hygiene techniques with traditional soaps may or may not be more effective than using alcohol-based solutions concerning reduction in nosocomial infection rates in acute hospitals. With recent usage of alcohol-based solutions, use of traditional ant Continue Reading...
Applying the Theory of Planned Behaviors to Nosocomial Infections Identify a public health theory you will use to support the implementation of your prevention and health promotion activities. Provide evidence that supports the use of this theory wi Continue Reading...
Caglar S; Yildiz S; Savaser S. (2010). Observation results of hand-washing by health-care workers in a neonatal intensive care unit. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 16(2), 132-137. In this article the authors wanted to determine whether Continue Reading...
This clearly shows that alcohol-based hand-washing, when used regularly and vigorously (e.g. prior to any healthcare procedure by any level of personnel), infection will be reduced. The Saudi study was a bit more detailed, with protocols varying de Continue Reading...
For example, patients with weakened immune symptoms might be more likely to catch such an infection. To minimize the risk of other patient variables interfering with the data, the nurses whose hand-washing methods would be subject to study would be Continue Reading...
Urinary Catheterization Urinary catheterisation: indwelling catheters Urinary catheterization: indwelling catheters In the medical field, the uses of indwelling catheters have become a common patient care intervention (Clinical Review, 2009). In a Continue Reading...
These are questions dealing with attitude and are the most important questions when doing qualitative social science research to gauge relationships among events. In addition to construction questions about attitudes, it is important to have the que Continue Reading...
Moreover, the specific cause of transmission are the low compliance rates of hospital personnel with basic antiseptic protocols such as simple hand washing. Surprisingly, the worst offenders were those with the highest degree of formal training: na Continue Reading...
Examining Potential Post-Operative Complications for Hemiarthroplasty Hemiarthroplasty refers to the operation that is commonly used for the treatment of a fractured hip. This operation is similar to that of a total hip replacement, but it only invol Continue Reading...
Cryptosporidium Case Study Cryptosporidium is reported as a "coccidian protozoan parasite" and one that has received a great deal of attention over the past two decades as a "clinically important human pathogen." (Hannahs, nd, p.1) The discovery of Continue Reading...
