Literature Search Paper 1 Running head: LITERATURE SEARCH PAPER Literature Search Paper Misty S. Davis The University of Tennessee, Knoxville College of Nursing Literature Search Paper 2 Literature Search Paper Research allows an individual to investigate a subject in order to discover facts and theories. The facts learned from the research are applied to his or her everyday use. There are various databases found that assists with research, however not all provide researched and
recommendations in order to perform adequate handwashing. Though it may be proven and well understood, the actual compliance demonstrated by healthcare workers is severely lacking. The purpose of this literature review is to identify methods that help ensure continued compliance in reducing the transmission of communicable diseases via adequate handwashing. Approximately four research articles were selected to provide an overview of various methods used to promoting handwashing compliance. The methods used in
procedures and how it can reduce the risk of infection among the home and community settings by using handwashing and alcohol based hand sanitizers. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of hand hygiene and how it decreases the transmission of infection throughout (Bloomfield, Aiello, Cookson, O'Boyle, & Larson, 2007). Handwashing can include alcohol based hygiene items and handwashing with soap and water. This study main focus was on North American and Europe. There is plenty of supporting
approach to care using the most current evidence. This helps take into consideration the four main principles of healthcare ethics which are beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy and justice. (Emanual V et al, 2011). This assignment explores issues related to Infection Management and Control within nursing practice, more specifically Hand Hygiene. “It is universally acknowledged that the hands are the principal route by which cross-infection occurs and that hand hygiene is the single most important
benefits of handwashing, and warned of the dangers to patient health when proper hand hygiene was not practiced (Hannon & Lankford, 2014). One of the major dangers to already immunocompromised patients is the hospital-acquired infection. Research shows that hospital acquired infections increase inpatient days, contribute to additional incidences of long-term disability, and increase the resistance of microbes to antimicrobials. In addition, longer inpatient stays increase health care related expenses
The Importance of Hand Hygiene in the Health Care Environment Introduction Hospital acquired infections (HAIs) affect over 1.7 million patients each year, causing almost 100,000 deaths annually in the United States alone (Johnson, 2010). According to the World Health Organization, HAIs are the most frequent adverse event in the healthcare industry. Fortunately, most of these infections can be prevented with one single intervention, proper hand hygiene (“The Evidence,” n.d.). Four out of five pathogens
Clusters of scented grapes, Explosive… Water, air and soap Overlap, play At leapfrog, form Combinations less chemical than Physical, gymnastical, acrobatical Rhetorical? There is much to say about soap.” --Francis Ponge, Italian Renaissance Literature, “Soap.” The Culture of Cleanliness in Renaissance Italy. Soap; such a simple word with a huge meaning. Oxford dictionary defines soap as, “a substance used with water for washing and
The increase in infection-related health activity is the result of a gradual increase in specific risk factors such as antibiotic pressure and the greater complexity of patients’ conditions. Despite their strong impact, both socially and economically, the surveillance systems and
Hand Hygiene in Hospitals and Long Term Care Facilities Hand hygiene (HH) has been the center of infection control efforts over the past two decades. This paper will compare and contrast implementation, adherence, and outcomes in HH related infection control policies and procedures between hospitals and long-term care facilities (LTCFs). Hand hygiene (HH) describes a more inclusive practice than hand washing to cleanse hands. HH does not refer to surgical hand antisepsis performed in surgical
According to McGonigle and Garver (2012), “data are discreate entities described objectively without interpertation” ( p. 97). The fist step in the plan is to gather data from the internet databases and related books and journals. This data obtained will not be interpreted but will be group together inorder to continue to the second step of the plan; obtaining relevant information about my research question. “ Information is data that are interpreted, organized