2015 Hospital National Patient Safety Goals
... The purpose of the National Patient Safety Goals is to improve patient safety. The goals focus on problems in health care safety and how to solve them. Identify patients correctly NPSG.01.01.01 ...
... The purpose of the National Patient Safety Goals is to improve patient safety. The goals focus on problems in health care safety and how to solve them. Identify patients correctly NPSG.01.01.01 ...
Foundations in Microbiology
... infection of irregular areas of enamel surface 1. Begins with colonization by slime-forming species of Streptococcus & cross adherence with Actinomyces 2. Thick, adherent material forms (plaque) that harbors masses of bacteria which produce acid that dissolves enamel ...
... infection of irregular areas of enamel surface 1. Begins with colonization by slime-forming species of Streptococcus & cross adherence with Actinomyces 2. Thick, adherent material forms (plaque) that harbors masses of bacteria which produce acid that dissolves enamel ...
EPI Lab 4 - Risky Business
... • Rate Number of events per unit of time Number of events per population where events are counted over a specified time interval – these rates are similar to proportions Change rate – not a proportion ...
... • Rate Number of events per unit of time Number of events per population where events are counted over a specified time interval – these rates are similar to proportions Change rate – not a proportion ...
mrsa facts for hospital workers
... Who should be tested for MRSA and how? Any suspicion of infection should lead to culture of the potential sources of the infection (such as urine, sputum, wounds, blood, catheter tips). Culture results will identify the bacteria in question and should include antibiotic susceptibility profiles to id ...
... Who should be tested for MRSA and how? Any suspicion of infection should lead to culture of the potential sources of the infection (such as urine, sputum, wounds, blood, catheter tips). Culture results will identify the bacteria in question and should include antibiotic susceptibility profiles to id ...
Hepatitis
... to Hepatitis A or B. Clinical Reasoning Treatment , Hypothesis generation In exposure with insufficient or unknown immunization history, give Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin (HBIG) in less than 12 hours from exposure and start the regular vaccine (i.e. 0, 1, 6 months) schedule at the same time. HBIG must ...
... to Hepatitis A or B. Clinical Reasoning Treatment , Hypothesis generation In exposure with insufficient or unknown immunization history, give Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin (HBIG) in less than 12 hours from exposure and start the regular vaccine (i.e. 0, 1, 6 months) schedule at the same time. HBIG must ...
C - Unity Care NW
... Hearing in person Hearing on telephone Vision for close work Other sensory requirements ...
... Hearing in person Hearing on telephone Vision for close work Other sensory requirements ...
Proper Handwashing
... disease. Most of the handwashing studies that have been performed have been associated with infection rates among hospital patients, however, we can extrapolate the message of proper hand washing techniques into the work setting and change the focus from preventing patient infection to preventing di ...
... disease. Most of the handwashing studies that have been performed have been associated with infection rates among hospital patients, however, we can extrapolate the message of proper hand washing techniques into the work setting and change the focus from preventing patient infection to preventing di ...
Excerpts on Ebola virus from
... disease surveillance and reporting. In America, only one-quarter of the states have a professional position dedicated to surveillance of food-borne and waterborne diseases. In 1992, only $55000 was spent on federal, state and local levels tracking drug-resistant bacterial and viral infections. In ad ...
... disease surveillance and reporting. In America, only one-quarter of the states have a professional position dedicated to surveillance of food-borne and waterborne diseases. In 1992, only $55000 was spent on federal, state and local levels tracking drug-resistant bacterial and viral infections. In ad ...
Shigella - Shire of Denmark
... handlers and children attending day care centres must remain home until follow-up specimens have been submitted and proven negative or a course of treatment completed. Infected people should also not swim in pools as they may transfer the infection to other swimmers. What can be done to prevent Shig ...
... handlers and children attending day care centres must remain home until follow-up specimens have been submitted and proven negative or a course of treatment completed. Infected people should also not swim in pools as they may transfer the infection to other swimmers. What can be done to prevent Shig ...
