Essays on Blood Stream

NR451 RN Capstone Course

Term and Year Eliminating CLABSIs Through Specialized IV Care Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are a major area of concern for inpatient care, resulting in thousands of deaths, and billions of dollars in preventable medical cost per year (CDC, 2016). As such, it is important, both with regard to medical responsibility, and with regard to controlling the cost and effectiveness of healthcare to implement policies and procedures that fully prevent, or meaningfully reduce the incidence of CLABSIs in the clinical setting. One means of doing so is to establish specialized IV teams to manage and control central lines, in ...

Introducing the Microorganism

Candida albicans is a human microbiome member. It is opportunistic in nature and exists as a non- harmful resident of the genitourinary tract in 70% and of oral cavity in 75% of humans. It has shown opportunistic behaviour leading to infections in case of individuals whose immune system is compromised (immunocompromised). C. albicans is mainly responsible for 2 types of infection: superficial candidiasis like vulvovaginal or oral infections and systemic life-threatening infections. C. albicans has been observed to cause vulvovaginal candidiasis in approximately 75% of women. C. albicans is an obligate and diploid organism possessing 8 pairs of chromosomes, ...

Healthy behaviors play a key role in daily life. Yet, certain unhygienic practices tend to interfere with the health and induce a risk to the overall life. These practices could be high-fat diet, alcohol, and smoking. There is a need to know much about these. In such context, the present description deals with a topic “ What will kill you first, a smoking, a high-fat diet or alcohol?”.

Health -related risk factors:

A risk factor is any quality, trademark or presentation of a person that improves the probability of building up an ailment or damage. A few illustrations of the more vital danger elements ...

Hypercalcemia refers to the condition where calcium levels are above normal in the blood. Presence of too much calcium in the blood may result to endless complications and defects to an individual’s body parts. No severe signs are experienced in the human body until the the accumulation of the calcium levels hits the abnormal levels. Patients with high levels of calcium in their blood stream will experience constant dehydration and this will lead to frequent intake of water hence constant urination (Marcocci & Cetani, 2011). This is as a result of the kidneys being involved in filtration of high ...

Background information

Malaria, a mosquito borne transmissible disease of both human beings and some animals is a pertinent disease in the 21st century which accounts for more than 650, 000 deaths annually (WHO, 1147). The prevalence of malaria is highest in the tropical and subtropical regions. Adverse effects of the disease is an equally major public health issue that affects maternal and child health. In the developing countries, malaria is a leading cause of maternal and child health. Consequentially, it is a pertinent public health disease. This manuscript offers a succinct analysis of the disease while appraising its causative agents, life ...

Abstract

In the current health scenario, the old adage ‘prevention is better than cure’ is outdated ("A New Vision of Wellness", 2011). Health costs are increasing day by day, but diseases have become more prevalent than before. Incidences of impaired mental health are on the rise. Isn’t it high time that we stop and take a look at the current medical scenario? People are suffering from chronic diseases like asthma, depression, diabetes, heart disease, pain, and even attention and learning problems. Moreover, the pharmaceutical companies are always introducing newer and better medicines and expensive ones too, but still, there ...