Professional and personal values applied to the procedures of hand washing in Infection Control Contents Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………………… Page 2 Identify your new learning, giving rationale for your choice of this topic ………….…………… Page 2 How has this learning made a difference to you …………………………………….…………… Page 5 How will this learning influence you clinical practice …………………………………..………… Page 6 Describe how you will continue to develop this learning after this module
able to explain to the children about the proper ways to perform hand washing. I explained the procedure thoroughly. I allowed them to ask any questions, and I answered their question appropriately. I asked each child a question to assess their understanding. Most of them were able to answer my questions, and a child who could not explain and demonstrate the hand washing procedure. I demonstrated to them the steps in the hand washing process that I was asking them to answer another question. After
As a recognized issue in the mid-1800s hand washing was observed to mean the difference in saving many mothers’ lives to whom just gave birth. In Europe, “childbed fever” left and average of one in four children without a mother due to the spread infection across sectors in medical centres (Western University 19). Observed in Vienna, Austria, Dr. Sammeweis ordered medical practitioners to wash their hands before assisting in labour. As a result, the mortality rate dropped to under one percent (Western
Teaching Your Toddler Proper Hand Washing Hand washing is the best defense against viruses and bacteria. Proper hand washing stops the spread of many diseases and infections. It's such an easy thing to do to help safeguard our family's health. Toddlers are very busy spending their days playing with their food, picking up any object within sight, and putting everything in their mouths. We parents loving call this exploring. All this investigation lead to dirty germy hands. Toddler-hood is a good
Level of Evidence rating for each (I, II, etc). Ben-Joseph, E. (2015, September). Why Is Hand Washing So Important? Retrieved from http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/hand-washing.html# This article is the importance of hand washing, which is contain the background of hand washing, so I chose this article use for introduction. This information is useful to understand the history and the why is important of hand washing. The Level of evidence rating is I. Because this is a good source for introduction and
throughout the day your hands can show your age more than any other body part. When you are out in public using any facilities, at work using the restroom, or many other situations throughout the day you may be washing your hands constantly. Every time you wash you hands your stripping away the natural oils, leaving them dry and rough at most time witch can age your hands. The hardest par throughout the day is consistently protecting your hands all day. Another problem your hands face is loosing it's
healthcare system with proper hand washing. The three barriers are: (1) equipment challenges, (2) insufficient data quality & quantity, and (3) ineffective education. The equipment challenges are that soap or sanitizer are not available, empty dispensers, or inconvenient location for the healthcare worker. These barrier can lead to a miss hand hygiene opportunity or a potential infection. Many hospital are unable to collect sufficient data to assess the compliance of hand washing, this can affect the quality
This an issue in schools across the country. A great number of people could get sick from just one careless cough that wasn’t covered. Schools need to be taking precautionary measures to prevent sickness from spreading. I think that mandatory hand washing should be added into school rules. All in all, not coughing in your sleeves needs to stop. Schools need to enforce better rules for keeping all their students healthy. Now, don’t get me started about coughing into your
Hand washing is the most important method of avoiding sickness and germs spreading. According to WHO, it is always important to wash hands to not only remove visible dirty but also to kill disease causing pathogens. We should wash our hands when: They are visibly dirty Before touching raw meant such as beef or chicken After changing adults or infant nappies After touching pets or animals After going to toilets Before eating Before preparing food items After contacting with any body fluids like vomit
Blood Disorders Low White Blood Cells During Chemotherapy Low white blood cell disease (Neutropenia) (Also known as leukopenia) Chemotherapy can reduce your bone marrow to make white blood Ball, especially after you have received chemotherapy for 10 days to 14 days. This Phenomenon known as leukopenia. What are the symptoms of low white blood cells? White blood cells can kill bacteria and keep you healthy. Not being The white blood cells destroy the bacteria can cause infection, make you sick.