Every year lives are lost because of the spread of infections in hospitals. Infection control is an important part of the health care system; it refers to the policies used to decrease the risk of spreading infections. Many people don’t realize the amount of bacteria that lives all around them. One bacterium in particular‚ known as Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci or VRE‚ live in our intestines‚ female genital tract‚ and skin‚ and can be found in the environment. This bacteria has developed resistance
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THE ROLE OF DEBRIDEMENT IN WOUND HEALING OF PATIENTS WITH DIABETES FOOT ULCERS (REFLECTIVE ANALYSIS) INCIDENT As a registered nurse with over 10 years of clinical practice experience in various field of nursing including caring for patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs)‚ I was concerned with rise in the numbers of DFUs cases resulting into higher rates of amputation‚ disabilities and mortality . DFU are caused by a combination of peripheral neuropathy and vascular diseases resulting from
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Assessment | Nursing Diagnosis | Goals & Expected outcomes | Nursing Interventions | Rationales | Methods of Evaluation | Name of client: Mrs. Tam Age: 65 Sex: Female Student ID:1155016494 Assessment date: 29/11/12 Medical Diagnosis: 1. Lower limbs edema 2. Low albumin level 3. hypokalemia and hypocalcaemia 4. Anemia Nursing Diagnosis: Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements related to vomiting after eating as evidenced by food intake less than the recommended daily
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Karisa M. Young April 28‚ 2005 Nursing 374L Nursing Care Plan Twin ‘B’ was born on Monday February 14‚ 2005 at 35 weeks gestation. The mother was scheduled for a cesarean section at 38 weeks gestation‚ but presented in the hospital early with signs of labor. A cesarean delivery was performed. Twin ‘B’ APGAR scores at 1 minute and 5 minutes were 9 and the newborn weighted 4lbs 3 oz. Upon completion of the assessment‚ the newborn’s temperature decreased to 96.1 degree Celsius (axillary). Diagnosis
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Substandard Patient Care of Health Care Delivery Substandard patient care is a term often used to describe health care agencies failure to meeting in an appropriate manner the health care needs of the community served. Substandard patient care of health care delivery may include a poor organizational behavior style‚ which can interfere with compliance requirements and regulations that govern the health care practice and services delivery. A country’s public health system has as a main function
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The chief feature of a health care organization’s philosophy is patient-centered care. The industry focus is to ensure that they provide a high standard of care to ensure the meet the needs of the patients which is more vital than making profits because if the care is substandard‚ they will lose patients and will be unable to generate money. Since patients are at the forefront facilities ought to support the execution of an integrated delivery system. According to Kreidler (2017)‚ the integrated
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The aim of this essay is to discuss and analyse the fundamental issues of infection control which underpins Adult Nursing. The topic for discussion is infection control/nosocomial infections in particular Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). There are varying degrees of the strain Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and some strains are classed as MRSA (National Health Service (NHS) Plus‚ 2005). Not all strains of the bacterium will cause an epidemic. Epidemic causing MRSA is classified
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The outbreak of infection can be fatal if care is not taken; for instance an outbreak of MRSA that can be resistant to most antibiotics can be fatal. The outbreak of an infection has consequences for individuals‚ staff and the organisation. It can cause ill health to all concerned and it can also impact emotionally because people that acquire infection relate it to being dirty and some infections may require people to be isolated from others for a period of time. The organisation could lose money
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Reflection is a useful tool which health care professionals use to improve their skills and advance their future practice by revisiting scenarios that occurred and exploring why something happened‚ whether it could be improved in any way or to recognize good practice (Jasper & Rosser‚ 2013); In accordance to The Code (NMC‚ 2008) which dictates that all patient information should be kept confidential‚ and the Data protection Act (1998) which also governs that patient information should be kept secure
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Section 1: Infections in Healthcare Settings Essay. Nosocomial infections‚ hospital acquired infections‚ are an on-going concern to healthcare professionals. These infections are one of the major causes of death in hospitalised patients and are a significant burden on not only the patient’s and the public’s health (as organisms causing nosocomial infections can be transmitted to the community through discharged patients‚ staff and visitors) but also the economy. A nosocomial infection is an infection
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