Case Study Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B is a disease that basically attacks the liver. Hepatitis B is a transmitted disease, meaning you can't get hepatitis B unless a persons bodily fluids has been transmitted from one person to another who isn't affected. You can get hepatitis B by also doing common things that doesn't seem like not a big deal, but leads to a big effect later on. For example, you can get hepatitis B by using another person's razor because if you cut yourself with it and they cut themselves with it as well it could lead to infection and easily into your body. Also by sharing dirty needles and being tattooed and that's's why it is very important to make sure everything is completely sanitized no matter what it is. Depending how badly it is you could cause

Due to the colonization and urbanization of Africa the disease began to spread quickly, inventions like the car and poor hygiene in hospitals allowed the space for the disease to become more widespread.

Additional tests that might be helpful to making an accurate diagnosis would be; IgG-anti-HBc and IgM-anti-HBc. These tests show if the hepatitis is acute or chronic. The IgG-anti-HBc is positive if the patient is chronically infected. The IgM-anti-HBc would show positive if the patient is acutely infected with hepatitis B. The HBs-Ag will be positive in both acute and chronic cases. See the table below for an overview of the assessment and tests that are generally given when a new Hepatitis B diagnosis is reached.

“Employees or their representatives have a right to request an inspection of a workplace if they believe there is a violation of a safety or health standard, or if there is any danger that threatens physical harm, or if an "imminent danger" exists. In addition, anyone who knows about a

Lab test results show a positive anti-HCV and confirm that Chad has Hepatitis C. The nurse explains to Chad that Hepatitis is liver disease with inflammation of the cells of the liver. Chad states "I can't have Hepatitis. I had all three of the vaccinations before I started working as a paramedic."

In the case of East Hampshire Homes Jay is faced with balancing state and federal and since the state doesn’t have a issue with their current policy they must strive to be compliant with the federal regulations. To resolve the issues at East Hampshire Homes Jay needs to work with OSHA and not against them. OSHA has a program called VPP the Voluntary Protection Program that started in 1982 (Rakes, 1998). The VPP program requires organizations and the employees to voluntarily work with OSHA to comply with OSHA standards. Once the organization complies with the standards then they have a VPP certification by OSHA. This certifications keeps them from being routinely visited for three years unless there is a major issue. There are a few major benefits associated with VPP certification such as employee morale, decrease risk of employee accidents, and improves relations with OSHA. There is also another great benefit of VPP and that is having a cooperative relationship gives the organization a voice in health and safety matters within their particular industry (Rakes, 1998). So even though they need to comply now they may have a chance to change the policies in the

Leigh Carlos, RN, MSN, FNP was very concerned about her employees and the risk of Bloodborne Pathogens and Hepatitis B. She took this very seriously and again did extensive research on what is required for their company to keep everyone safe. Often times, when a mentally retarded person loses control, they can transfer a disease through biting and scratching. Though they provided care for mild to moderated mentally retarded patients, she did not feel that their employees were at a high risk. Through reviewing the guidelines, she felt that if the patients were tested prior to being admitted, and then given the Hep B vaccine, they were in line with what OSHA required (Lester & Parnell, 2006, Case C.)

California is included in the 22 states or territories that have OSHA- approved state programs. It’s important that California is listed in regards to the work environment because California is able to develop and operate their own job safety and health programs. Learning that California is OSHA-approved signifies that employers and workers are covered at all times in the work environment. Another important aspect that I’ve learned is that OSHA offers additional assistance, services and program to ensure compliance with the responsibilities under OSHA law. Learning this, it is reassuring in the work environment to know that additional programs and services are available that can help employers identify and correct job hazards and improve

The Seven Rights of medication administration are, the right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time, right technique, and the right documentation.

Tyson, I believe you are right. OSHA is something that gives these medical facilities the right to stay clean, the right to follow strict guidelines. I agree, without OSHA most facilities would be dirty and run

I am still concerned about the delay to have my hepatitis B six-month check up done. I am experiencing roadblocks to have the lab tests done as recommended by the GI.

Medicaid officials across the country are pushing for the access to the new hepatitis C drugs to be widened by state Medicaid programs because the guidelines are unreasonably strict and these medications can cost up to $1,000 per pill. The Food and Drug Administration approved the new hepatitis C drugs, Sovaldi and Harvoni, on July 24 of this year. These expenses can cost up to $84,000 for the recommended treatment period of 12 weeks. The hepatitis C drugs can help cure thousands of people with hepatitis C, which is why Federal and State officials are pushing for access to these drugs to be widened.

In 1997, a health little boy named Jonathan was given the hepatitis b vaccine and he got two aneurisms because of it. Jonathan was also diagnosed with the following as well: spastic quadriparetic cerebral palsy with microcephaly, cortical blindness, and marked dysphasia. He had global developmental delay secondary to hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy as a result of spontaneous rupture of a left MCA aneurysm. Also has intractable, symptomatic mixed seizure disorder secondary to a rupture of left MCA aneurysm. He appears to have spasms, partial seizures, myoclonic seizures, and generalized tonic seizures. A vaccine is a weakened or dead substance that provides immunity against one or several diseases.

Jay Carlos has a five small business starts-up as an entrepreneur for 20 years at a company name Crisis Management for the mental retarded people. The business was going really wonderful until an inspector by the name Olive Stone from OSHA walk in the door asking to review the company’s blood-borne pathogen policy and the employee’s hepatitis vaccination technique.

Primary research has indicated that there has been a significant decline in the frozen fruit trend following the 2014 hepatitis A issue. Publics no longer consider Nanna’s frozen fruit products safe to consume. Secondary research has confirmed this is greatly due to the processing and packaging of these products offshore and predominantly in China. Consumers have made a rapid shift to competitor’s products which are processed either in Australia or countries outside of China. With the immediate pressure of the hepatitis A issue resolved, it is crucial to determine what the publics’ current perception of the organisation and products are. Through qualitative research, using informal and secondary data, a weak relationship