Aseptic Non Touch Technique (ANTT) is a technique used to identify and prevent microbial contamination of aseptic parts and sites by ensuring that they are not touched either directly or indirectly (Department of Health and Human Services, 2015). The fundamental core components of ANTT are to identify and protect key parts and sites. Key parts are part of the equipment that must remain sterile and must only contact other key parts or key sites. Key sites are the areas on the patient, such as wounds, that must be protected from microorganisms (Department of Health and Human Services, 2015). The ANTT provides nurses with a concise and logical theoretical framework to ensure aseptic key parts only contact other aseptic key parts or key sites (Department…
By the Enrolled Nurse washing their hands effectively this reduces the risk of introducing microorganisms to the patient, otherwise if the Enrolled Nurse failed to wash their hands the patient may scratch an itch on their wrist then rub their eyes thus in the process transferring any organisms to their mucosal surfaces which may cause further infection (Koutoukidis et al, 2013, p 371). Once the Enrolled Nurse has taken the patient’s pulse the Enrolled Nurse washes their hand once again (Moment 3 &4). This is due to the possibility of the Enrolled Nurse picking up organisms from the patient through direct contact, this then places the Enrolled Nurse at risk of contaminating themselves if they were to rub their eyes or touch their nose and mouth (Koutoukidis et al, 2013, p 371). Due to the amount of visitor’s the patient may receive for medical staff and visitors that will touch many objects in the patient’s room the Enrolled Nurse will also wash their hands (moment 5) after touching the patient’s chart. This is to protect the Enrolled Nurse from any organisms that may reside on the surface and to reduce infecting themselves or passing on the organism to another surface in another patient’s room (Koutoukidis et al, 2013, p 371).…
As obvious and rational as it might now be, the act of washing hands to prevent infections wasn’t so apparent up until the late 1800s. Back when doctors and medical students would move from dissecting a corpse straight to performing surgery on a patient, what is now known as infectious diseases were attributed to various reasons, and as every human being is in someway distinct from others, it was suggested that the cause of every death was too (Semmelweis seal., n.d.). In the 1840’s, and due to an increasing rate of puerperal fever (also known as childbed fever) amongst new mothers, which is a condition that occurs when a woman experiences an infection related to giving birth (Ataman A., n.d.). A Hungarian doctor named Ignaz Semmelweis discovered that mortalities from puerperal fever can be remarkably reduced by the simple act of washing hands.…
Before operating, when intubating, catheterising or positioning a patient, gloves should be worn if there is a chance in coming into contact with bodily fluids. If catheterising, an aseptic technique should be followed closely. Hands can be carriers of Meticillen resistant Staph bacteria and introducing them to an invasive device, such as a urinary catheter, can give the bacteria the opportunity it needs to infect the patient (Mangnall & Watterson, 2006). Hands must be decontaminated with soap and water and an apron should be adorned before carrying out such a procedure. During the procedure a sterile field should be maintained and afterwards the apron should be disposed of correctly into a yellow bin bag and hands must be decontaminated…
It is the technician’s job to make sure the surgeon has his or her gown and gloves on. The surgical techs final step before the surgery is applying a sterile drape around the patient’s incision…
The best interpretation of a dental hygienist that I can conceive is a professional whose main job is to teach their clients the essential oral hygiene skills and provide dental care in order for the client to maintain their overall oral health. Among the various responsibilities performed for the client to insure their health and safety includes making sure, we, as dental hygienists first do not harm to the patient by contaminating with pathogens that could have easily been disposed of by simply following the standard rules of infection control. As stated by Ester Wilkins “Dental healthcare personnel have a professional obligation to serve all patients with comprehensive oral care, including patients with known or unknown communicable diseases.…
Today doctors and surgeons have better tools, treatments, and now know the importance of sterilizing their operating rooms and…
