The purpose of this case study on Hepatitis C (HCV) is to come up with a process improvement plan of getting patients screened, approved, educated, and started on treatment within a 20 day period. In order to make this happen, everyone in the clinic needs to be educated on the required clinical screenings and documentation. The case study is designed for: medical assistants, pre, post, tumor, and organ management nurses, and nurse practitioners. The case study will be reviewed over the next two
lies with contracting HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C (2). These particular infections have the ability to cause asymptomatic and symptomatic infections. The biggest risk in the hospital is the exposure to blood borne viruses. In the UK alone, there are approximately over 50,000 incidents per year(3) Different examples of blood borne viruses will be discussed, including their epidemiology, transmission, and infection prevention
state of optimal health”. It is a multifaceted approach to encouraging a lifestyle change among individuals as well as the community. An important aspect of health promotion is health education. One of the main responsibilities of a nurse is to provide health teaching and health promotion, including education about healthy lifestyle choices and preventative self-care (Edelman & Mandel, 2010). Health promotion may be preformed by clinicians, health care workers, and teachers, as well as
Title of project Improving Screening for Hepatitis C in Suffolk County Utilizing the Electronic Medical Record. Background Traditionally, HCV screenings was offered to those considered at high risk, however; the rationale behind doing testing for hepatitis C among baby boomers is because they are 5 times more likely to have hepatitis C than the general population. Nowadays, the regimen therapy for hepatitis C infection is much less toxic than prior antivirals (i.e. interferon B, ribavirin),
Prevention of HCV Infection Strategy To Prevent HCV Infection CDC 's national strategy to prevent HCV infection includes 1) prevention of transmission during high-risk activities (e.g., injection-drug use and unprotected sex with multiple partners) through risk-reduction counseling, testing, and appropriate medical management of infected persons; 2) donor screening and product inactivation procedures to eliminate transmission from blood, blood products, donor organs, and tissue; and 3) improved
Hepatitis C is a prevalent health care problem. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2016), approximately 2.7-3.9 million of the adult population in the United States is infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Some groups of people are at risk for Hepatitis C infection, including current injection drug users, people who received the blood transfusion before 1992, organ recipients from a donor who tested positive for hepatitis C virus, hemodialysis patients, and children
Treatment of Hepatitis C Therapy Hepatitis C is a prevalent health care problem. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2016), approximately 2.7-3.9 million of the adult population in the United States is infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Some groups of people are at risk for Hepatitis C infection, including current injection drug users, people who received the blood transfusion before 1992, organ recipients from a donor who tested positive for hepatitis C virus, hemodialysis
Hepatitis C (HCV) is a blood borne virus that can lead to chronic liver disease and liver failure. In Canada, nearly 250,000 people have an active Hepatitis C infection (Strike, Leonard, Millson, Anstice, Berkeley, & Medd, 2006). People who inject drugs (PWID) are disproportionately represented in this statistic accounting for over 66% of those infected (Strike et al., 2006). Needle sharing among PWID is oft cited as one of the leading causes of HCV transmission (Strike et al. 2006). The objective
wellness of the care given can improve the condition of the newborn or further worsen the condition of the newborn. Immediate newborn care is a step by step procedure in caring for a newborn to ensure comfort and security while providing their needs. Basically focuses on certain procedures done on a newborn upon delivery from the mother. Such procedures
Dorthea E. Orem is a well recognized and a very well educated nursing theorist. She had a lot of experience as a nurse, and this greatly helped her provide insight into her views of nursing practice, education, and science. “The question that directed Orem’s thinking was, “What condition exists in a person when judgments are made that a nurse(s) should be brought into the situation?”” (Berbiglia & Banfield, 2014) Her biggest focus was the Self- Care Deficit Nursing Theory. Orem’s SCDNT is a general