Medical hygiene

Although medical and nursing staff employ the use of standard and additional precautions the single most important thing that staff can do whilst working is perform effective hand washing to reduce the risks of cross contamination. Everyone has some form of resident flora on their body, this helps the host to stay healthy but when this resident flora is transferred by contact to another person this may cause the person to become ill. In addition to this resident flora a person picks up…

career for me, it is still something I am passionate about and want to pursue for the rest of my life. Dental hygiene is located in the Health Science field under the Nebraska Career Connections diagram, and is specifically identified as a “Therapeutic Service.” Dental hygiene has been around since the late 1800s, and is still evolving today, due to new technological advancements. Dental hygiene work began in the 1880s, when women given the title “dental nurses” were hired by a man named Alfred…

The VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System (VASNHCS) has a current compliance rate of hand hygiene on the floor of less than 50% with bi-annual visual monitoring. This monitoring is carried out by infection control staff members on a 5-day bi-annual basis and may be inaccurate due to basis and visibility limitations. Reporting to the joint commission requires that the VASNHS show improvement with the goal being a compliance rate of 90% or better. The VASHCS has failed to show improvement of 10%…

Improving Adherence to Hand Hygiene Policies and Procedures. Improving Adherence to Hand Hygiene Policies and Procedures. Introduction Close to 100,000 deaths that occur per year are caused by infections that are health related. According to a systematic review that was done worldwide, infections that are health range between 1.7 and 23.6% for every 100 patients. The treatment costs incurred also range from 30 to 34 billion US dollars. It is interesting to note that a majority of these…

The hygienist that I got to observe was very helpful and informal. There office was very updated. They had digital x-rays, computer charting and files, the only down fall was they still had the medical history on a paper chart in the office. Every unit had an x-ray unit provided in their room. They had one PAN machine shared between everyone in the office. The office had three dentists, and every dentist had 3 rooms for themselves and 8 hygienists in the office. Throughout my observation hours…

Disinfection of the intracavity ultrasound transducer: The cleaning or antiseptic spray should be consist of some chemicals which registered with the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) as high-level instrument grade disinfectants for class II medical devices are to be used for intracavity ultrasound transducers and these include : - Ortho-phthalaldehyde (OPA) 0.55%. - Gluteraldehyde 2%. - Hydrogen Peroxide, used with the Trophon EPR System. - Peracetic Acid, as in STERIS…

very rapid and the contagiousness is very high. The poverty level is very high in Guinea. But, I believe that the contagiousness is not related to the situation of poverty in the Country. However, the poverty can affect the compliance of the basis hygiene rules (hand washing) that can facilitate the contamination. Ebola outbreak is a real burden of diseases on the health care system in Guinea since many people have died from that disease. There are other burdens of diseases in the country…

below sets of questions (from the set of 9). Cut/paste the questions into your discussion post, and then provide your response. (Note: attempt to use your own words). You will have to search the BODEX website for answers: 1. How often is a dental hygiene license renewed? What is the fee for licensure renewal? When are licenses renewed (during the calendar year)? What should a hygienist do when he/she moves? What penalties are assessed for failure to comply? The dental hygienist license must be…

population and increase in the elderly, the need for dental hygienists has become much greater. In a typical dentists office the dental hygienist would have many responsibilities, such as teaching clients how important it is to maintain good oral hygiene and instructing them on the principles of preventive oral care. They would also help demonstrate to the patient how to brush and floss their teeth correctly, how to select the correct type of toothbrush for their teeth and analyze patients'…

In The History Of Hygiene Is Not Everything Clear The history of personal hygiene - it is the history of different countries, peoples, ages, religions. It is a fascinating story of how under the influence of different climatic, biological, religious, medical factors changed the way people think about the care of their own bodies. Ancient East. Usually there are two main components of the sanitary traditions of the peoples and countries of the Ancient East: the use of incense, perfumes and…