TRIDENT UNIVERSITY Module 4 Case Assignment BHM320: Management of Health Programs Dr. Eileen Ringerman 8 Jul 2013 Module 4 Case Assignment Questions: 1) Briefly discuss the program and what led to its implementation. 2) In general‚ what are the different types of program evaluation available to a manager? 3) What are the advantages and disadvantages of each one? 4) What program evaluation was used in this case? 5) Based upon the data and other information in the article
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the Semmelweis legacy. 1(9)‚ 20. • Pépin J‚ Valiquette L‚ Cossette B. (2005) Mortality attributable to nosocomial Clostridium difficile–associated disease during an epidemic caused by a hypervirulent strain in Quebec. 173:1037–1042. • Leischner J‚ Johnson S‚ Sambol S‚ Parada J‚ Gerding D. (2005). Effect of alcohol hand gels and chlorhexidine hand wash in removing spores of Clostridium difficile (CD) from hands. In: Proceedings of the 45th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
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EC Assignment 1) First‚ the urine sample container should be labeled accordingly. Urine samples and transport containers should be free of any particles or anything that may interfere with the sample. The sample should be in a secure container with a leak resistant lid; this will also prevent exposure to the person handling the sample while also protecting the sample from being contaminated. It is important to not reuse any specimen container to insure that the sample is in a sterile environment
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Fecal Transplantation Steven Schwenkler University of Phoenix NUR/598 April 10‚ 2013 Marquet T. Johnson‚ DNP(c)‚ MSN‚ RN‚ ACNS-BC Abstract Clostridium difficile (C-difficile) is a common bacterium that is a frequent cause of infection in the colon and effects numerous patients. Clostridium difficile increases the hospital costs associated with inpatient care‚ including identification of the organism as well as treatment. The most common cause of C-difficile infection is the elimination
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standing order) Establish PIV (ED standing order) Initiate Enteric Precautions (ED standing order) Physician Orders: Admit to medical unit 0.9% Normal Saline 1000 mL IV bolus Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) 1 mg IV push (IVP) Stool culture for Clostridium difficile Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) Complete Blood Count (CBC) Vancomycin 250 mg IV 1000 mg/ 20 mL… determine dosage to administer: ______5ml__________________ Lab/ Diagnostic Results:
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of treatment with antimicrobial or antineoplastic agents within the previous 8 weeks is present for the majority of patients.9 In clinical practice‚ antimicrobial use is often considered part of the operative definition of CDI- Pathogenesis: Clostridium difficile is the causative organism of antibiotic-associated colitis. Colonization of the intestinal tract occurs
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Clostridium Difficile (C.diff) Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Clostridium Difficle is a nosocomial infection acquired mostly in hospitals. In 2005 it was consider the most precarious infection to bombard North American in a decade. Armed with knowledge about the infection‚ transmission‚ environmental factors‚ alternative treatments‚ prevention and ways to control C.diff healthcare workers can better be prepared to help fight the spread of this deadly infection. A C.Diff‚ its transmission
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Description of Probiotics Probiotics are living microscopic organisms‚ or microorganisms‚ that scientific research has shown to benefit the health. Most often they are bacteria‚ but they may also be other organisms such as yeasts. In some cases they are similar‚ or the same‚ as the “good” bacteria already in the body‚ particularly those in the gut. These good bacteria are part of the trillions of microorganisms that inhabit the bodies. This community of microorganisms is called the microbiota.
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Propose how would you minimise the occurrence of hospital acquired infection and monitor degree of success of these measures. INTRODUCTION The occurrence and undesirable complications from hospital acquired infections (HAIs) have been well recognized for the last several decades. The occurrence of HAIs continues to escalate at an alarming rate. HAIs originally referred to those infections associated with admission in an acute-care hospital (formerly called a nosocomial infection). These unanticipated
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Clostridium Botulinum Microbiology 204 Professor G. Corwall June 25‚ 2014 Botulism is a rare neuromuscular disorder caused by toxins produced from Clostridium botulinum. Food borne botulism most commonly occurs when food has been improperly processed or stored. Witoonpanich (2008) stated that while mass contamination of commercial food products occasionally occurs‚ most cases of botulism can be directly linked to home canned products or in small batch "artisanal" foods.
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