Blood borne Pathogens Guidelines for Healthcare Workers-Protecting Yourself with Standard Precautions Protect Yourself from Blood borne Pathogens As a healthcare worker‚ you may be exposed to germs that come from blood and other body fluids. Such germs‚ called blood borne pathogens‚ can make you very sick. By following your facility’s guidelines and using standard precautions‚ you can protect yourself from blood borne pathogens. Read to learn more. What Are Standard Precautions? Standard
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Running head: Blood-borne Pathogens in the Nursing Profession Abstract Your abstract should be one paragraph and should not exceed 120 words. It is a summary of the most important elements of your paper. All numbers in the abstract‚ except those beginning a sentence‚ should be typed as digits rather than words. To count the number of words in this paragraph‚ select the paragraph‚ and on the Tools menu click Word Count. Bloodborn Pathogens in the Nursing Profession Introduction The nursing
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ABSTRACT The quality of pipe borne water supplied by Imo State Water Corporation has been assessed by analyzing samples of water collected from different locations for their physicochemical parameters and bacteriological quality. The observed values were compared with standard values given by the World Health Organization for potable water .The quality of the analyzed water is found fit for human consumption. TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Table of
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Lyme disease is an infectious Tick borne disease caused by the bacteria Borrelia Burgdorferi spread from the bite of a Tick. (Pearson.S.2015). Ticks are arachnids with pincher like mouths that live off the blood of animals and occasionally humans if they get a hold of us. If a tick is infected with Borrelia Burgdonferi and bites a human‚ the disease gets transmitted and takes effect immediately yet does not show symptoms for up to a month. If you are wondering how the tick catches the disease‚ it
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For a specific disease to be spread‚ all of the stars have to somehow align. The host‚ pathogen‚ and environment/vector all have to interact at the same time. The vector-borne disease triangle illustrates that without one corner‚ the transmission of the disease would not be possible. This triangle includes hosts‚ environments/vectors‚ and pathogens. Hosts are often humans‚ dogs‚ or monkeys and are fed on by a vector. Vectors usually include mosquitos‚ fleas‚ ticks‚ mites‚ and many more. The last
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Blood Borne Diseases Brennan Welty Kaplan University Outline Thesis: Ending the spread of HIV and blood borne diseases will be hard‚ but if everyone knows the right steps to prevent it‚ these diseases can be stopped. I. Introduction II. 1st body paragraph III. 2nd body paragraph IV. 3rd body paragraph V. Conclusion I. Introduction a. Explain what HIV and Blood borne diseases are b. How these diseases relate to the medical field c. Talk about how to prevent these diseases i. Include
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Specifically‚ there are many diseases that are contracted through intravenous drug use‚ many of which can be prevented. Blood borne pathogens can be transmitted through intravenous drug use. Intravenous drug use‚ or IDU‚ is performed with a needle and syringe through injection‚ which directly puts drugs into the bloodstream. Drug users often share or use dirty needles‚ syringes‚ and other equipment‚ which greatly increases the chances of contracting various diseases. The use of drugs alone can be
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quality improvement changes in any healthcare settings‚ the advanced practice nurse (APN) must obtain the skills needed to practice‚ understand the cost associated with injuries related to needlestick exposure and the risk of blood-borne infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) (2016) occupational exposure to needlesticks cites several guidelines and interventions that may lessen needlestick injuries in the workplace. The aim of this paper is to explain the existing
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they live or hide) which discourages insects from landing or climbing on that surface. Effective insect repellents can protect you from serious mosquito- and tick-borne diseases. In the United States‚ mosquitoes can transmit diseases like St. Louis encephalitis and West Nile virus. Ticks can transmit serious diseases like Lyme disease‚ Rocky Mountain spotted fever‚ and Ehrlichiosis. I. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The researchers chose this study to help the environment and people to make ways in
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who have contracted blood borne diseases such as hepatitis C or AIDS has occurred through sharing equipment linked to illegal drug use. Hepatitis C has not received the global media attention that AIDS received yet it is the ‘most commonly reported infectious disease in Australia today’ (Hep C Resource Manual pg. 1). The issue for Health Care Policy makers and workers in the industry has been that illegal drug use‚ of course‚ is illegal‚ so what do you do with diseases which are spread through
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