Extreme care must be taken in the management and disposal of sharps waste. Needles should not be sheathed unless an appropriate re-capping device is available. The main goal in sharps waste management is to safely handle all materials until they can be properly disposed. Therefore, it is very important to dispose sharps safely in a sharp container which is a specially designed container for sharps where sharps cannot easily penetrate through the sides. It is also very important that sharps containers are filled to ¾ level of to the manufacturer’s instruction (Working with sharps guidelines, 2012).
You should always get vaccinated and always use safe methods of cooking and preparing food. It is also vital to maintain good personal hygiene as not doing so can lead to the spread of infection, regularly change clothing and regularly wash body as well as you using fresh PPE for different tasks. There are 4 main types of infection and many ways in which they can enter the body. The four main types of infection: Bacteria - are small single-celled life forms that reproduce quickly and are capable of causing disease. Bacterial infections can usually be treated with anti-biotics however some types of bacteria can form a protective spore which can make them more resistant to heat and chemicals.
In the Philippines, it has a mortality rate of approximately 8%-10% majority are elderly people. In connection to, here in the United Kingdom it is a common disease that has a mortality rate of 6%-13%. Despite of the changes in management and treatment, mortality has not significantly improved of the past 50 years. Moreover, Most of the people having this kind of disease are treated in the hospital and therefore I would like to emphasise my nursing care plan in holistic hospital care. I would like to broaden my knowledge about Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding by focusing on: * What is Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding?
Explain how a nosocomial infection may manifest after the client has been discharged from hospital. The disturbing fact is that the average duration of inpatient admissions has decreased while the frequency of HAIs has increased.4, 5 The true incidence of HAIs is likely to be underestimated as hospital stays may be shorter than the incubation period of the infecting microorganism (a developing infection), and symptoms may not manifest until days after patient discharge. Patients receiving followup care or routine care after a hospitalization may seek care in a nonacute care facility. The reporting systems are not as well networked as those in acute care facilities, and reporting mechanisms are not directly linked back to the acute care setting to document the suspected origin of some infections. Thus resulting in the persistent of the infection.
what is meant by “infection” and “colonisation”? Infection is something that is picked up through bad hygiene Colonisation is where an infection enters the body and grows. An infection is the colonisation of a host of organisms that enter the body and multiply. A systemic infection is one that affects the whole body, probably travelling in lymph or blood. This is in contrast to a local infection which only affects the area where the infection entered.
Infections can also be transferred through visitors coming in to see their relatives. MRSA, Influenza, E coli are common causes of infections and can't all be treated by antibiotics. Some infections are resilient to them and they don't work. It is also known that Scabies is a well known infection in nursing homes and can be treated but can spread very quickly so needs to be picked up quickly, and should be isolated for 24hrs after treatment. Treatment should be repeated in about 4 weeks time and all clothes, towels etc.
5) Botulism can also be contracted through an open wound. This type of botulism is wound botulism and it is one of the three main types of botulism. In food-borne botulism: Types of home-canned foods provide a perfect condition for the bacteria to grow. If botulism is not treated, it will eventually lead to respiratory problems, paralysis and death. If diagnosed early, botulism can be treated with an antitoxin.
Which (s) condition is the drug Ceftriaxone used to treat? is used to treat many kinds of bacterial infections, including severe or life-threatening forms 5. What does the abbreviation CMV mean? cytomegalovirus 6. Which (s) condition is the drug Colace used to treat?
For women there are other causes like vaginal atrophy due to postmenopausal depletion of estrogen and not completely emptying the bladder providing the opportunity for bacteria growth and colonization. Because older women are more affected by UTIs than older men, we will carry out an assessment of Mrs. Ann Mary. Ann is an older widow aged 70 years old admitted in hospital for other different disease other than a UTI. During her stay in hospital, she has been complaining of having the
The Pros In general, the concept behind immunization is similar to that of homeopathic approach of ‘like treating like’. In effect, the body is exposed to a little amount of the organism, causing a particular disease. Though the organisms are modified to make them safe enough for the body, they are rendered with the ability to create the specific infection. With this, the immune system of the body becomes active and produces antibodies to fight the foreign organism. This process makes the body equipped for fighting against the specific disease.