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patient’s medication profile prior to logging out of the system. Prior to entering the patient’s room, the nurse will need to obtain a glass of water from the ice machine and perform hand hygiene (HH) using an electronic alcohol based hand rub (ABHR) dispenser to ensure patient safety. Upon entering the patient’s room, the nurse must verify the patient’s identity at the bedside using two identifiers, assess the patient’s ability to swallow, and ensure that the “five rights” of the medication…

a. Advantages: Avent’s Park has many advantages for people living with a disability. There are 10 parking spaces when you arrive at the park, one of those being an accessible spot. The accessible parking spot is a clearly marked, van accessible. The space is located directly in front of the entry walkway with no impeding surfaces or objects. The walkway is firm, stable and made of concrete with a width of 66 inches allowing lots of passing room. Luckily the entire area of the park is…

Introduction : Hand washing is one of the effective measures for avoiding the spread of multiple resistant bacteria and reducing the health care-associated infections. “Adherence with recommendations for hand hygiene remains low, but key factors of noncompliance have been identified and corrective actions proposed”( Pittet D,1999 ). Hand washing is very important for patients , relative and all health care workers. The main objective of hand hygiene in the medical practices is to eliminate…

Section 1: Tests used to identify unknown pathogen Mario F. Pedero a 30-year-old male visited his physician complaining of painful bumps and soars on his leg. The patient was diagnosed with HIV + 5 years ago. Due to his diagnosis, cutaneous disorders may manifest from the condition itself, or it can lead to opportunistic infections or infections that are more extensive than normal. The patient was sent to the emergency room were the physical examination revealed skin redness, papule lesions, and…

Ensuring staff are trained on all aspects of food safety such as proper refrigeration of produce, cooking temperatures and surface cleaning will help to reduce the risk. Simple hygiene safety measures such as installing soap dispensers would help improve kitchen sanitation. Training procedures should be regularly reviewed and spot checks completed by management to ensure rules are being complied with. Workplace training should be a formal process and records kept. “Warnings…

The Relationship between Hand Hygiene Compliance and Nosocomial Infections Clinical Question: Can healthcare providers in primary care clinics reduce nosocomial infection through hand hygiene compliance and how important is hand hygiene at reducing nosocomial infections. PICOT Question: INTERVENTION In primary care clinics with rural patients(P),how does hand hygiene compliance (I) compared to no handwashing or the use of hand sanitizer(C) affect reducing nosocomial infections(O)within _each…

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a book by Rebecca Skloot that tells the story of a woman named Henrietta Lacks. Henrietta Lacks died of cervical cancer in 1951. A few months before her death, a doctor took a small sample of her cancer cells, which became the first and most important line of human cells to survive and multiply in a laboratory setting. Her cells helped scientists make some of the most important medical advancements in history, but the cells were taken without her knowledge…

In the course of my research the question arises “Should anyone be able to carry guns on college campuses?” (Zalneraitis, 2011-2012). As the years go by violence lingers, especially on school campuses from elementary to universities. And the fascination with guns by children, teenagers and young adults has instigated a considerable amount of schools to place a zero-tolerance policy for anything declared as a weapon, such as guns, knives, screwdrivers, etc. into place. These schools have even…

The reductions of infections among patients can be greatly improved if health care workers quit being irresponsible and start following hand hygiene policies. Hospitals need to enforce hand hygiene compliance rather than relying on encouraging doctors and nurses to do it themselves. Hand hygiene is an effective way to prevent the spread of infections. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 40 percent of nosocomial infections in patients are caused by poor hygiene of doctors. Another…

In this day and age, the internet is filled with false information about the safety of vaccinations. That's, well, the internet. But what's scarier is that in many states, parents who buy into those myths can easily opt out of immunizing their children. With many beliefs spreading within the United States on the subject of immunizations. Many wonder if these vaccinations are really preventing diseases and viruses. But with the evidence that we have today through studies, research, and…