Clostridium difficile

We can find articles through journals online or in Chamberlain library at the moment.Working in the emergency department as RN, is not an easy job. Everyday is a learning experience. ED is one of the place in the hospital where code gray (security is called) happens a lot. The staff in the ED are the first one who gets expose to different diseases. It has been my observation that we have been assisting procedure for lumbar tapping to rule out meningitis, sometimes as staffs we don’t protect…

originally exposed to bacteria from the hospital, they contain a higher number of Clostridium difficile and have a delayed growth of other microflora compared to vaginally birthed infants. Whether infants were breastfed, formula-fed or a combination of the two, depending on the condition, they will have differing populations of streptococci, staphylococci, enterococci, lactobacilli, enterobacteria, Bacteroides, Clostridium and…

Antibiotic Resistance Introduction: One of the challenges affecting the medical world is antibiotic resistance. This is a concern because antibiotics have been used for decades to treat hundreds of diseases. I was able to find two articles that go over this issue. The first one was found on http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/about.html and the second on http:/x/www.medicinenet.com/antibiotic_resistance/article.htm. These articles are informative. They help answer some of the important questions…

Q3) What do you understand by “effective hand cleansing”. Describe each method separately: Transmission of microorganisms on the hands of healthcare workers is the most common cause of cross infection, occurring directly from patient contact or indirectly via contact with the environment. Hand hygiene is therefore considered to be one of the most important procedures in the prevention of cross contamination and cross infection. When to perform hand wash: Before: the beginning of the shift,…

significant concern for both the medical professionals and the general community. There has been increasing number of infectious diseases in our settings, medical students may contaminate their hands with gram negative bacilli, S. aureus, Clostridium difficile ,enterococci and also hepatitis B Virus when performing…

people may die from the simplest of infections. The CDC estimates that 2 million Americans are infected with drug–resistant bacteria every year, of whom 23,000 do not survive (Antibiotic Resistance Threats, 2013) The greatest threats include Clostridium difficile, vancomycin–resistant Enterococcus, and drug–resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. The world no longer produces new antimicrobial research at a sustainable rate, thus giving rise to the dominance of mutated organisms. The natural…

Healthcare-Associated Infections definition Healthcare-Associated infections are patients’ infections that happen when the patients are receiving treatments in a health care setting for health issues either medical or surgical condition. There are many places where healthcare-associated infections can happen such as hospital’s inpatient care, outpatient clinics, ambulatory surgical centers, nursing homes, end-stage renal disease facilities, and rehabilitation centers (Health.gov, 2016). Types of…

Introduction The clinical connection that I would like to share relates to the patient I was caring for who has a history of actinic keratosis, aortic insufficiency, aortic valve replaced, basal cell carcinoma, clostridium difficile, chronic lymphoid leukemia, erosive esophagitis, GERD, heart failure, hematuria, total hip replacement, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, influenza A, osteoarthritis, iron deficiency, major depressive disorder, MERSA-nares, pressure ulcer of sacral region, squamous cell…

that pathogenic micro-organisms can also be spread by direct or indirect contact via patients’ hands. Because some patients who are being treated for healthcare associated infections such as methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus and clostridium difficile, may easily spread pathogenic micro-organisms to affect other’s health (Ampofo, 2013). Therefore, it is important that to adhere hand hygiene to avoid healthcare associated infecitons (Bail, Cook, Gardner & Grealish,…

Introduction Hand hygiene is the act of cleaning your hands using soap and warm running water, alternatively hand hygiene can be achieved by applying an alcohol based gel. Handwashing is an essential factor in eliminating the spread of infection, as it is key that everyone, be it a patient, visitor or healthcare professional helps to reduce the risk of germs by having an awareness of how easily infections can be transmitted via their hands. Infections can be passed in many different ways,…