wha are the importance of universal precautions and infection control in the clinical setting?
201219
I don't understand the question :)
289139
new technologies such as increased point of care testing enables nurses to perform lots of testing that would normally only be done in a medical laboratory. Before you know it they will have a box kit lab and lab technitians will no longer be needed
496662
A good time to teach them all about proper handwashing, that will help immensly. Person to person is more common than viral surface exposure. Good handwashing is your first line of defense against colds and flu.
147997
First, I'll address MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylcoccus aureus).  S. aurues is a common organism.  One-third of the U.S. population carries this organism within their nares.  About 1% of the U.S. population carries MRSA within their nares (roughly 3 million people), although higher carriage rates may vary with region and population base.  Colonization with MRSA does not equate to infection, and colonization can be harmless.  Also, there has been a delineation within the last several years between typical hospital-acquired MRSA and a newer community-acquired MRSA.  The latter form has been associated with greater virulence due to certain toxins.  There have been many reported cases of young healthy individuals presented with overwhelming pneumonia and sepsis due to community-acquired MRSA, but this is a minority.\n\nS. aureus is spread through contact with a person infected or colonized with the organism, although contact does not necessarily mean you will become infected or colonized.  Simple hygiene (ie, handwashing) is most important to prevent transmission.  Because someone else in your family has a MRSA infection, does not mean you should not go near them.  Please continue to visit and associate with your family as you always have.  It sounds as if many people in your family have problems with Staphylococcal infection, and you have probably been exposed numerous times over.\n\nWhen does MRSA cause a problem?  Several host and bacterial factors determine when MRSA becomes pathogenic.  Some bacterial factors include the ability to produce certain toxins.  Host factors include defects in skin barrier or underlying immune suppression (such as the treatment of lupus, but not lupus itself).\n\nHow do you know if your infected? What can you do?  S. aureus typically causes skin and skin structure infections such as cellulitis and furunculosis (eg, boils).  Other infections such as pneumonia are much less common.  If you develop signs of skin inflammation, it IS important to report to your doctor about exposure to MRSA.  If antibiotics are required, knowledge of exposure to MRSA can assist with prescribing appropriate empiric therapy.  Lastly, if you (or your family members) experience problems with recurrent "Staph" infections, there are a few measures which may help decrease colonization (but does not guarantee elimination of colonization or prevent re-colonization).  These factors include: use of mupirocin (Bactroban) ointment applied within the nares twice daily for 7 days and intermittent use of chlorhexidine soap applied to whole body during showering or bathing (at least twice a week).  Other factors reported by some to help include: aggressive cleaning of clothes and bedding at the beginning of the above cycle and bleach baths (1/2 cup of bleach in a full tub of water, soak for 30 min once a week).
546568
The part I enjoyed most was the actual bedside care. The important part is to give 100% to each patient when you were caring for them but to not leave behind bits of yourself emotionally with any patient. If you become too attached to any patient then you cannot effectively work in an emergency involving them. Also when you go home at night, don't take the job home with you. Think about things other than your patients or the job when you aren't on the job. To be able to give 100% on the job, you need to be fully rested and alert each day when you report for duty.
202601
It is ingrained in the culture to behave respectably in public if you are a medical provider.  It is also important to maintain control in public.  You never know when you might run into a patient or a patient's family.  How much trust would you have in your physician if you saw him/her drunk at the pub last Saturday?  I imagine its the same for ministers (who also have a high rate of alcoholism)
665609
Where you going?...the nail salon i use has a pot of disinfectant that they drop their utensils into during treatment and then they put em in the Sterilizer after each customer...im sure there are regulations regarding this in place....contact your local health authority...they should be able to inform you of the practices and you could report them whilst you are enquiring....
216856
Well, in the 15000 cases I've done or taken part in, we hand bag the patients until we get to the ICU, or they're extubated in the PACU.\n\nASV has been discussed/used in all of our surgical units to some extent, however, and has it's uses, but can be completely absent, without mortality consequence.  It is a convenience setting, to some extent.
44588
Other than washing the hands frequently(this is a must in any case) you can take also other protective measures: open the windows at work or at school, because even if there is a person having flu and you can't avoid it, fresh air that will enter in the room will help to the diluition of the pathogen.\nIt will be helpful also to take orange juice, that contains vit. C and if you can't there are food supplements containing vit. C + Zn in the pharmacies.So, ask your pharmacist about their action.\nHoney, is also a natural antibiotic of our body.\n\nKaterina
100598
There is no kit!\nVaccine is almost ready.\nHygiene and prevention then.
141988
There are way too many variables for anyone to be able to give you a good answer from the information you gave. I'm an RT & take care of patients on ventilators in the ICU. If you have specific questions, and can share more info, you can email me & I'll try to answer them for you.
233407
The National Pediatrics Association has changed their opinion on keeping germs isolated. It is better to infect and expose children as much as possible so they will be healthier as adults. Besides, if he mother had herpes, she will have a different strain that acts as an allergy but is not contagious.
414966
Viruses have to take their course as horrible as they are. Norwalk is the most virulent virus and easily passed on, if someone touches something who hasn't washed their hands after being sick or using the loo then you touch it and then eat or bite your nails you can get it, also coughing & sneezing into the hand and just wipping it down themselves than shake your hand is a way of getting it and other viruses. Wash your hands after flushing and always before you eat. Dont use anything to bung yourself up with just let your body expell all the bad stuff.
670607
No need to worry.  There is no decreased protection during use of antibiotics.
589958
I am an aid at a hospital and I do one on one care all the time. You may be needed to bathe the patient, feed the patient, change bedding and perform vital sign checks. If they are on medical watch then you may need to closely monitor them to make sure they aren't trying to pull IV's and other medical aids out. If they are there for behavioral reasons you may need to monitor them for suicide or agression. These are just a few things that may be required. The job all depends on the patient's problems. Your Nurse in charge should be able to give you details as they are needed.
410092
Not from touching ur clothes, there's nothing to infect. I wouldn't recommend sticking ur fingers in ur mouth or up ur nose after touching any bodily fluid whether it's dried or not.
496030
I'm not germ-phobic; I think any vestiges of such a fear disappeared when I had a child.  Kids are incredibly tough, and as long as a place is reasonably clean, they're going to be fine.  I HAVE heard the idea that children are becoming more allergic to things like molds because their parents simply won't allow them to play outside in the dirt as much!  I do think that hand-washing is important, especially during flu season, and certainly when cooking, or dealing with an infant.  I believe it's like most things - excess in ANYTHING can be harmful, but all the things like hand sanitizers certainly have their place, especially in situations where there's no water available (car trip and dirty restrooms, for instance - yuck!)