Catheter

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is another healthcare-associated infection that we need to be worried about because it is becoming very common for people that need catheters when in a healthcare setting. Catheters are used more than people may think in the healthcare setting. Catheters are used on trauma patients that are brought into the emergency room in need of surgery. Women that are have a C-section for the birth of their baby. Catheters are used when people are on a…

and patient care data in combination with patient preferences and the clinical expertise of the nurse (Melnyk, Fineout-Overholt, Stillwell & Williamson, 2009). In the case study, the question is asking about how the removal of a pulmonary arterial catheter influences…

national CLABSI rates among ICU clients declined from 43,000 in 2001 to 18,000 in 2009 (The Joint Commission, 2014). Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI).This infection is related to the insertion of urinary retention catheters and the importance of the nurses’ intervention in providing a foley care per protocol of the facility. The nurse’s role includes removal of catheters when they are no longer needed, and the assessment on the signs and symptoms of infection. To perform a…

“A catheter is a tube that can be inserted in a person for drainage, they are generally used with urinary tract or kidney problems” (Pavao 1). “The first Catheter was a hard metal tube” (Pavao 1). “He created a pain-free model by making a thin, flexible tube” (Pavao 1). “This tube could move as needed, in order to cause less pain” (Pavao…

the results suggest several strategies that can be used to promote the use of important UTI prevention practices. Firstly, highlighting non-infectious complications of urinary catheter use—for example, delayed discharge and lack of patient mobility—can aid the implementation…

outcomes include the following bio-psychosocial functioning and patient satisfaction. Two examples of nursing-sensitive patient outcomes include the following rate of central line catheter-associated blood stream infection, rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia, and prevalence of pressure ulcers. Rate of central line catheter-associated blood stream infection is a serious…

body via a catheter-based delivery system. The valve is designed to replace a patient’s diseased aortic valve without traditional open-heart surgery and while the heart continues to beat. The valve can be implanted in patients using the fransfemoral technique meaning delivered thorough the femoral artery or trans-apical technique meaning delivered via a small incision between the ribs. Prior to implantation, the valve is carefully mounted and crimped onto the balloon delivery catheter. The…

Atrial septal defects(ASD) is a highly prevalent congenital heart disease [1]. There are four major types of ASD: Ostium Secundum, ostium premium, sinus venous, and coronary sinus [2]. The ostium atrial septal defect is an abnormally large opening in the atrial septum. During the early embryo stages, the atria enlarge, and the septum primum develops with the progression of the embryo. At the final development stages of the embryo and as the heart matures the ostium primum completely shuts;…

These advancements include an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, an intra articular arthroscopic shaver system, and an angioplasty balloon catheter. The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator is a small generator powered by a battery and it works by sending electrical impulses when it detects cardiac arrhythmias. The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator was made in 1969, but was not used…

All of the wires and catheter movement is done using x-ray for guidance and a radiopaque contrast agent was used to visualize the arteries (Smeltzer, 2011, p. 713). A wire was then fed through the femoral artery and where the wire was supposed to move into the iliac artery. However…