Catheters

organization called MedShare, which is involved in humanitarian aid. The mission is to locate and dispersed unused, and safe, medical supplies to communities in need around the entire globe. While volunteering, I was in charge of packaging gauze pads and catheters, but left that experience having learned more about healthcare than I previously knew from the healthcare classes at my high school. It was here that I decided to pursue nursing, a profession that would blend my desire to follow…

The Horizon chemical company discovered that its product (Cleanflo), sold for the purpose of cleaning dairy apparatus, also was extremely effective in dissolving the calcium deposits, which clogged catheters that had been removed from the body. Consequently, the Horizon prepared and distributed brochures to the physicians and hospitals to promote the product, for these purposes. The FDA argued that Cleanflo was a drug and that the bottle and brochures…

Mr. Rewald showed us the simulation center. The simulation center has all the hospital requirements. It felt I was actually in the hospital and there were mannequins everywhere. Those mannequins could have a pulse and heart beat or have placed a catheter as Instructor Charles explained. In fact, nurse students can do more than fifty percent of their clinical in those simulator rooms. Moreover, I learned from the instructor about in hyperventilation the dental hygiene or anybody who works with…

East University is a private school in Arlington, Virginia. Established in 1967 by a group of health professionals and military leaders. The Delta school of nursing offers traditional baccalaureate, accelerated baccalaureate, Masters of Science (MSN), and doctorate degrees. The Delta school of nursing hired 5 experienced associate professors in addition to 20 faculty members for undergraduate and graduate programs. Therefore, current student body of 150 will increase to 200. The students…

device. This port can remain in place for years and is often inserted for patients who receive long term IV medications and who require frequent blood draws causing less discomfort for the patient. The port is surgically inserted under the skin. The catheter runs form the portal and is surgically inserted into a vein, either the jugular or subclavian. This allows medications to be spread throughout the body quickly and efficiently (Treas 794). This patient was…

targeted six high-priority infections for rate reduction within the acute care setting, phase one. According to HHS, HAIs in phase one comprise of surgical site infections, central line-associated bloodstream infections, ventilator-associated events, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and CDIs. Phases two and three emphasis expansion efforts into both outpatient and long-term care facilities. In 2008, the CDC in phase one began…

Since 2005, without much success, the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) has been encouraging hospital chief executive officers and/or administrators to set a baseline minimum staffing standard or create policy to protect patient safety (Minnesota Nurses Association, 2017). In 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) implemented a new model of healthcare delivery and payment that was designed to improve quality and reduce costs, but as a result, cost control pressures have been put on nurse staffing…

The 5 modes of action for antimicrobial drugs can affect the cell wall. It affects the peptidoglycan layer on the cell wall. It does this by breaking the peptidoglycan chains apart. An example of a drug is penicillin, methicillin and ampicillin. The second thing they can do is affect the plasma membrane. They do this by breaking up the lipids o the plasma membrane. Some drugs that do this are polymyxin, bacitracin. Most are antibacterial and anti-fungal drugs. The third thing they can do I s…

“It is one of the most common causes of infections in catheters and implants due to the increase in usage of biomaterials in the clinical environment”. (Mack) Staphylococcus epidermidis is one of the most common organisms that cause nosocomial infections because of its ability to colonize in skin and contaminate…

called in sick on Thursday but I didn’t want to miss out on anything in clinicals. O - Discuss an OBJECTIVE summary of interventions and skills you performed this week: I administered oral and IV medications to various patients. I discontinued a Foley catheter without causing discomfort to the patient. I provided comfort to an elderly patient who was upset being in a room with a disruptive and aggravated patient next to her. I observed how a dressing was changed and wound vac replaced. I…