Doris examined the claim that hand hygiene education and individual feedback on hand hygiene frequency and method enhances hand hygiene frequency and improves nurses’ methodology scores of hand hygiene as stated by Chun et al. (2014). The evaluation entailed using the criteria for examining statistical research to determine whether statistical evidence support the claim. Through the critical appraisal process for statistical analysis by Cohn et al. (2009), Doris demonstrated that the research by Chun et al. (2014) has statistical evidence to support the claim. During the critical appraisal process, Doris examined whether the study met… Continue Reading...
on EBP. These education programs should include central-line insertion and maintenance bundles, teamwork, and optimizing patient safety through supplies and hand hygiene. By doing this, these practices have great potential for decreasing the incidence of CLABSIs in the acute care hospital setting (Raup, Putnam, & Cantu, 2013).
Since EBP aims at hardwiring current knowledge into common care decisions it will improve the care process and patient outcomes within our practice setting. EBP is backed by research and there is evidence to support that implementing a change will result in improved outcomes for patients. This makes it easy for other nursing staff to embrace the proposed change since there is supporting… Continue Reading...
Approximately, over 840,000 persons are approximated to die on an annual basis from diarrhoea owing to unsafe drinking-water, sanitation, and hand hygiene. Nevertheless, the downside of this circumstance is that diarrhoea is generally avoidable, and the demises of 361 000 children below the age of 5 years could be evaded each year if these risk factors were taken into consideration. In the regions where water is not easily or readily accessible, people individuals may make the decision that handwashing is not an important activity, thereby adding to the probability of diarrhoea and other diseases (World Health Organization).
As a nursing major and an advocate for universal health, I believe that… Continue Reading...
Foley care every eight hours and as needed aseptic cleaning. Other interventions in these bundles include hand hygiene, leg strap in place for management of catheter tubing and avoiding kinks in the tubing.
Fletcher (2016), conducted qualitative semi-structured interviews and observations at four sites: 3 academic medical centers and 1 Veterans Affairs. The research focused on the importance of the CAUTI Guide to Patient Safety (GPS) in the CAUTI prevention activities among some units in different hospitals. Participants from 2 units within 4 hospitals were included in the research. The researchers collaborated with nursing staff and interviewed nurse managers with specific questions after completing the CAUTI… Continue Reading...
surveillance of nosocomial infections, hand hygiene, and prevention of respiratory, central line-related, surgical site, and urinary tract infections, whereas infection management recommendations related to both control of the infection source and transmission-based precautions” (Aitken et al., 2011). This study shows that preventing and minimizing sepsis is a truly involved process, one that has numerous aspects and requires the utmost professional excellence.
For pediatric cases of sepsis, there needs to be an aggressive strategy in place, to minimize mortality. This was the focus of the research study, “Implementation of Goal-Directed Therapy for Children With Suspected… Continue Reading...
