Also mentioned, is the increased risk of localized hypothermia and risk for infection as wet gauze to the wound can cause vasoconstriction and in theory, also decrease leukocyte mobility and efficiency of phagocytes. Gauze fibers may also be retained in the wound bed further increasing risk of infection. Lastly, the author suggests that the use of wet to dry dressings are not cost effective since they are labor intensive, require secondary dressings to contain exudate, and usually require nursing care within the community. The article closes by saying that further research is needed to fully understand the impact that dressing selection has in wound healing but suggests that practitioners should question the continued use of wet to dry dressings. Currently, Greenville Hospital System’s policy for healing of wounds by second intention is best met with the use of wet to dry dressings.
Hand hygiene is the single most important method of preventing and controlling infection. The hands normally have a "resident" population of micro-organisms. Other micro-organisms are picked up during every-day activities, and these are termed "transient" organisms. Many infection control problems are caused by these transient organisms. Hand washing with soap & warm water should remove these transient organisms before they are transferred to surfaces, another patient or to a susceptible area on the same patient.
These diseases can be cured with a good diet and warm, clean dry housing. Dirty drinking water is another major problem. Diseases such as cholera are caused by unclean or contaminated water. Symptoms can be; vomiting, fever and diarrhoea. As the diarrhoea becomes worse the victim can keep no food or water in his or her body.
1.1 food safety hazards when preparing, serving, storing and cleaning away food and drinks are of three types, namely, biological and chemical hazards. 1.2 this is important because it prevents food poisoning for the individual for e.g. if i don't take all the necessary precautions when preparing food or drink, the service user may get food poisoning which could end with the service user going into hospital. food poisoning is caused when contaminated food is eaten, it can be extremely unpleasant, and in worst case scenarios it can be fatal, particularly in high-risk group clients. the most common cause of illness from food is bacterial contamination.
(www.legislations.gov.uk, Accessed 04/10/13). Training cleaners on how to clean up after the previous patient properly and how the cups and plates should be put away, stops harm because if the cleaners had more training and cleaned up properly, there would be less infection being spread as there would be less bacteria around the ward. It also maintains the respect and dignity that should be provided for the patients that are cared for. If the recommendation was not reached, patients would be harmed by catching viruses and infection. In this case, if a patient in the ward was to catch one off these infections from dirty cups, it would be harder for them to recover due to them being elderly and having a lower immune system than someone that was young and healthy, so in some cases little infections like this from been given a dirty cup to drink from can sometimes lead to death.
In order to truly understand the Contamination OCD, we must put ourselves into the situation. Imagine washing your hands in the dark where there is not much of water coming out. After washing your hand, you may not feel like you have completely washed your hands. This is the kind of uncertainty you have contamination OCD. In order to alleviate the feeling of being dirty, OCD patient excessive washes their hand, resulting great damage to ther skin.
PERSUASIVE PROMPT EXAMPLE Ban Fragrances in the Public Workplace Indoor environments are bombarded with the odors of perfumes, lotions, and air fresheners. While some people enjoy the newest fragrances, others run for the nearest exit to gasp for a breath of fresh air before full attacks of allergies and or asthma set in. This “stinky” situation is causing problems for some in the workplace. Although some believe that fragrances should allowed in public workplaces, fragrances should be banned because they create health problems for some people, the American Cancer Society warns about the increase in indoor air pollution, and clean scents are available to everyone. First, fragrances should be banned in the workplace because they create health problems for some people.
Infection- This is an invasion by and multiplication of pathogenic, micro-organisms in a bodily part or tissue which could cause harm. Infections can be spread with ease, poor practice is the main reason for spread of infection. Examples of poor practices are not washing your hands regularly, hand washing should be done thoroughly with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, followed by hand-drying with a paper towel. Another example of poor practice is not covering your mouth when you cough or sneeze. You should always get vaccinated and always use safe methods of cooking and preparing food.
(2) The agent may not positively will the bad effect but may merely permit it. If he could attain the good effect without the bad effect, he should do so.
It is vital that steps be taken to mitigate this preventable critical incident. How It Happens Many medication errors are preventable. One of the most common causes of medication errors is illegible handwriting on prescriptions. Illegible handwriting can cause incorrect dosages. Additionally, because many medications have similar names illegible handwriting can cause the wrong medication to be dispensed; this type of error can also occur when prescriptions are given verbally since many medication names sound similar.