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Preventing Pressure Injuries In Critical Care Settings, Chassidy Eddlemon, Cassady Coomes
Preventing Pressure Injuries In Critical Care Settings, Chassidy Eddlemon, Cassady Coomes
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2.5 million people develop a hospital-acquired pressure injury each year, and 60,000 of these result in death as an outcome. Nationwide, hospitals have policies in place to prevent HAPIs, but that does not always stop them from occurring. For this project, we looked at one hospitals policy regarding prevention of pressure injuries. In this powerpoint, we outlined the products we found throughout our research to aide in prevention, as well as our recommendations for practice.
Benefits Of Bedside Report, Konner Spalding, Hannah Mattingly
Benefits Of Bedside Report, Konner Spalding, Hannah Mattingly
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How To Control Healthcare Associated Infection, Yeojin Son, Jungyoon Hur
How To Control Healthcare Associated Infection, Yeojin Son, Jungyoon Hur
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Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) are infections patients acquire while receiving care in hospital. The main reasons of occurring the infections are insufficient knowledge about infection control and decreased compliance with rules by hospital protocol. The purpose of this evidence-based presentation is to exemplify how to control HAI via motivating healthcare workers to comply with infection control policy.
Preventing Insulin Storage And Administration Errors, Makena Reddick
Preventing Insulin Storage And Administration Errors, Makena Reddick
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■The research problem was discovered when nurses were observed storing and administering insulin improperly. The objectives of this project were to find the correct policies for these procedures, obtain research that backed these policies, and present this information to nurses to create a safer habit. In researching, it was found that reducing the physical distance between a person completing work and the materials required to do so increased compliance (Gibbs & McLernon, 2017). In a second study, the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality care for patients with diabetes in the community is dependent upon (district) nurses having appropriate knowledge …