Hygiene

As obvious and rational as it might now be, the act of washing hands to prevent infections wasn’t so apparent up until the late 1800s. Back when doctors and medical students would move from dissecting a corpse straight to performing surgery on a patient, what is now known as infectious diseases were attributed to various reasons, and as every human being is in someway distinct from others, it was suggested that the cause of every death was too (Semmelweis seal., n.d.). In the 1840’s, and due to…

6.5 Hygiene Until the early twentieth century, worker safety was virtually unknown, The U.S. Public Health Service and the U.S. Bureau of Mines were the first federal agencies to conduct exploratory studies in the mining and steel industries, and these were undertaken as early as 1910. The first state industrial hygiene programs were established in 1913 in the New York and Ohio departments of health. (David S. Gloss, 1995) Hygiene industry is the science to control, evaluate, and recognize…

As the tornado siren sounds, danger is on its way. When the tornado impacts the ground, quickly evacuate to your storm cellar, but what do you do next? First thing is first, what do you need to pack if your house is damaged? Most of the population in the Tornado Alley have these supplies in their cellar. An essential supply you will need is a first aid kit. When you or someone gets hurt, use this kit to solve your medical needs. Another thing that you would need is a 3-4 day supply of…

According to McGuckin (2015), hand hygiene is one of the most effective practices that healthcare workers can perform to reduce the spread of hospital accord infections (P. 349). Unfortunately, in spite of its relatively easy application, compliance by healthcare workers is relatively low. At my clinical unit, I have observed healthcare workers go in and out of patient’s room without proper hand hygiene. hand sanitizers strategically placed next to the door handle to each patient’s room and the…

After the quality of the food is considered, the next logical thing to look at is how it is being served. The service is another important factor when eating out because it sets the stage of how the meal will go. If the employees are rude or disrespectful it will ruin the rest of the night because even after the issue is solved the customer will still be fuming after the encounter. On the other hand if the service is wonderful the customer can then focus on the quality of the food. It is already…

Creation and documentation of leadership philosophy is not something one often thinks about without being asked. Prior to starting an endeavor like this, one should first try to fully understand the definition of leadership philosophy. Jon Mertz (2014) defines leadership philosophy as “a theory or attitude held by a person or organization that acts as a guiding principle for behavior.” (What is philosophy section). Leadership philosophy should be a single, concise statement, and it should…

Jr.’s article there are number of plantation with a large amount if similarities between them. Illness was a great concern among many slave owners. In this time period people did not know that germs and disease could spread by the lack of proper hygiene and sanitation. Hand washing before a meal or before preparing a meal was not introduced until the mid-20th century. Slaves had to improve their own living situation to reduce the chance of them becoming ill. Food shortage was never to problem…

People take a bath for personal hygiene. Bathing creates a feeling of well-being and the physical appearance of cleanliness. As the development of the social science, taking a bath is also a way of…

barriers prevent fecal pathogens from reaching the domestic environment in the first place. It has been estimated that Studies estimate that over 75% of all diarrheal cases can be caused by contaminated food and water (Curtis 2000, Maxwell 2012). Poor hygiene behaviors and improper handling practices of caregivers has been claimed associated with high levels of bacterial contamination food and water (Iroegbu 2000, Mannan 2010 and Pickering 2011). In some cultures children’s faeces are regarded…

or protective factor. If one does hold a responsibility to wash their hands each time they eat or before and after preparing food, that influence their behavior to continue practicing the healthy habits. Opposite, one who is not concerned of their hygiene may contain the belief that washing hands are not an important factor to staying healthy. Understanding the influence that individual factors have in washing hands is important, but the second level, interpersonal can expand further…