Syphilis Simulation Analysis

In healthcare or any other occupation where high-risk procedures take place, a small slip or error could lead to a cascade of non linear responses resulting in a catastrophic event (Kemper & Boyle, 2009). Jennifer felt that having engaged nurses who are educated on how to prevent errors along with a leadership team that helps to streamline processes, is the answer to improving nursing’s contribution to the organization’s strategic agenda. The previous statement about engaged nurses also goes along with the IOM’s (Institute of Medicine) proposed six national quality aims which include patient care being centered, effective, timely, efficient, equitable and safe (Wolf, D., Lehman, C., Quinlin, R., Rosenzweig, M., Friede, S., Zullo, T., et al., 2008).

Wysocki, 2015 estimated that half of all people in the United States will have contracted a sexually transmitted disease in their lifetime. Numerous young women under age 25 haven’t been screened and are asymptotic. Infections impact individuals of all economic levels and backgrounds. Three sexually transmitted diseases are required to be reported by physicians to public health officials. These three are syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia. African American and Latinos have barriers which increase rates of sexually transmitted diseases (Sutton, 2012).

There is a continuing increase in the rates of sexually transmitted infections, particularly in people ages 15-25 (Westwood, 2006). Twelve million new cases of

More than 13 million new cases are diagnosed each year. Today there are more than 25 sexual transmission diseases affecting thousands of young people in the United States. There are more than 25 STDs, according to the website Healthy people 2020 and all of them can be prevented. The information in this project focuses on the most common in the USA:

There are about 19 million new cases of Sexually Transmitted Infections in the United States each year. There are more than 700, 000 cases of gonorrhea each year and incidents of chlamydia have steadily increased within the past two decades. STI’s are on the rise among the young adults in the United States and evidence suggests that young adults are most at risk due to an increase in sexual activities. Chlamydia and gonorrhea are the most common “curable” diseases reported in the US. These widespread incidents have made STI’s an epidemic in the United States.

Sexually transmitted diseases in the United States are on the rise after several years of decline. Three STD’s in particular are a concern to health care providers: gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis. The CDC reports that the reports for chlamydia are up 27% from four years ago (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). The numbers are even more startling when looking at these three STD’s in St. Louis city. I ask these questions when writing the brief: 1.) Does St. Louis address these rising concerns differently than other metropolitan areas in the nation? And 2.) What have other cities done in the United States to combat the growing number of teenagers and young adults with STDs.

The Center for Disease Control (CDC), is the main government body tracking, preventing, and evaluating the spread of risky and common diseases throughout the United States. In some cases, some diseases are not being reported by local and state governments making it hard for the CDC to track down the origin of the outbreak or behavior pattern of people involved. The authority requiring notification of cases or laboratories’ results referring to sexual transmitted diseases (STDs) such as Syphilis, HIV, or communicable diseases resides in the respective state legislatures. In many cases, local government health care departments provide epidemiologic services encouraging health care providers to facilitate the findings with the intent to

The continuous rising health anxieties for the United States, adolescence is the increasing rate of teenagers that are going through an outburst with diverse sexual transmitted diseases. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are infections that you can get from having sexual intercourse with someone who has the infection(s) and or are creating one through that exposing period. “The causes of STDs are surrounded by multiple bacteria, parasites and viruses invading the areas used during intercourse, such as oral, anal and through regular sexual encounters. There are more than 20 types of STDs” (Nursingceu), including the following: Hepatitis, Chlamydia, Herpes, Scabies, Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, Genital Warts, Public Lice and Pelvic Inflammatory

A specific health belief in this population is simply the lack of education on syphilis as a serious health threat. A study conducted in Baltimore, showed that men over the age of 40 reported a higher knowledge of syphilis, which could suggest that contraction of the disease affected past generations (“Syphilis Elimination Effort”, 2002). Thus, individuals may have heard of the disease, however they have no sense of worry in contraction. Through research, it seems that individual perceptions of syphilis as a serious health threat begin to vary as the social circle

Syphilis rates in the United States have been declining among women since 2010, but rising among men, particularly men who have sex with men. The genital sores associated

Syphilis is a horrendous infection which occurs in 4 phases, The first phase is minor; the individual will develop a chancre at the site of infection but it rarely painful and can therefore go unnoticed. The disease is most dangerous at this phase because the infected person is unaware of their conditions and will spread their unknown illness accidently. After the sore disappears phase two begins, which is a rash and white mucous sore that are shown in the mouth throat, rectum and genitalia. This is the most contagious stage. This stage is painful in the joints and bones and fatigue. Late-stage syphilis, will become apparent after the secondary symptoms has disappeared can come shortly after the secondary symptoms have disappeared.

During 2014–2015, the rate increased 18.1% among men and 27.3% among women. These increases among women are of particular concern because congenital syphilis cases tend to increase as the rate of P&S syphilis among women increase. During 2014–2015, the national, male, and female P&S syphilis rates increased in every region of the country. Nationally, P&S syphilis rates increased in every age group among those aged 15–64 years and in every race/ethnicity group except for American Indians/Alaska Natives during 2014–2015. Nationally, the highest rates of syphilis in 2015 were observed among men aged 25–29 years and 20–24 years, among men in the West and in the South, and among Black men. In 2015, a total of 23,872 cases of Primary & Secondary syphilis were reported in the United States, yielding a rate of 7.5 cases per 100,000 populations. This rate represents a 19.0% increase compared with 2014 (6.3 cases per 100,000 population), and a 66.7% increase compared with 2011 (4.5 cases per 100,000 population) (CDC,

The National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (2010) received reports that the predominant sexually transmissible infections during 2010 were Chlamydia and syphilis. It has been established that the 15 to 29 year age group have the highest rates of infection and this is continually increasing (Wilkins & Mak 2005). Research carried out by Stancombe Research & Planning (2008) have confirmed that people falling into this age group not only show higher rates of infection of STIs but also have limited knowledge of correct safe sex practice. These findings brought to the forefront that the awareness of STIs was extremely low, particularly amongst the younger population bringing to attention that education about the harm associated with STIs was and is crucial, along with informed structural strategies that help reduce the risks, if changing beliefs and attitudes in regards to improved sexual health are to be achieved.

About 9.5 million adolescents and young adults are diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) each year.

Nowadays, the healthcare system is rapidly changing, placing a large burden on nurses. The rate at which the changes are taking place is high and nurses are finding it increasingly difficult to accommodate these changes in their learning and practice. Unlike in the past where health institutions were cautious to change, better effective technologies and innovation have caused a shift from this notion. Modern health institutions are more open to change and are ready to try out new technology. This factor has placed nurses in a difficult position as their tools of trade are constantly changing and increasing in complexity. This problem of nurses is what the QSEN tries to address. The Quality and Safety Education for