Infection Control
Nursing Procedures Followed to Control and Prevent Nosocomial / Hospital Acquired Infection’s (HCAI’S)
Table of Contents
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Essay……………………………………………………………………….……………Page 2 – 7
Reference List………………………………………………………………….……….Page 8 The Nursing Procedures Followed to Control and Prevent Nosocomial / Hospital Acquired Infection’s (HCAI’S)
This essay will explore the subject Infection Control and how Healthcare Professionals control and prevent nosocomial or hospital acquired infections (HCAI’s), defined as an “infection whose development is favoured by a hospital environment, such as one acquired by a patient during a hospital visit or one developing among hospital staff” Oxford Dictionary (2008). Common nosocomial infections include; urinary tract infections (UTI), surgical wound infections, as well as causative agents which are coagulase-negative meticillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Escherichia Coli (E-Coli), Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases (ESBL’s), Diarrhoea and vomiting (D&V) and Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) to mention a few. I plan to explore this subject matter to inquire into and evaluate the evidence proposed by published research articles and published literature, alongside that of Government guidelines for the effectiveness and practicability in reducing the frequency of nosocomial infections and nosocomial colonisation and infection within a hospital setting. By evaluating the nursing procedures followed to control and prevent nosocomial infections, I believe that after cautious examination of research can offer Healthcare Professionals, a better understanding of how an action, such as that of the best course of treatment or drug affects and targets a nosocomial infection. By reading and researching my chosen subject I hope to increase and improve my learning, which will allow me to practice and contribute to evidence based-practice as suggested by….
My data will be sampled on adult
Table of Contents
Table of Contents………………………………………………………………………Page 1
Essay……………………………………………………………………….……………Page 2 – 7
Reference List………………………………………………………………….……….Page 8 The Nursing Procedures Followed to Control and Prevent Nosocomial / Hospital Acquired Infection’s (HCAI’S)
This essay will explore the subject Infection Control and how Healthcare Professionals control and prevent nosocomial or hospital acquired infections (HCAI’s), defined as an “infection whose development is favoured by a hospital environment, such as one acquired by a patient during a hospital visit or one developing among hospital staff” Oxford Dictionary (2008). Common nosocomial infections include; urinary tract infections (UTI), surgical wound infections, as well as causative agents which are coagulase-negative meticillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Escherichia Coli (E-Coli), Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases (ESBL’s), Diarrhoea and vomiting (D&V) and Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) to mention a few. I plan to explore this subject matter to inquire into and evaluate the evidence proposed by published research articles and published literature, alongside that of Government guidelines for the effectiveness and practicability in reducing the frequency of nosocomial infections and nosocomial colonisation and infection within a hospital setting. By evaluating the nursing procedures followed to control and prevent nosocomial infections, I believe that after cautious examination of research can offer Healthcare Professionals, a better understanding of how an action, such as that of the best course of treatment or drug affects and targets a nosocomial infection. By reading and researching my chosen subject I hope to increase and improve my learning, which will allow me to practice and contribute to evidence based-practice as suggested by….
My data will be sampled on adult