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Clostridium difficile is a bacterial organism that can be found in a small percentage of individuals alongside the natural flora of the digestive system; it produces spores, which can live for long periods of time outside of the body and due to their nature are excreted within fecal matter (Kenneley, 2013, pp. 63).
According to Irena Kenneley in the article "Clostridium difficile infection is on the rise", C. difficile is increasing in frequency among individual populations which were previously considered to be low risk for contracting this infection. It is also believed that the current strain of C. difficile is far more deadly and resistant to many antibiotics that are usually used in the treatment of the infection. In …show more content…
difficile have multiplied almost five times the rate from 1999-2004; a devastating 23.7 million individuals deceased from complications resulting from C.difficile infection (Kenneley, 2014, pp. 62). Kenneley states that as healthcare providers any diarrhea of unknown origin should be taken seriously and universal precautions/contact isolations put into effect until C. difficile has been ruled out as a cause. It is also mentioned that proper handwashing, appropriately donning and removing of personal protective equipment, and accurate maintenance of contact isolations are key in preventing the transmission of the infection to patients within the clinical setting (Kenneley, 2014, pp. 65).
As Healthcare providers not only are we responsible in the prevention of infection, but also the education of disease prevention. In the article "AHA recommendations for preventing heart disease in women", awareness, prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease has improved significantly over the past decade. Healthcare providers recognize that cardiovascular disease, primarily known as a disease only affecting men, also affects women and that signs and symptoms vary across the sexes (Sherrod, M., Sherrod, N., Spitzer, & Cheek, 2013, pp. …show more content…
(2013) examine new factors that put women at a high risk for developing cardiovascular disease which include women with a history of systemic autoimmune disorders, gestational diabetes and hypertension, and preeclampsia (pp. 62). With this in mind, it is very important that healthcare providers take comprehensive health histories from patients in order to prevent cardiovascular disease and promote ideal cardiovascular health. It is stressed in the article that patient education is an important component in prevention of cardiovascular disease. Educating patients and their families will allow them to take part in their health, give patients the ability to recognize cardiac warning signs, and allow for early/prompt treatment which is crucial for improving mortality rate and lowers incidence of irreversible damage to the heart (Sherrod et al., 2013, pp.
Clostridium difficile is a bacterial organism that can be found in a small percentage of individuals alongside the natural flora of the digestive system; it produces spores, which can live for long periods of time outside of the body and due to their nature are excreted within fecal matter (Kenneley, 2013, pp. 63).
According to Irena Kenneley in the article "Clostridium difficile infection is on the rise", C. difficile is increasing in frequency among individual populations which were previously considered to be low risk for contracting this infection. It is also believed that the current strain of C. difficile is far more deadly and resistant to many antibiotics that are usually used in the treatment of the infection. In …show more content…
difficile have multiplied almost five times the rate from 1999-2004; a devastating 23.7 million individuals deceased from complications resulting from C.difficile infection (Kenneley, 2014, pp. 62). Kenneley states that as healthcare providers any diarrhea of unknown origin should be taken seriously and universal precautions/contact isolations put into effect until C. difficile has been ruled out as a cause. It is also mentioned that proper handwashing, appropriately donning and removing of personal protective equipment, and accurate maintenance of contact isolations are key in preventing the transmission of the infection to patients within the clinical setting (Kenneley, 2014, pp. 65).
As Healthcare providers not only are we responsible in the prevention of infection, but also the education of disease prevention. In the article "AHA recommendations for preventing heart disease in women", awareness, prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease has improved significantly over the past decade. Healthcare providers recognize that cardiovascular disease, primarily known as a disease only affecting men, also affects women and that signs and symptoms vary across the sexes (Sherrod, M., Sherrod, N., Spitzer, & Cheek, 2013, pp. …show more content…
(2013) examine new factors that put women at a high risk for developing cardiovascular disease which include women with a history of systemic autoimmune disorders, gestational diabetes and hypertension, and preeclampsia (pp. 62). With this in mind, it is very important that healthcare providers take comprehensive health histories from patients in order to prevent cardiovascular disease and promote ideal cardiovascular health. It is stressed in the article that patient education is an important component in prevention of cardiovascular disease. Educating patients and their families will allow them to take part in their health, give patients the ability to recognize cardiac warning signs, and allow for early/prompt treatment which is crucial for improving mortality rate and lowers incidence of irreversible damage to the heart (Sherrod et al., 2013, pp.