‘Three Strikes’ Rule Boosts Hand Hygiene Compliance As hospitals around the country stress hand washing as a means of reducing infection‚ a suburban Philadelphia medical center has kicked it up a notch. In a new twist to the existing hand hygiene campaign at Abington Memorial Hospital‚ poor hand-washing habits now could cost staff their jobs. Those observed not washing their hands or using hand sanitizer when entering or leaving patient rooms will be handed index cards noting their noncompliance
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Personal Care (Hand Washing) The most important aspect of maintaining good health is good personal hygiene. Personal hygiene which is also referred to as personal care includes all of the following: Bathing and Showering ¾ Hair care ¾ Nail care ¾ Foot care ¾ Genital cares The most important personal hygiene practice is washing hands. Why? Illness is often transferred from people to food via hands. It’s up to you to protect food with proper hand washing. To
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‘Dental insurance’ and to the latest ‘Dishum Dishum’ tagline. Pepsodent has adopted a 360 degree approach to promote the brand. Thus‚ in the 2004‚ HUL launched an aggressive promotional campaign by launching an educative campaign that focused on oral hygiene and night brushing. The aim was to reach 36 million people every night through consumer media‚ SMSes and intenet. HUL reached almost 21 lakh people only through text messages. It was for the first time that
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Dental Federation‚ 2015). Education surrounding dental health is imperative before‚ after and throughout these stages of dentition development to ensure good oral habits and prevent dental disease. However‚ inequalities surrounding access to oral hygiene education is prevalent throughout countries impacted by poverty and marginalization. This includes the country of Guatemala‚ where 75 percent of the indigenous population lives in poverty‚ and children experience significantly high rates of dental
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How to Maintain Proper Oral Hygiene April 14‚ 2013 Keeping up with dental hygiene is important to maintain a healthy mouth. In order to keep your teeth healthy and clean‚ you must follow a specific routine at least once a day. Brushing and flossing every day can prevent gum disease‚ tooth decay‚ and remove any bacteria left on your teeth after eating. Although it seems like such an easy task‚ there are many different variables. Proper brushing takes at least two minutes and should be done
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Proper Oral Hygiene I. A. Have any of you seeing someone with an oral disease such as these and wonder how did it happen? How can I prevent it from happening to me? B. My name is Belzabeth Ceja and today I am here to instruct you on how practice proper oral hygiene. C. I will show you proper techniques and tools you should use when taking care of your teeth‚ gums and tongue so you can prevent oral diseases. II. A. Maintaining your teeth healthy and free of cavities 1. Components
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223 Support individuals to meet personal care needs For this assignment I will use an example of how I work with a client Outcome 1 1.1 Every morning when I go to help L . with her morning routine I first of all ask her how she feels and what she wants us to do that day‚ whether she wants a wash or a shower‚ if she wants to was her hair or not. 1.2 We establish the level and type of support she needs for personal care by talking. I ask her what part of the shower she can do on her own(wash
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TEETH All of us might not be aware of this but teeth plays a very important part in our bodies and are also essential for our survival and quality of life. They are what makes us able to speak‚ chew our food as well as giving us self-confidence needed in our daily lives. Teeth are meant to last us for the rest of our lives once we get our permanent set of teeth. Thus‚ taking care of our teeth is crucial. If we do not take good care of them from the start‚ it will lead to tooth decay‚ pain‚ tooth
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like God has abandoned him. He non compliant with his medical health and smokes 1 pack of cigarette per day. His glaucoma has taken a turn for the worse and studies have shown that even when treated‚ glaucoma can cause blindness (NEI‚ 2011). His personal hygiene is poor‚ he does not know how to cook so he prefers fast food restaurants. Due to his financial woes‚ he has no means of going to and from his doctor’s appointment. The Nueman’s system model helps nurses identify a client as a unique individual
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future in nursing. These experiences and skills include‚ but are not limited to: vital signs and data collection‚ medicine administration (including accuchecks and insulin injections)‚ Foley catheter insertions‚ G-tube feedings‚ oxygen therapy‚ personal hygiene care and assist with ADL’s‚ and written and computerized documentation/charting. These clinical experiences have given me the confidence to believe I will be able to make quick and rational decisions. I believe I have sound judgment and can
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