...This essay it will explain the Aseptic Technique and how it is used to prevent the spread of infection in wounds. It will also give a personal experience of performing the technique. Hart (2004) states the principle of Aseptic Technique is to prevent the spread of micro organisms to wounds and to protects the nurse and patient from healthcare-associated infections (HCIA). The technique used for less invasive procedures such as intravenous drugs and wound care is the Aseptic No-touch Technique (ANTT) (Pratt et al 2007). The key aspects of this skill are consent, preparation and prevention. The nurse must obtain consent from the patient and explain the procedure. The patient must be made comfortable and placed in a suitable position as the technique may take some time to conduct, the nurse must be able to have access to the wound to prevent any additional contamination. ANTT should be carried out in a quite calm environment, cleaning should be done at least half an hour before and adjacent windows should be shut as this allows for airborne contamination to settle (Dietze et al 2001). Preparation is vital for the ANTT, equipment used should be sterile, in date, undamaged and that correct storage has been used (Department of Health DoH 2003). Guidelines on hand washing have been devised by DoH (2005) as it recognises that most HCIAs are spread through inappropriate hand washing. Hands should be washed immediately before and after the ANTT to prevent the spread of infection...
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...Revised SAT Essay By Adam B. In Summer's essay, he argues it should be the customer's choice whether they want to use reusable bags at the grocery store. He effectively communicates his opinion through the use of three main strategies: stories, facts, and stats. His use of these methods allows him to successfully sway the reader's opinion in his favor. To start, our author uses many stats throughout the essay. There is a stat in almost every paragraph, and they are well-positioned to give the text a greater depth. Some of the statistics given include gross annual sales, energy and waste percentages, and job counts. Surrounding these job counts are stories. Stories of when states or countries tried to ban plastic bags, and the subsequent outcomes...
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...Reflective essay: Intro: Vital signs are a fundamental component of nursing care and indicate the body’s ability to maintain blood flow, regulate temperature and regulate oxygenate the body tissue. Taking vital signs are essential in revealing any sudden changes in the body, which could potentially indicate clinical deterioration of the patient. As a first year student I was assigned to take a patients vital sighs while my peer videoed it. Throughout the video blood pressure, pulse, respirations, and temperature was recorded to check if everything was in normal range, while ensuring a comfortable environment, and communicating with the patient to build trust and confidence in my ability to make an accurate assessment and judgement on the results of her vital signs results. Para 1: hand wash Prior to taking the vital signs, I demonstrated and explained how to theorectically wash your hand and dry them, this was a social hand wash lasting between 15 – 30 seconds (Tollefson, 2010). A social hand wash- The removal of any jewellery is essential before undertaking Hand hygiene and wash and must occur * before and after shifts, * between patients, and when * dealing with any bodily fluids. The social hand wash ensures the prevention of cross contamination between both patients/ staff and the increase of bacteria dispersing from one patient to another. Para 2: blood pressure I made sure that the environment was comfortable for the patient. Providing a...
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...Courtney Tweed Public Health Microbiology Video project essay Why We Should Be More Cautious When Handling Money When eating at some restaurants, employees handle food and money, without ever washing their hands in between. Some businesses require gloves, but then workers will handle money with those gloved hands. This can cause a high risk of cross-contamination. This can cause sporadic cases of infectious intestinal disease among customers (Michaels). Earliest studies showed 13% of US coins and 42% of paper money had potential pathogens. They identified E. coli, P. aeruginosa, Klebsiella, Proteus, and Staphylococcus species.Studies after that saw that 18% of coins and 7% of currency tested had organisms that could be disease producing. E. coli and salmonella enteritidis were shown to transport pathogens even a few days after contact (Michaels). E. coli could survive up to 11 days on some coins, and contaminate other surfaces. The US government takes soiled and tattered notes out of circulation. The important variable depends on where the money has been, as well as activities performed before handling it. It stands to reason that money will bare the microbial imprint of previous activities. The more recent the activity, the higher the microbial count. Also depending on where the study took place, the levels of intestinal disease could be quite high. Old Nigerian currency was found to be so contaminated it was considered a health risk for treasury workers due to impairment...
