Nursing assignment : Hygiene
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Added on 2021-04-24
Nursing assignment : Hygiene
Added on 2021-04-24
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Running head- NURSING ASSIGNMENTTopic 1- Infection ControlName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note
1NURSING ASSIGNMENTIntroduction- Infection control and prevention practices are essential for maintaining safeenvironment for all patients. The procedure helps in reducing risks of potential disease spreadfrom an infected person to a healthy person (Tacconelli et al. 2014). Infection control practicesare primarily designed with the aim of reducing risks of hospital acquired or nosocomialinfections, and for ensuring a healthy and safe hospital environment for the health care providerspatients and visitors. This infection control practices help in preventing spread of microorganismfrom patient to staff members or other patients (Rosenthal et al. 2013). It is selected as theresearch topic as it is imperative to health practices and forms the primary component ofdifferent invasive procedures, which are administered upon patients in hospital settings. Reason for undertaking research- The research activity on infection control practices hasbeen undertaken to improve existing knowledge and awareness. Hospital hygiene has gainedmuch publicity, including concerns of the patients about their safety while being admitted inhospital. This has contributed to making infection control a topic of major research interest inclinical practice, as well as in the community and media. Nursing and health-science students arethe frontlines of clinical practice, which in turn increases the risks of acquiring infections (Stoneet al. 2012). This exposure to infectious disease is therefore regarded as a major occupationalhazard. Therefore, there is a need to create provisions for training programs and knowledgebased activities that will provide nurses and other healthcare professionals with relevantinformation on protecting themselves as well as the patients from different pathogens. Hence,improvement of knowledge on preventing spread of infectious disease is of paramountimportance in nursing practice. The research activity will help me in increasing andstrengthening my awareness on the appropriate nursing standards needed for infection control,thereby facilitating enhancement of my professional development and clinical practice.
2NURSING ASSIGNMENTResearch question- The research question is given below-Is hand hygiene practice beneficial in preventing hospital acquired infection?Research objective- To establish effectiveness of hand washing practices, in infectioncontrol, across healthcare settings. Another discipline that can be associated to this research activity includes medical staffthat is exposed to all kinds of body fluids. Several physicians staff and medical residents aresubjected to occupational exposure when there occurs a laceration, scratch, splash, or prolongedcontact, with broken skin that involve body fluids and blood, containing potentially infectiousmaterial (Butsashvili et al. 2012). Such fluids mainly include peritoneal fluid, pericardial fluid,amniotic fluid, saliva, synovial fluid, semen, and vaginal secretions, and may contain harmfulpathogens for Hepatitis and HIV (Mashoto et al. 2013).Sources- Two sources that will be utilized to gather information on relevant articlesrelated to infection control are as follows:Cochrane Library-http://www.cochranelibrary.com/PubMed-https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/Methodology- Relevant information will be collected by searching articles from the abovementioned to sources. Information will also be collected from infection control and hand hygieneguidelines proposed by the World Health Organisation. These guidelines will help in acquiringand accurate description of the procedures that should be followed while performing handwashing. Furthermore, the infection control guidelines will also provide a better understandingon the rates of surgical site or healthcare associated infections in hospital settings, and strategies
3NURSING ASSIGNMENTthat should be adopted for strengthening infection prevention and outbreak. The researchquestion is specific and comprehensive. Searching relevant literature will involve use of specifickey words that will assist in retrieving articles that are valid, and relevant to the question.Keywords such as “infection control”, “infection prevention”, “hygiene”, “hospital infection”,“nosocomial”, “hand wash”, “hand hygiene” will be used, in addition to boolean operators OR,AND, and NOT. These boolean operators will exclude a relevant or and publish articles. Systematic review will be considered relevant for the research activity due to the fact thatthese reviews contain critically relevant information from multiple research articles, and willfacilitate a better understanding of appropriate and effective hand hygiene techniques. Thereview will also help in general icing the findings and can be implemented in actual nursingpractice.Systematic approach- A systematic review was conducted to evaluate effectiveness of handhygiene techniques in reducing community transmission of acute respiratory tract infection andinfluenza. The research focused on identifying community studies that examines effects of handhygiene exposure, on risks of developing these infections. It carried out an exhaustive research ofrelevant articles from several databases such as Medline, Embase, Global Health, and theCochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. Two authors were involved on retrievingrelevant articles after determining their eligibility, related to the inclusion and exclusion criteria.16 articles were included for the final review. Results from the review established the fact thatlaboratory confirmed influenza rate was lower among people, who received hand hygieneintervention, upon comparison with control. Another study reported similar findings that therewas a significant reduction in rates of influenza A, in the intervention group. Another clusteredrandomised trial included in the review suggested significant reduction in rates of breathing
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