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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Healthcare providers implement various techniques that help prevent a patient from contracting nosocomial infections. Perhaps the most common acquired and treated infection is a urinary tract infection caused by long-term indwelling catheter use. The use and insertion of catheters is typically avoided in hospitals because any catheter associated UTI that occurs while the patient is hospitalized‚ is no longer reimbursable. The population that has the greatest risk for developing UTI’s is older adults
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Healthcare Policy on Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections Carley Cade Northwest Mississippi Community College Nursing Seminar Dr. Ellen Williams October 24‚ 2012 Healthcare Policy on Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections The insertion of indwelling urinary catheters has been a common practice accredited to keeping the bladder empty during hospital stays‚ treatments and pre- or post-operative procedures. Through this practice‚ research has shown that many patients will
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I- Abstract: Urinary tract infections are a serious health problem affecting millions of people each year. Infections of the urinary tract are the second most common type of infection in the body. Women are especially prone to UTIs for reasons that are not yet well understood. One woman in five develops a UTI during her lifetime. UTIs in men are not as common as in women but can be very serious when they do occur. This research project shows that we can produce a herbal medicine out of Bignay
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INFECTION CONTROL Pathogen- Infectious agent Colonization- If microorganism is present or invades host‚ grows and/or multiplies but does not cause infection. Communicable disease- if infectious disease can be transmitted from one person to another. -Symptomatic-if pathogens multiply and cause clinical signs/symptoms. -Asymptomatic- if no s/s are present *CHAIN OF INFECTION: 1. An infectious agent or pathogen 2. A reservoir or source for pathogen growth 3. A portal of exit from the
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Staphylococcus aureus‚ otherwise known as Staph‚ is a bacterium that has naturally acquired resistance to many current antibiotics. Specifically‚ the MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) strain has acquired resistance to methicillin. Staph frequently colonizes in human nasal passages‚ which serve as reservoirs for transmission. The following texts focus on Staph’s nasal colonization and mode of transmission‚ inspired by the research of Dr. Alexander Cole at UCF’s Burnett School of Biomedical
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Hand washing is a simple habit‚ something most people do without thinking. Yet hand washing‚ when done properly‚ is one of the best ways to avoid getting sick. The purpose of my speech is to show how hand washing is an easy way to prevent infection. I will begin with the dangers of not washing your hands. Then move to proper hand washing techniques. End with when you should wash your hands. Transition: Despite the proven health benefits of hand washing‚ many people don’t practice this
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Innovation and technological advancement are two reasons why humanity has come so far from its origins. However‚ could one of mankind’s breakthroughs lead to its downfall? Sickness has its place in history as one of the most prolific killers of people. The Black Plague in the Middle Ages wiped out significant human populations. In the present‚ research in medicine has brought forth antibiotics – a way of stopping harmful bacteria from infecting a person. Growing concern is centered on the fear that
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life threatening problems. "Most people who get a C. diff infection are getting medical care. The biggest risk factor is taking antibiotics. While antibiotics may cure the bacteria that are making you sick‚ the drugs can also knock out the healthy bacteria in your digestive tract. Then C. diff takes over." says webmd.com. As of 2011 C. diff was the cause of half a million infections in the United States.There are other bacterial infections that have a serious threat such as Multidrug-Resistant
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through surgical insertion of catheters introduces bacteria either intraluminally or extraluminally resulting to infection of the urinary tract. It is estimated that one out of four patients receiving hospitalized service has an indwelling urinary catheter for bladder drainage. Contraction of UTI is the most notable complication from these devices. For a long time‚ Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) has generated a lot of interest in medical practice and research. reported that UTIs are the leading cause
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