Human gastrointestinal tract

interest owing to their beneficial effects in preventing Urinary Tract Infections (UTI). Cranberry juice has been used to treat UTI by natives of North America since 1683 (Dan et al, 2004). American Indians used the berries to treat kidney and bladder ailments, calm nerves and draw poison from arrow wounds. American mariners and whalers consumed cranberries to deter scurvy while on voyages in high seas (Yu, 2011). The term Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in medicine refers to the presence of a…

Infections acquired during hospitalisation are common, costly, and associated with significant morbidity. Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common hospital-acquired infection in the United Kingdom, accounting for about 40% of all nosocomial infections. Most hospital-acquired UTIs emanates from the use of a urinary catheter, a widely used device among hospitalised patients. UTIs can be prevented by using indwelling catheters only when necessary, introducing reminder systems to get…

Non-Emergency Patient Transport (NEPT) evolved from an identified need in the Victorian health care system in the late 1990’s when there was a major reform of the (then) Metropolitan Ambulance Service. The main reason for the reform was that many patients were being delayed in their appointments, as ambulances were being redirected to emergency cases. During the early years of the new century, many lobbied for change, as the service was unregulated. In October 2003 the State Parliament passed…

Monday, November 9th: Today I was at Moses Cone hospital in both a nurse leader and students nurse role. This clinical day was our 12-hour shift day. I was co-leader with Samantha, and we shared a case where a patient was admitted for a spinal injury with a host of other previous medical issues, including confusion. It was today in my role as student leader that I felt the most comfortable fulfilling my duties. Sam and I worked a long time the day before making sure that the patient…

This includes vision screening, blood pressure screening, weight evaluation, hearing screening, TB skin testing, UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) testing, STI (Sexually Transmitted Infection), pregnancy, and other services. This is a long list, but the department is more than capable of handling being able to provide all of the services. In addition to the full time nurse Barkley…

This article addresses the 2013 U.S. Department of health and Human Services approved plan to improve patients’ safety in the nursing home across the nation by reducing HAIs. The plan is to reduce the use of urinary catheter and thereby decrease CAUTI in patients. Operation STOP CAUTI is now a joint efforts of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding the CAUTI reduction efforts in…

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) 24% of the most women suffer from the first UTI , in between the ages of 18-24 and 1 in 2 women will experience a UTI in their life time. A woman has frequent UTI three or more in a year should ask the doctor for the treatment options that available. Urinary Tract Infection happened in male and females but more common in females. Why in women? Because women have urethra or lined with sphincter muscle shorter than man. When a bacterium gets into the urine and gets in…

blood and collect waste to form urine. The ureter which are like two tubes carry the formed urine to the bladder which hold the urine until it has been expelled through the urethra. A urinary tract infection is an infection which can happen anywhere along the tract. Most infections usually occur along the lower tract however it can spread to kidneys which can be quite dangerous. Women are at a greater risk of getting a UTI because their urethra is much smaller than the men. Usually the sign of…

catheter is simply an indwelling urinary catheter. These catheters are necessary for a broad variety of conditions including, patients with acute urinary retention or bladder outlet obstruction, patients undergoing surgical repair of the genitourinary tract, critically ill patients requiring frequent and urgent measurements of urinary output, incontinent patients whom require healing of open sacral or perineal wounds, patients needing comfort for end of life care, or patients with unstable…

like to dedicate a part of my practice to female population patients who suffer from recurrent urinary tract infections, help to prevent it with natural remedies in order to decrease antibiotic overuse and antibiotic resistance. Vision and Mission Human nature is an absolutely unique creation of this world that strives for happiness and acceptance. Environment is an influential aspect of human life and important for personal development, health, social…