Category: Infection

Table of Contents Description of the Outbreak Epidemiological Determinant Effects of the Outbreak at Systems Level The Reporting Protocol Education Strategies Conclusion References Communicable diseases pose significant challenges to medical practitioners all over the world. The diseases spread at a rapid rate. Additionally, they can quickly reoccur in regions they were previously controlled. Globalization and…

In an article entitled “Further evidence for infection of pigs with human-like H1N1 influenza viruses in China” by Hai Yu et al which appeared in the 3rd of January 2009 issue of Virus Research journal, a detailed molecular virology study has been reported which gives important scientific explanation that can help explain the current re-emergence…

Table of Contents Professional Practice Description Key Stakeholders Evidence Critique Table Evidence Summary Evidence-Based Practice Recommendation Practice Change Model Potential Barriers Ethical Considerations References Professional Practice Description Various nursing practices, such as assessment of pain, nurse-to-nurse shifts, effective patient care, improving patients’ satisfaction, and infection control, occupy an important place within the healthcare industry. Nurses…

Table of Contents Evidence-Based Practice Before Surgery Perioperative strategies Post Operation Practice Integration Process, Outcome and Evaluation References Heart surgery continues to be a salient operative procedure regardless of current technologies in coronary revascularization. At least 600,000 individuals undergo open heart surgery in the United States, every year (Haycock, 2005). Post surgery infections, though rare…

Taking the nursing course NUR 479DE was useful as it provided information about ways that nurses can have an impact on health outcomes in particular groups and populations. The healthcare context in which nurses operate today is rather complicated, and so is the nurses’ role in it. While nurses have to provide high-quality care to…

Hepatitis A, also commonly known as Hep A, is a transmittable liver infection caused by an agent known as the hepatitis A virus. The causative agent is one of the different forms of hepatitis viruses that trigger inflammation and affect the proper functioning of the liver. The disease is manifested in two different cases. One…

Introduction Recently, the spread of Clostridium difficile infection among hospitalized patients in the United States has increased significantly. As a result, patients and other populations are at risk of developing diseases caused by C. difficile, including diarrhea and colitis. The problem is exacerbated by the fact that the current strains of C. difficile can be…

Table of Contents Introduction Body paragraphs Conclusion Reference Introduction The issue of nosocomial infection management is rather serious across the healthcare projects and programs implemented in the USA. In this respect, the rates of mortality and morbidity from such a kind of infection are very high (Wisplinghoff et al., 2004). The whole body of Medicare…

According to Moore, Day & Albers (2002) pathogenesis of Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) is not a widely known infection. Current research has shown that most UTIs cases result when bacteria gains access to the bladder via the urethra. This is due to ascending infection, through a single gram-negative enteric bacterium some of which include Escherichia…

Table of Contents Introduction Findings Discussion Concluding Remarks References Introduction General Notions The Health of human beings has always been threatened by various diseases that develop and evolve together with the improvement of methods people find to fight them. Considering the relevant literature, one can find numerous pieces of evidence about the diseases and infections…