ESCMID Online Lecture Library © by author
... 4. Do not use topical antibiotic ointment or creams on insertion sites, except for dialysis catheters, because of their potential to promote fungal infections and antimicrobial resistance IB 5. Do not submerge the catheter or catheter site in water. Showering should be permitted if precautions can b ...
... 4. Do not use topical antibiotic ointment or creams on insertion sites, except for dialysis catheters, because of their potential to promote fungal infections and antimicrobial resistance IB 5. Do not submerge the catheter or catheter site in water. Showering should be permitted if precautions can b ...
glycopeptide resistant enterococci (GRE) info for patients
... and sometimes on our skin, usually without causing problems. However sometimes these organisms can get into different areas of the body where infections may occur. These sites include the urinary tract, kidney infections and wounds. Doctors need to know as soon as possible if a patient is carrying G ...
... and sometimes on our skin, usually without causing problems. However sometimes these organisms can get into different areas of the body where infections may occur. These sites include the urinary tract, kidney infections and wounds. Doctors need to know as soon as possible if a patient is carrying G ...
What is Staphylococcus aureus? - Australian Commission on Safety
... S. aureus? Penicillin and related antibiotics such as amoxicillin are rarely used now for treatment of S. aureus infections. Instead, antibiotics specifically designed to overcome resistance, such as methicillin, were developed to treat infections cause by penicillin-resistant S. aureus, and modern ...
... S. aureus? Penicillin and related antibiotics such as amoxicillin are rarely used now for treatment of S. aureus infections. Instead, antibiotics specifically designed to overcome resistance, such as methicillin, were developed to treat infections cause by penicillin-resistant S. aureus, and modern ...
Staphylococcus aureus - Australian Commission on Safety and
... S. aureus? Penicillin and related antibiotics such as amoxicillin are rarely used now for treatment of S. aureus infections. Instead, antibiotics specifically designed to overcome resistance, such as methicillin, were developed to treat infections cause by penicillin-resistant S. aureus, and modern ...
... S. aureus? Penicillin and related antibiotics such as amoxicillin are rarely used now for treatment of S. aureus infections. Instead, antibiotics specifically designed to overcome resistance, such as methicillin, were developed to treat infections cause by penicillin-resistant S. aureus, and modern ...
Surface and Occupational Exposure
... An occupational infection is a disease caused by a transmissible agent (bacterium, virus, fungus, parasite, etc.) that is acquired: (a) by the nature of the work being performed eg. zoonoses in animal handlers, sexually transmitted diseases in sex workers, a wide range of infections in laboratory wo ...
... An occupational infection is a disease caused by a transmissible agent (bacterium, virus, fungus, parasite, etc.) that is acquired: (a) by the nature of the work being performed eg. zoonoses in animal handlers, sexually transmitted diseases in sex workers, a wide range of infections in laboratory wo ...
Beyond the Status Quo: Building Effective Coalitions
... 1,594 adults diagnosed with COPD vaccinated for Bacterial Pneumonia 1,169 adults diagnosed with COPD vaccinated for Influenza 1,998 adults diagnosed with COPD educated on the condition and ways to manage it 2652 adults educated on COPD and ways to manage it 505 healthcare providers educate ...
... 1,594 adults diagnosed with COPD vaccinated for Bacterial Pneumonia 1,169 adults diagnosed with COPD vaccinated for Influenza 1,998 adults diagnosed with COPD educated on the condition and ways to manage it 2652 adults educated on COPD and ways to manage it 505 healthcare providers educate ...
Medical-Surgical Nursing: An Integrated Approach, 2E Chapter 24
... Assess for bleeding and fluid accumulation Prevention of infection Infection may occur in the immediate postoperative period (within 3 months), as a delayed infection (4–24 months), or due to spread from another site (more than 2 years) Prevention of DVT Patient teaching and rehabilitation ...
