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    and aprons) The yellow sign should be placed in front of the patients’ door to indicate that precautions should be taken. (See attached) Clinical conditions that require contact precautions: Healthcare associated (HAI) pathogens Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus…

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    general was noted. The previous month of October the unit had seven falls without injuries. There were a total of 21 falls in 2014 and 24 falls in 2015 thus far (see Table 4). Other pertinent metrics include Clostridium difficile and Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus rates, and the microsystem is consistently under the organization’s benchmark. In regard to patient satisfaction, the overall microsytem rating is consistently in the ninety percentile (see Table 5). On the other hand, the…

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    She had a history of treated methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and endocarditis with involvement of the tricuspid valve. On admission, a cardiac computerized tomography angiogram (CTA) failed to demonstrate an aortic root abscess. However, an SVA was seen arising from the inferior…

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    tests, they determined that he had lesions on his lungs, which caused him to fear that cancer was spreading through his body. He was admitted to another hospital to undergo a biopsy, which as a result, he contracted pneumonia and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The lesions on his lungs were determined to be a side-effect of the radiotherapy Richard had undergone. He soon had a tooth extraction and a few weeks afterwards, the bone around the area his tooth was extracted from…

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    How Provision of Oral Health Care Affects the Risk of Respiratory Infections in Institutionalized Elderly Persons Requiring Full-time Care Introduction Due to aging, many elderly adults suffer a deterioration in physical capacity and mental acuity, rendering them unable to care for themselves in general and their oral health in particular. Researches show that respiratory pathogens reside in dental plaque (Russell, Boylan, Kaslick, Scannapieco, & Katz, 1999; Scannapieco, Stewart, & Mylotte,…

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    Abstinence-based treatment of opioid addiction utilizes substance abuse therapy, but not medications, to aid in the treatment of addiction to opioids. Addict is shorthand for opioid addict. For example, the statement “Some addicts abuse heroin” is the same as saying “Some opioid addicts abuse heroin.” The word ‘addict’ derives from the Latin word ‘addictus,’ which means to become a slave (http://bit.ly/20Isq0N). Addiction is shorthand for opioid addiction. The medical term is opioid use…

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