Ovbiagele et al. (2013, p. 2361) further note that age is the most significant risk factor for all stroke types, especially ischemic stroke, with incidence of the condition increasing by a factor of more than two every ten years after the age of fifty-five years. Stroke is among the major causes of adult disability because of not only the incapacitating initial symptoms, but also the severe impairment in essential activities such as speech and walking that usually extends
Research Summary and Ethical Consideration Senait Atskeselassie Grand Canyon University: NRS- 433V Introduction to Nursing Research August 4, 2013 Introduction “Urinary tract infections (UTI’s) are common hospital-acquired infections and account for up to 40% of the two million nosocomial infections reported each year” ( Yin- Yin, C., Mei-Man, C., Yu-Jiun, C., Shin-Shang, C., & Fu-Der, W., 2013). Urinary tract infections also happen to be the most common nosocomial infection reported. Of all the UTI’s reported, 80% of them are caused by the use of indwelling urinary catheters. Improper use and duration of indwelling catheters put patients at unnecessary risk for complications, longer hospital stays, and cause a financial burden on the health care system. Although there are set guidelines for placement and retention of these indwelling catheters that are supposed to be followed, the incidence of these catheter acquired urinary tract infection is still relatively high.
ASEPTIC, ASEPTIC NON-TOUCH AND CLEAN TECHNIQUE POLICY INTRODUCTION Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) has been classified as a major patient safety issue in the United Kingdom (UK) hospitals as well as the National Health Services (NHS) as a whole (Health Infection Society 2007). The impact of HCAIs has become a priority for all NHS organisations because with an annual prevalence of 8.2% which equates to approximately 300000 patient incidences, HCAIs are inevitably associated with increased morbidity and mortality as well as increased healthcare costs (National Audit Office (NAO) 2009).This assignment aims to critically evaluate the impact of the NHS Trust (2010) Aseptic Non-Touch Technique (ANTT) policy and its role in the fight against HCAIs. The reason and aim of the development of this policy will be discussed as well as a critical analysis of the purpose of the implementation of related policies. The target population, impact of launching the policy and the leadership and management styles required for the implementation will be discussed in this assignment. Critical analysis will be maintained throughout the essay including the effectiveness of the monitoring, quality assurance or audit mechanisms in place.
Data, Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom Congestive heart failure (CHF) is very serious chronic condition with a high mortality and morbidity rate among the elderly population. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 5.7 million people have heart failure and there are 550,000 million people newly diagnosed each year in the United States. In addition, approximately 287,000 deaths a year are related to heart failure (CDC, 2012). Today, ED physicians want to quickly and accurately identify patients with suspected CHF in order to confirm diagnosis, determine the cause, severity, and treatment. Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a hormone in the blood that is secreted by the ventricles and atria in response to cardiac overload.
However, the last 200 years of nursing history have yielded more advancements that that all of the previous years combined and this paradigm shift can be traced back to one nursing scientist in particular – Florence Nightingale. In 1859 the Crimean War was entering its sixth year of conflict when Florence Nightingale and her team of 38 volunteer nurses were tasked with providing care at the military hospital in Scutari. Nightingale arrived to find horrific, unsanitary conditions where patients were neglected, infections ran rampant, and basic needs such as hygiene were overlooked. The mortality rate at the war hospital in Scutari was 10 times higher from diseases like typhus and cholera than it was from war-related battle injuries (Fee & Garofalo, 2010). Nightingale and her
Epidemiological evidence indicates that welders generally have a 40 percent increase in relative risk of developing lung cancer as a result of their work. Other cancers
Running head: APPROACH TO CARING Approach to Caring Angel Johnston Grand Canyon University Pathophysiology and Nursing Management of Client's Health NRS 410V October 25, 2011 Approach to Caring According to McCance & Huether (date), cancer is a leading cause of death of adults in the Western world. The incidence of cancer cases increase with age and can be strongly affected by gender, ethnicity, genetics, lifestyles or infection. After more than 35 years of research, it has been found that cancer is a culmination of many different diseases, caused by an accumulation of genetic and epigenetic alterations. The definition of cancer was perhaps best described in 1922, as “The most generally accepted definition of a tumor is
The chance of amputation is 15 to 40 times greater for a diabetic than average American. j. Heart Diseases And stroke xv. Diabetic are 2 to 4 times more likely have heart disease and suffer a stroke. xvi.
This assignment will critically analyse the concept of supportive and palliative care critiquing the emerging definitions and philosophies. The perceive facilitators and barriers to supportive and palliative will be evaluated and clinical experiences of supportive and palliative care given to Mrs Majore, An 80years pancreatic cancer patient cared for in the community will be reflected on. Finally recommendations for the development of optimal supportive and palliative care will be looked into. Patients name has being disguised to maintain confidentiality. Palliative care had been defined by so many authors in different ways.
From cervical cancer to breast cancer, cancer is a disease that is known all over the world. According to a study done by Sean Khozin, MD, MPH, the total number of deaths so far in the US from all types of cancer in 2011 is estimated to be almost 600,000 (300,430 men and 271,520 women) and over 1.5 million people were diagnosed with cancer in 2011 (822,300 men and 774,370 women). Cancer is a deadly disease that has some very serious effects on a person both physically and mentally. Cancer can result in a simple surgery that may take only a couple days, or a life changing struggle that leaves someone so fatigued and tired that it makes them want to give up. It will put fear in anyone's eyes and will devastate even the strongest of people, but cancer can also bring out the courageousness in a person to fight this disease.