Nosocomial / Hospital Acquired Infection’s (HCAI’S) 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
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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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Dish Washing I walk into the restaurant Red Robin‚ wait for my name to be called by the host and sit down in a booth with comfortable red seats. All of a sudden a man sits next to me wearing an apron soaking with water‚ wiping sweat from his face. It’s my brother‚ Zachary Walsh. Zach states “ Man‚ I hate Saturday nights‚ too damn busy!”. What was Zach doing? Zach is a dish machine operator‚ or in restaurant terms‚ a DMO. Washing dishes you say‚ that sounds easy! I am afraid not my friends. Washing
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Depending on the individual belief‚ sanitary procedures vary widely. Some cultures dictate which hand one is to use‚ and what materials are acceptable‚ how often‚ and in what manner one is to practice sanitation. To ignore these beliefs and customs is to create an uncomfortable environment for the patient‚ quite possibly delaying recovery. Clients from cultural backgrounds such as Middle Eastern and some Asian cultures may not wish to be moved‚ touched‚ or seen unclothed by healthcare professionals
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)‚ human viral disease that ravages the immune system‚ undermining the body’s ability to defend itself from infection and disease. Caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‚ AIDS leaves an infected person vulnerable to opportunistic infections—infection by microbes that take advantage of a weakened immune system. Such infections are usually harmless in healthy people but can prove life-threatening to people
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Cross Infection Definition Cross infection is the physical movement or transfer of harmful bacteria from one person‚ object‚ or place to another‚ or from one part of the body to another (such as touching a staph-infected hand to the eye). When this cross infection occurs in a hospital or long-term care facility it is called a nosocomial infection. Community acquired infections are those contracted anywhere except a hospital or long-term care facility. Description Cross infection accounts for
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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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the most common pathogen in nosocomial pneumonia. It is hospital acquired infection that the hospitals eat up the cost of treatment. Although pneumonia can be prevented‚ it is still an infection that we find in hospitals all across the United States. Pneumonia is a dangerous infection in patients who are already immunosuppressed and get pneumonia as a secondary infection. Preventative measures need to be taken to prevent such infections in the perioperative stages. Nursing Concepts Module
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Current Compliance Status for Infection Prevention and Control 1. Commission Standard: Infection Investigation/Identification Recently the hospital implements preventing spread of Infection. The hospital has a successful framework for controlling the spread of infection and/or outbreaks among patients/clients‚ employees‚ physician‚ volunteers‚ students‚ and visitors. Identification and managing infections at the time of a client’s admission to the hospital and throughout their stay are
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Pediatric Community – Acquired Pneumonia (PCAP) Group 1 Rivera‚ Geraldine U. Rodicol‚ Arsenio A. Serrano‚ Marian Joyce E. Tumamao‚ Jayson G. Vidad‚ Angelica B. I. INTRODUCTION * Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of several diseases in which individuals who have not recently been hospitalized develop an infection of the lungs (pneumonia). CAP is a common illness and can affect people of all ages. CAP often causes problems like difficulty in breathing‚ fever‚ chest pains
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