Yet thousands of people die each year or escalates billions of debt to the health care system in the U.S. annually to fight them. According to the CDC these types of infections can be identified and isolated by cultures and laboratory testing. But to aid in helping battle the infections throughout the healthcare industry The Joint Commission has place accreditation requirements and various tools to reduce the infection rates in the healthcare field. Integration of Central Line Catheter Purposes
Hand Hygiene in Healthcare This assignment explains the concerns in the healthcare regarding to National Patient Safety Goals established by The Joint Commission. Hand washing is very important in a long-term care facility. Insisting that everyone does it properly it greatly diminishes the risk for nosocomial infections and passing bacteria and pathogens amongst people. Hand Hygiene: NPSG Goal 7- 07.01.01 Goal seven of the National Patient Safety goals addresses the issue of reducing the risk of health care associated infections. This goal targets the prevention of mortality from health care-associated infections caused by several different drug resistant organisms, surgical related infections, and infections of the bloodstream related to catheter insertion.
Facilities and equipment need to monitor the water for contamination. Then, any contamination found in the water leads the hospital to have a moral duty to treat the water and replace faulty pipes and water storage tanks. Finally, an experienced researcher is required to organize and conduct this question. What is the extent to which CHG wipes reduce HAIs? Quantitative data previously collected may provide the research needed for this study.
Factors Associated with Hand Hygiene Compliance at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 34(11), 1146. doi:10.1086/673465 | Background Information | The stated purpose of the article was to identify factors associated with hand hygiene conformity. As stated by Kowitt (2013) hand hygiene is considered the most important measure in preventing hospital-acquired infections which in 2004 related to about 99,000 deaths, affecting 1.7 million patients with a cost of $6.5 billion to the healthcare system. In the abstract, it is stated that these factors were tracked over four years and involved over 161,526 observations of hand hygiene compliance. This initiative was to see if factors are reliable in increasing compliance rates among all categories of hospital workers.
Catheter-Associated Urinary Infection Name Institution Date Urinary tract infections are associated with various complications such as pyelonephritis, cystitis, prostatitis, endocarditis, septic arthritis and meningitis. Hospital-acquired urinary tract infection are mainly caused by catheter and invasive instruments in the hospital, which act as vehicular agent to the transmission of the infection. Complications associated with catheter-associated urinary tract infection causes a lot of discomforts to the patients prolonging their hospital stay. Each year, approximately 13,500 deaths are related to urinary tract infection, and, therefore, addressing catheter related infection, will be a significant step that will reduce mortality associated with hospital-acquired urinary tract infections. Nurses are, usually, involved in patient's care; they are in a better position to ensure safety to the patients as they handle them.
In 1999 the United Nations acknowledged that the development gap between rich and poor countries was widening: about three-fifths of the world's population lacked access to basic sanitation; and one-third did not have access to safe drinking water. Industrial development affects public health both favorably and unfavorably. Improved housing and social conditions and reductions in infectious diseases like gastroenteritis or pneumonia are often accompanied by increases in degenerative, noninfectious diseases like cancer and heart disease. In rapidly developing countries, such as Mexico, the People's Republic of China, and the Philippines, new public health problems often emerge before the old ones have been solved, and it is important to assess which problems pose the greatest risks to health, and which solutions are most cost-effective. Large funding organizations like the United Nations, the World Bank, and regional development banks now recognize that to solve priority health problems requires improvements in behaviors, attitudes, skills, services, products, and infrastructure that together yield lasting benefits long after external support is withdrawn.
The purpose of the research article being reviewed is to determine if the use of a reminder approach in the system would help reduce the use of indwelling catheter and decrease the incidence of catheter associated urinary tract infections. This research study is significant to the nursing
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.
It would be recommended that further research was performed to find out the effectiveness of the leaflets. An audit showing the effectiveness of good nutrition on wound healing would also be beneficial. Rationale During placement on a cardiovascular surgery ward I noted that there were several delayed discharges and readmissions due to poor wound healing. This clearly has implication for the patient’s own recovery and costs to the NHS. Poor nutrition has been shown to contribute to poor wound healing (Timmons, 2003) and is therefore, an aspect of patient care that needs to be addressed.
A series of education training of documentation was implemented to help reduce episodes of Medicare payment denials and self-protection through adequate documentation. Thus, I will discuss the impact of inadequate nursing documentation that leads to malpractice lawsuits. Purpose of Medical Record Documentation Understanding the purpose of medical documentation was the first step in teaching how to prevent inadequate documentations that leads to liability and malpractice lawsuits. Monarch (2007) supports the purpose of Medical Record Documentation as the following: • Substantiating the health condition or illness or presented concern for the patient. • Effective communication among health care staff.