Cardiac Surgery: Surgical Site Infection

To effectively undertake this task, nurses need to pad the areas that will have pressure in the course of surgical pressures in the body of the patient. Nurses also need to be taught and trained on how to ensure proper positioning of patients to prevent further injuries of the nerves when undergoing surgical procedures as these can cause additional pain, suffering, treatment and hospitalization of the patient (Keall et al., 2015, p.235). Some common complications a patient is likely to experience after developing a pressure ulcer within the operating room include septic arthritis, cellulites, necrotizing and septicemia. This condition can be very threatening to the life of the patient (Gabbett, 2016). A pressure ulcer could lead to infected joint replacement in case a patient had a joint replacement which would call for antibiotic treatments that can result in a joint revision surgery if the treatments are unsuccessful. Eventually the patient would be readmitted to the hospital. Therefore, the nurses should be very keen to ensure patients are well attended to, to prevent cases of progress of the injuries (Russo, et al., 2014).

Hospitals during the Civil War were not like the hospitals we are privileged to have today. They were congested and were filthy with diseases and the smell of blood and body odor filled the air. There were field hospitals and field stations that aided soldiers on the field until they could be transferred to a general hospital in a nearby city or town. After being transferred to a general hospital, a soldier might then be transferred to a specialized hospital. Specialized hospitals treated only certain types of problems. The most common specialized hospitals treated eye problems or sexually transmitted diseases.

Herbal remedies are not as simple as just determining the illness and giving the prescribed medicine, without having knowledge of the body. The fundamental element of medicine in the Medieval time period is the theory of humours. This theory followed through until they reach the 19th century where more modern analysis could conducted. Humours also known as principle fluids are made up of four different fluid found in each individual: black bile, yellow bile, blood and phlegm. Each of the fluids are found in different organ of the body, black bile resides in the spleen and is the cause for melancholy, yellow bile is secreted by the liver and can cause irascibility, phlegm comes from the lungs and can be denounced to sluggishness, and the final

Surgical technologist may become certified by passing a national certifying examination provided by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), an accredited certifying agency by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). Thereafter, the surgical technologists have an option to further his/her profession to become First Surgical Assistant (FSA) and eventually become a Physician Assistant (PA) if so desired.

Typical surgical procedure involves the incision of the body in order to treat desired part leading to a lot of pain, possible blood loss, infections, scars, and long convalescence. The consequences mentioned might occur in even higher degree if the considered case is internal surgery. Along with the 20th century we have witnessed the birth of a new branch of

So, what is the definition of health care associated infections? They are infections that patients acquire while being hospitalized to receive treatment for their conditions either medical or surgical. Many of the HCAIs are preventable. In the modern healthcare, there are many types of invasive procedures that is used to treat patients to help them recover, also some devices are used, and all can be a potential risk for transmitting an infection to the patient while receiving the treatment.

The problems that are to be manage include, being on the ventilator, being sedated, having an elevated temperature, having a low hemoglobin, post surgical bowel resection, splenectomy, hypoxia and diet intolerance. The problems that Mr. A is at risk for would include ventilator- associated Pneumonia, coagulation issues, speech compromise and muscle impairments. Although Mr. A. is young, he could still be at risk for pressure ulcers because of lack of movement, decrease nutrition and immunity compromise related to the splenectomy.

Researchers used nursing theories to help guide research on complicated phenomena(Connelly, 2014). After reviewing evidences collected on the topic "Antibiotic therapy and Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)", the most common theories that have been cited are, exposure to antibiotic, especiallyin patients that have been previously diagnosed with bacterial infections(respiratory, urinary and osteoarticular infections) are significanly at risk for acquiring CDI and theory for prevention cited was implementation of an Antibiotic stewardship program. Inaddition,hand hygiene, contact precaution and environmental cleaning protocols where other interventions listed.

Preventing and reducing the risk of healthcare-associated infection is one of the major concern in an in-patient setting. Patients

Just wanted to let all of you know that a recordable incident occurred at the Mira Loma (1) location, at 1am this morning (11/17). The incident involved a TM who was underneath a car hammering. Debris fell into his eye, the supervisor helped the TM flush his eye out with no luck and refused medical treatment. This TM then came into the plant this morning because he could still feel something in his eye. The TM was brought to CareFirst Clinic where they found a lodged piece of wood or paint in his upper eye lid. After the doctor removed the piece, the location bleed which then made it the recordable. Due to an open wound in the eye region it has high potential of infection, so an anti-biotic was prescribed.

The study population included 832 patients hospitalized in five different ICUs (Keten et al, 2014, 277). A hundred and one patients who developed 126 attacks of catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) were accounted for in the study sample. Out of the 101 patients, 85 experienced at least one attack of CAUTI, 7 experienced two attacks of CAUTI, and 6 experienced three or more attacks of CAUTI. Out of the 101 patients who developed a CAUTI, 49 (48.5%) were female and 52 (51.5%) were male. About 54.5% of the patients were aged 65 years or older (Keten et al, 2014,

Central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in 2009 were amongst 23,000 infections in the inpatient population of US hospitals. (Sweet, Cumpston, Briggs, Craig, & Hamadani, 2012) These infections increase morbidity of patients, mortality, and increase cost. Those that are at risk are the population with central venous catheters. This infection is commonly due to improper hub care and consequently provides the direct introduction of the bacteria into the blood stream. A fairly new intervention to prevent this morbid infection is the implementation of alcohol impregnated protective caps, otherwise known as the brand name Curos caps in addition to others. The practice has gained popularity but as any new intervention, it takes time

During the Renaissance health and medicine changed considerably . There were many important changes to the understanding of anatomy and surgery. Important doctors and surgeons discovered different ways of understanding to body and different ways of operating. For example how Vesalius in the 15th century dissected the human body to learn more about anatomy. During this essay I will investigate how far health and medicine improved during the Renaissance by focusing on anatomy and surgery.

To elaborate, if a person’s wound is left open, they are prone to infections, tearing of the skin, and drying and clotting. Therefore, a wise solution to this would be sutures, better known as stitches. This is similar to the usage of community gardens to solve blight (like wound infections), crime (similar to tearing skin), and starvation (identical to drying). My purpose in writing this essay is to explain how community gardens operate to solve these various problems.

The main reasons for developing a HCAI are poor hand hygiene by healthcare staff, medical device related infections such as intravenous lines and urinary catheters and the overuse or improper use antimicrobials. Hand hygiene is the cornerstone measure to prevent healthcare associated infection (HCAI) and it has been shown that MRSA is primarily transmitted from patient to patient via the hands of healthcare professionals (Donskey, 2009). Although hand hygiene is the simplest, most effective and most cost effective way to prevent the spread of HCAIs (Pratt et al. 2007) (Kilpatrick et al. 2013), adherence to hand hygiene among health care professionals remains low worldwide (WHO, 2009). Perceived barriers to adherence with hand hygiene practice as described by the WHO (2009) are many and include skin irritation caused by hand hygiene agents, inaccessible hand hygiene