Dengue Virus Infection I. What is the name of the disease? What is the name of the pathogen that causes this disease? A. Dengue fever 1. Four related viruses 2. DENV 1‚ DENV 2‚ DENV 3 or DENV 4 B. Dengue Virus Infection II. What are some characteristics of the pathogen? How is the pathogen grown in the lab? A. Single stranded RNA virus 1.Positive strand virus of the family Flaviviridae 2. Virus enveloped with a lipid membrane. B. Replication grown in serum
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Reflective Essay Word count 1‚000 Placement ‚ Infection Control Team Dip/HE Adult Nursing 02/09 This reflective essay is based upon my experience working alongside the Infection Prevention and Control Support Nurses at the general hospital. As part of my learning experience as a 2nd year student nurse is to accompany the infection control nurses when visiting the wards The role of the IPCSN involved teaching‚ educating and advising all disciplines across
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central venous infection Research Article Critique Paper Suja Mathew University of Phoenix Research Article Critique Paper ‘Use of Central Venous Catheter- Related Bloodstream Infection Prevention Practices’ The nursing profession continually strives for the evidence-based practice‚ which includes research studies‚ critiquing and synthesizing studies‚ and applying scientific evidence into the nursing practice. Thus critiquing research is an essential step toward basing the practice on
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article discussed how the validity of infection control research is determined by how well infection as an outcome can be measured (Lin &Bonten‚ 2012). Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a type of measured outcome for patient safety intervention (Lin &Bonten‚ 2012). Challenges in assessing hospital-acquired infection outcomes happen due to lack of a gold standard test in diagnosing infections; it is usually based on a clinician’s judgment if there is an infection or not (Lin &Bonten‚ 2012). In order
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Infection Control in the Workplace Every health care worker plays a vital part in helping to minimise the risk of cross infection – for example‚ by making certain that hands are properly washed‚ the clinical environment is as clean as possible‚ ensuring knowledge and skills are continually updated and by educating patients and visitors. Standard precautions (formerly known as universal precautions) underpin routine safe practice‚ protecting both staff and our residents from infection. By applying
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Healthcare-associated infections are infections affecting the patients while they are receiving treatment for medical or surgical conditions in the healthcare setting such as hospitals‚ community clinics‚ long-term care facilities‚ dialysis centers or outpatient surgical centers‚ and others. They are the most common complication of clinical setting‚ they affect 4% of patients. There are many types of healthcare-associated infections such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)‚ Vancomycin-resistant
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Causes and spread of Infection 1. Understand the causes of Infection 1.1 Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites More accurately‚ parasites are actual animals‚ along with mites‚ and mites are so small you have some thousands living in your eyebrows. Bacteria are one cell things with a cell wall. Virae (viruses) are code only--they are the core requirement that bacteria have‚ but without all the other protective layers like cell wall and energy production. Instead
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Disseminated gonococcal infection is caused by hematogenous infection of N. gonorrhoeae from the primary site of infection. It occurs in both men and women‚ but is seen more frequently in women‚ because women with gonorrhea are often asymptomatic‚ which allows the dissemination of infection before the patient experiences symptoms. Pregnancy‚ menses‚ and terminal component complement deficiencies also increase the risk for disseminated gonococcal infection as a result of endometrial exposure of submucosal
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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‚ they also include
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Infection prevention breaks the chain of infection and interrupts the infectious disease process. Routine practice should be used with all patient care‚ to prevent and control transmission of microorganisms in all health care facilities. The basic elements of Routine Practice
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