... Assess for bleeding and fluid accumulation Prevention of infection Infection may occur in the immediate postoperative period (within 3 months), as a delayed infection (4–24 months), or due to spread from another site (more than 2 years) Prevention of DVT Patient teaching and rehabilitation ...
Treatment and Prevention of Tuberculosis Among Refugees and IDPs
... • Pregnant women may be treated with the same regimen as others, except for streptomycin because of toxicity to the fetus. • Women breastfeeding should receive a full course of TB treatment. All TB drugs are safe in breastfeeding. The infant of a smear-positive ...
... • Pregnant women may be treated with the same regimen as others, except for streptomycin because of toxicity to the fetus. • Women breastfeeding should receive a full course of TB treatment. All TB drugs are safe in breastfeeding. The infant of a smear-positive ...
HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA ACCRA Ebola Advisory Greetings to
... secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected animals. In Africa, infection has been documented through the handling of infected chimpanzees, gorillas, fruit bats, monkeys, forest antelope and porcupines found ill or dead or in the rainforest. Ebola then spreads in the community through huma ...
... secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected animals. In Africa, infection has been documented through the handling of infected chimpanzees, gorillas, fruit bats, monkeys, forest antelope and porcupines found ill or dead or in the rainforest. Ebola then spreads in the community through huma ...
1st Degree Burns
... OUR CLIENT • This is a 15 year old male that presented to our office of dermatology a first degree burn. • Ibraheem had lit his candles, dimmed the lights, and turned on his favorite Drake album. He drawn a luxurious bubble bath of lavender scented bubbles. Ibraheem jumped in the bath prepared for ...
... OUR CLIENT • This is a 15 year old male that presented to our office of dermatology a first degree burn. • Ibraheem had lit his candles, dimmed the lights, and turned on his favorite Drake album. He drawn a luxurious bubble bath of lavender scented bubbles. Ibraheem jumped in the bath prepared for ...
No. 12, 2003 - Statens Serum Institut
... for prevention of contact- and airborne infection below. Guidelines: patient care and visits The patient should be admitted to an isolation room with negative-pressure ventilation. If this is not possible, the patient should be cared for in a single room with his/her own bathroom. Standard regulatio ...
... for prevention of contact- and airborne infection below. Guidelines: patient care and visits The patient should be admitted to an isolation room with negative-pressure ventilation. If this is not possible, the patient should be cared for in a single room with his/her own bathroom. Standard regulatio ...
bluetongue_2_epidemiology
... Bluetongue virus may be transmitted throughout the year in areas where the winter is mild. However, overwintering of the virus in areas with long, cold winters is more difficult to explain, as transovarial transmission of BT virus in Culicoides spp. apparently does not occur. It is possible that cat ...
... Bluetongue virus may be transmitted throughout the year in areas where the winter is mild. However, overwintering of the virus in areas with long, cold winters is more difficult to explain, as transovarial transmission of BT virus in Culicoides spp. apparently does not occur. It is possible that cat ...
Diagnosis
... Abdominal TB lymphadenopathy Ingestion of sputum or milk infected with M. tuberculosis / M. bovis ...
... Abdominal TB lymphadenopathy Ingestion of sputum or milk infected with M. tuberculosis / M. bovis ...
ebola virus disease - Infektionsschutz.de
... outbreak in West Africa. Bats, flying foxes and apes are the pathogen's most likely natural reservoir when an outbreak starts. There is a risk of infection from direct contact with the blood or other bodily fluids from infected wild animals – whether alive or dead. In Africa, animal-human transmissi ...
... outbreak in West Africa. Bats, flying foxes and apes are the pathogen's most likely natural reservoir when an outbreak starts. There is a risk of infection from direct contact with the blood or other bodily fluids from infected wild animals – whether alive or dead. In Africa, animal-human transmissi ...