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Showing 1 to 20 of 49 for “"Infection Prevention"”.
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Hospital Acquired Clostridium Difficile Infection Prevention
… the incidence of healthcare acquired C diff infections at the acute care unit 1800 to zero for the next quarter. This will be accomplished by developing an action plan to address the issue by collecting data from audits and developing evidence based practice interventions. The process begins …
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Enhancing nurses' knowledge and application of infection prevention practices
The profile of infection prevention has been raised considerably within the last decade, yet compliant practice remains low. In order to enhance understanding the aim of this research was to explore whether nurses’ knowledge and application of these practices were affected by training, education or …
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Occupational Infection Prevention and Control Training for the Protection of Hospital Healthcare Workers
It has been suggested that when adherence to infection prevention control (IPC) protocols is in place, the risk of transmission of infectious diseases to patients and other healthcare workers (HCWs) appears low. Adherence to IPC recommendations and protocols depends on many factors including …
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An ethnographic study of infection prevention and control practices in a mental health trust
Health care associated infections are high on the National Health Service agendadue to associated increased morbidity and mortality rates and subsequentlyadded pressure of reductionist performance targets. Failure to meet these resultsin financial penalties, cost pressures, litigation and poor …
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Infection prevention and control effectiveness and safety : validation of a survey for long term care facilities
… a survey that can be used to measure key infection prevention and control (IP&C) structures and processes in LTC facilities. Methods: This study was designed using a three-phase methodology. In Phase I, six structural and process composite indices were developed based on the 2004 PHAC …
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Auditing healthcare facilities against the National Core Standards for occupational health and safety and infection prevention and control: compliance, reliability and impact
… require protection against the risk of injury, infection and other occupational hazards, consistent with the South African Occupational Health and Safety act of 1993. The aim of this study was to determine: (a) the compliance of public sector primary healthcare (PHC) facilities with the NCS for …
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Knowledge, attitudes practice of infection prevention measure among health care providers at kafue district hospital, nchanga south mine hospital and maina soko military hospital
… the knowledge, attitude and practice of infection prevention among the health care providers at Mina Soko Military Hospital, Kafue District Hospital and Nchanga South Mine Hospital. The focus was directed at knowledge, attitude and practice of health care providers on infection prevention …
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Knowledge, attitudes practice of infection prevention measure among health care providers at kafue district hospital, nchanga south mine hospital and maina soko military hospital
… the knowledge, attitude and practice of infection prevention among the health care providers at Mina Soko Military Hospital, Kafue District Hospital and Nchanga South Mine Hospital. The focus was directed at knowledge, attitude and practice of health care providers on infection prevention …
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An exploration of cultural issues affecting staff compliance with recommended infection prevention and control practices in a ‘ring-fenced’ acute hospital elective surgical ward
Healthcare associated infection (HCAI) poses a serious threat to patients admitted into hospital as well as health care staff. Whilst recommendations for preventing HCAI exist, many research studies, primarily quantitative in nature, have reported serious concerns about the suboptimal infection …
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Consider the Source : The Effects of Adult Sources of Human Immunodefciency [sic] Virus and Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention Information on Teen Risk Behaviors for Sexually Transmitted Infection
<p>Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), are major health problems for adolescents, who represent over 26% of new cases of STIs diagnosed annually in the United States. Half of all HIV cases in people under age 25 result from sexual transmission …
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Public Reporting Of Healthcare-Associated Infections: The Impact Of Public Policy On Healthcare Organizations And Patient Outcomes
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a significant source of morbidity and mortality in U.S. hospitals. Policy makers have responded with a variety of state and federal policies to reduce infections by increasing the visibility and accountability of hospital performance. One policy …
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Organizational Climate and Hospital Infection Preventionists
Healthcare associated infections (HAI) continue to be a significant patient safety problem. Researchers have found that nurses; perception of organizational climate is associated with patient outcomes. However, given the increased prevalence of HAI, an examination of multiple organizational factors …
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Utilizing Pre-education Assessment and a Targeted Education Module to Enhance Nurse Knowledge of Standard and Transmissible Precautions
… patient safety and prevent healthcare acquired infections by improving nurses’ knowledge of infection prevention practices. A second practical benefit was creating a pilot for an RN education program.</p> <p>I propose that the reason compliance with hand hygiene is low at any facility can be …
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Improving blood compatibility of surfaces using tanfloc and carboxymethyl-kappa-carrageenan polyelectrolyte multilayers
… but often cause complications like thrombosis, infections, and undesirable cellular responses. This research addresses these challenges through surface modifications using bio-derived polymers and nanoscale topographies. The first aim focuses on developing polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEMs) …
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Caution: Line-of-Sight in ICU Designs
… in new healthcare facilities construction. Infection prevention, patient and family satisfaction, and technologies influence contemporary designs of critical care units. All of these impacts have created larger patient care units, with a majority of single patient rooms. These larger spaces …
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FUTURE MODEL FOR PEDIATRIC ICU (PICU) PATIENT ROOM: OPTIMIZE CARE IN TERMS OF PATIENT SAFETY AND STAFF EFFICIENCY BY DESIGN
… layout, arrangement and amenities, and enhancing infection prevention by minimizing opportunities for contact transfer based on Lean and evidence-based design. Overall, the findings of this study will inform the future patient room design for Pediatric ICU.
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Colonisation with extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing and carbapenem-resistant enterobacterales in children admitted to a paediatric referral hospital in South Africa
… subSaharan Africa. Colonisation often precedes infection and multi-drug-resistant Enterobacterales are important causes of invasive infection. Methods: In this prospective cross-sectional study, conducted between April and June 2017, 200 children in a tertiary academic hospital were screened by …
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Predictors of Early Onset of Sexual Intercourse in Male and Female Residents of the United States
… for teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection prevention should target these at risk groups.
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Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing in Hospitalized Patients: Reducing Barriers and Increasing Compliance Rate
… measures used to help reduce hospital-acquired infections (HAI) at the 30-bed, Medical-Surgical Specialties and Palliative Care Unit. CHG bathing compliance rate for the unit for the week of August 14-20 was 82.9%, with a 40.4% refusal rate. This is below the 90% desired performance rate. The …
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Data Augmentation and Machine Learning for Risk Assessment in Healthcare Associated Infections
… studies in the area of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) to obtain useful classifier models. The results of this interdisciplinary work improve patient risk stratification and lead to targeted infection prevention and control interventions. This Thesis addresses these two issues with two …
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