorities had to endure in 19th century‚ particularly around the 1890’s‚ in New York. Riis tells the stories of the poverty-ridden that consisted mainly of minorities‚ or “the Other Half”‚ which included blacks‚ Italians‚ Jews‚ Bohemians‚ Chinese
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2 Understanding Systems and Procedures 3.1 Describe procedures and systems relevant to the prevention and control of infection Standard Operation Procedures (S.O.Ps) At unit E‚ BMI‚ Standard Operation Procedures (S.O.P’s) can be found in each room‚ it covers the health and safety policy along with other legislations and regulatory body standards in accordance to the prevention and control of infection. These policies include instructions of how to carry out ‘safe’ manual handing in each room
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Chapter 50 A nurse has to administer 0.06 ml/kg of hep B immune globulin IM to a pt. the total body weight of the pt is 50 kg. How many ml of the drug should be administered to the pt. 3 ml A nurse is required to administer a varicella vaccine to a female pt planning to start a family. How long after the vaccination should the nurse instructs the pt to wait before getting pregnant? 12 weeks A child is brought by his parents to the HCF for MMR vaccination. On taking the medical hx‚ the nurse
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I attended a jazz concert at a theater. The audience was extremely respectful and encouraging towards the musicians. They clapped after every performance and particularly after every single solo. I did not notice this until the director thanked the audience for that. I thought that was such a sweet gesture. The atmosphere was great. Even though this was a university concert‚ it was as if I was attending a formal one. The first piece‚ Hard Sock Dance by Quincy Jones and Earnest Bailey reflected the
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