The Polish Plague, or Lack Thereof During the 14th century, while the plague ravaged the majority of Europe, the nation of Poland was drastically less than that of the surrounding nations. This was largely due to the Poland ruler Casimir the Great, social and economic factors, and the large population of Jewish individuals that had settled there. The first explanation to the seeming lack of the plague in Poland was a king during the 14th century. Casimir the Great through excellent and skillful leadership helped Poland escape the plague barely scathed. Casimir III was king of Poland from 1333 to 1370, often called “the Great” because he was deemed a peaceful ruler, a “peasant king,” and a skillful diplomat.…
Environment Working in Veterinary Medicine it is very important to remain sanitary. Think about it, you are having animals come in from all over with diseases, open wounds, and lot’s of germs! That’s why it is very important to always wear gloves when you are dealing with the animals. Before the animal’s get operated we the Veterinary Assistant will always clean it.…
Infection Prevention: Hand Hygiene Kayla M. Fleming Milwaukee Area Technical College NRSAD 114: Management and Professional Concepts October 16th, 2016 Infection Prevention: Hand Hygiene It’s hard to imagine washing or sanitizing your hands every time you touch someone you’ve known for a very long time. Hand hygiene seems common place in hospital settings but may sometimes go lacking in long term care settings due simply to familiarity with the people being cared for. Regardless of the setting, the Clinical practice guidelines are the same. The purpose of this paper will be to explore the Long Term Care National Patient Safety Goal of Infection Prevention: Hand Hygiene, the Evidence-based guideline related to the National Patient Safety…
I feel that this is an experience that every student in healthcare should go through. One of the most important observations that I made concerns the various procedures of preventing infections in the operating room. The prevention majorly focuses on the patient, especially when considered the patient has open sounds during the operating process. At times, the practitioners tend to forget the importance of cleaning their hands with soap and water or with alcohol-based cleaners when interacting with the environment (Scott, Earl, Leaper, Massey, Mewburn, Williams, 1999). Notably, the assumption that the practitioner does not need to clean hands simply because they have gloves is misplaced, and it is often overlooked (Weber, Anderson, &Rutala, 2013; Karki& Cheng, 201)).…
Hand washing lessens the possibilities of spreading an infection, which means it decreases the chances of healthcare acquired infections (Mortell, 2012, p. 1011). As a result, patient illness and mortality rates should decrease in a similar manner that healthcare acquired infection rates decline (Mortell, 2012, p. 1011). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “reminds healthcare professionals that cleaning our hands is the most important thing to promote good health and prevent transmission of pathogens” (as cited in Martell, 2012, p. 1012). By maintaining proper hand hygiene, Lola was promoting good health, which directly relates to the health-promoting role that clinical practice nurses should have.…
This report evaluates the most significant factor (poverty) in Glasgow which influencing the health and illness in this community in order to demonstrate all causes and explain how better health might be promoted to improve. in western Europe, Scotland has been a part of countries with the lowest life expectancy and between all cities in Scotland, Glasgow has had the most important health factors such as drug abuse, lung cancer, murder or suicide. Glasgow 's mortality rates are the highest in Britain, and the highest in Europe. Life expectancy at birth in Glasgow is the lowest in the UK. As David Walsh, a lead researcher at Glasgow Centre for Population Health adds: "You are talking about thousands of people dying before their time."…
An infection develops if the chain of infection remains intact (Potter et al., 2014, p. 166). In patient care it is important to use infection control measures to break the chain of transmission (Potter et al., 2014, p. 166). The practice standards displays that a nurse can break this chain by adhering to appropriate hand hygiene protocols and taking all essential measures to prevent the transmission of infection from the nurse to client or other health care providers (CNO, 2009). Medical asepsis, or clean techniques includes procedures used for reducing the number of organisms and their transfer (Potter et al., 2014, p. 166-167). Hand hygiene is the most important and basic technique in…
Introduction: LAB REPORT- Comparing and Discovering the Properties of Animal and Plant Cells INTRODUCTION: Scientists have developed classification units among livings. One of this classification types is kingdoms. It represents widely covered societies, including Animalia and Plantae. It is known that all livings are composed of cells, from the cell theory, so animals and plants also have a cell association.…