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(PDF) Bioscience of Undergraduate Nursing

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Running head : BIOSCIENCE OF UNDERGRADUATE NURSINGBioscience of undergraduate nursingName of the student:Name of the university:Author note:
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1BIOSCIENCE OF UNDERGRADUATE NURSINGThis template must be used to answer the case study. (Please type your answers within the box underneath each question)Student name (LAST NAME first name):Student number:Campus:Tutorial session (time and room no.):Tutor’s name:1.Physiological basis of the wound observations(Total: 10 marks)The case study represents the left foot wound infection of a 21 years old girl who trod onbroken glass and came to an emergency department. After examination of the wound, it wasobserved that the wound was sustained 2 cm deep and it was jagged laceration over the lateralaspect of a wound. Laceration in wound produced by tearing soft tissues. This type of woundsis often irregular and jagged and usually contaminated by bacteria and debris from the objectcause the injury. She used her handkerchief to bandage the wound in order to prevent thefurther contamination of the wound. She reported that the wound was extremely painful. Thestatus of the wound was swollen and purulent discharge was released from the wound. Shestated that the wound was red and warm when touched. The wound was taken for culture andsensitivity. The test confirmed a staphylococcus infection contaminated the wound. Theredness and warmness indicate the inflammation in the area of the wound and the immunesystem is fighting to prevent the infection (Worster, Zawora &Hsieh, 2015).. The purulentdischarge indicates that the infection has become severe since it contains the white blood cells,microbes, dead tissues. In order to control the situation, she needs medical attention.2.Possible sources of contamination and modes of transmission(Total: 10 marks)2.1Name one endogenous source of contamination and discuss the mode of transmission from the source to the new host.(5 marks)This case study represents the left foot infection of 21 years who trod on broken glass on thebeach. In case of the foot infection, one endogenous source of contamination is laceration orpurulent discharge. The purulent discharge is a type of fluid released from the wound. It is
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2BIOSCIENCE OF UNDERGRADUATE NURSINGoften described as the discharge having the milky white appearance in the wound. Thedischarge indicates microbes infect the wound. The wound contains the number of living cells,dead germ cells and white blood cells in the infection area which worsen the infection (Imranet al., 2018). It also has the foul smell due to the multiplication of microbes. As observed inthis case study, the culture of the wound was taken and it was confirmed that the wound wascontaminated by Staphylococcus aureus.The purulent can be transmitted to the new host by direct contact or indirect contact. In directconnection, skin to skin contact with another person can lead to the transmission of microbesthat causes infection in the new host (Babushkina, Mamontova, & Gladkova, 2015). Purulentdischarge can be transmitted to the new host through the air-droplet if left untreated or exposedfor the more extended period. The purulent discharge contains the Staphylococcus aureuswhich can cause the further infection in the new host.2.2Name one exogenous source of contamination and discuss the mode of transmission from the source to the new host.(5 marks)This case study represents the left foot infection of infection of 21 years who trod on brokenglass on the beach. In such cases, the exogenous source of contamination is the airbornemicrobes and handkerchief she has used for bandaging the wound for preventing furtherinfection. The airborne microbes present in the air-droplet cause further disease in the woundarea (Richard et al., 2015). The handkerchief contains the skin microbes and respiratory tractmicrobes which can contaminate the wound and worsen the infection. The air microbes or microbes present in the skin transmitted to the new host through the skinto skin contact or through air droplets. If any another person touches the wound the microbes
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