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...MK 4400: LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT Name or Names (Not more than 2) __ INSTRUCTIONS 1. This Exam is due in at the beginning of the next class. Please use 2. The exam is offered in two parts: (a) problems/short essays (70%), and (b) a case study on Westminster Company, Case 4, text pages 454-459 (30%). 3. In general, page limit is one-half a page per sub-question. This limit is intended to make you communicate complex ideas in a succinct manner. You may include as many figures, tables, graphs, as necessary to provide supporting documentation to your written text. 4. Finally, please sign the following statement to affirm academic honesty: I_DVD_ (name/signature) pledge that I neither gave nor received help in this exam 1A) Explain the differences and similarities between the concepts of Supply Chain Management and Logistics Management. Supply Chain Management definition states that: consists of firms collaborating to leverage strategic positioning and to improve operating efficiency. Logistics Management implements the plans for efficient move of goods and personal. So similarities they are both used to achieve efficiency and economics of scale but the differences being Supply Chain is a strategic choice while Logistics is the work required to move and position the inventory. 1B) How is logistics related to the marketing effort? The marketing effort depends on determining the needs and wants of the target markets and delivering...
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...Cross-Cultural Perspectives Isaiah Johnson ETH/316 Dr. Steward February 4th, 2016 HALLIBURTON HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES Introduction In 1919, Halliburton one of America / World’s largest providers of products and services to the oil and gas industry changed the nation. Halliburton employs over 65,000 people, and represents 140 nationalities in over 80 countries. Establishing extraordinary foreign relationships and qualities in the global sector, Halliburton growth in foreign culture exceeded all expectations. Halliburton innovative focus and expansions place Haliburton in position to increase profit and demand worldwide. Founder Erie P. Halliburton barrowed a wagon, mules, pump and built a wooden mixing box to start his very own oil well cementing business in Duncan, Oklahoma. In 1930 Halliburton took off, opening other services related in the oil & gas industry taking the company to new heights with offshore cementing and rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. Steps toward becoming worldwide in 1926 resulted in the sales of oil equipment to English companies in Burman, Alberta, Canada, Eastern Hemisphere operations and later Venezuela in 1940. By 1946, the company – using its innovative technology – had expanded into Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and the Middle East and began performing services for the Arabian-American Oil Company, the forerunner of Saudi Aramco. In 1951, Halliburton made its first appearance in Europe as Halliburton...
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...Inquiry into health care Assignment 1 This essay aims to thoroughly examine the importance of evidence-based practice within the health care setting. The use of evidence-based practice as a practical framework to locate, appraise and apply the best research will further discussed throughout this essay. In addition this essay will explore how health care professionals can use the five steps of evidence based practice (EBP) as a practical framework to overcoming barriers to locating, appraising and applying the best research evidence in relation to Occupational Health and Safety (OHS). The use of hand washing in relation to infection control will be the OHS area explored. Evidence based practice is a framework that involves an expert finding experimental evidence concerning the value of or effectiveness of altered treatment options, the significance of this evidence is then established in relation to the patients situation (Liamputtong, 2010).Evidence Based Practice generates the need for clinically vital information regarding clinical and health care issues (Liamputtong, 2010). This clinically vital information is gathered by altering evidence into answerable questions, once this information is gathered the appraised information will be put into clinical practice and evaluated based on performance (Liamputtong, 2010). The importance of the five steps of Evidence Based Practice is consistent and conclusive. Before EBP, clinical knowledge was primarily relied on in areas...
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...Question 1 Corporate Social Responsibility means the organization’s sense of dependability for the society and surroundings in which it functions. Organizations articulate this citizenship all the way through their squander and contamination lessening methods, by making a contribution to social and educational programs, and by receiving sufficient proceeds on the engaged capital. Corporate Social Responsibility is also measured as an approach to generate, expand and maintain optimistic corporation standing and brand imagery. BreadTalk who has got processes in China had experienced in Corporate Social Responsibility programme throughout one of the whole world’s mainly horrific tragedy – the Sichuan tremor that occurred on May 12th 2008. This company particularly produced Peace Panda, it is a Panda Bear which was a bun shaped having 4 dissimilar terms which symbolized the fear of the 6.8 scale quake as a helping hand for helping the tragedy. The company gave full part of the earnings from the transaction of “Peace Panda” to the Embassy of China and ‘China Earthquake Appeal Fund’ of Red Cross Society’s. This act of CSR confirmed their pioneering way to utilize their merchandise as an instrument to elevate fund. It in a roundabout way helps in improving the business media exposure and may also create a profound thought into the spirit of its consumers as it depicts kindness and empathy. With the endorsement and commercials of the “Peace Panda”, it also facilitates to increase the...
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...INT401I/202/0/2015 Tutorial letter 202/0/2015 Information and Technology Management INT401I Year Module School of Computing IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This tutorial letter contains model answers for assignment 6. CONTENTS 1 Tutorial letters that you should have read to date .......................................................................... 3 2 Model answers for assignment 6................................................................................................... 3 Unisa PO Box 392, UNISA, 0003 Copyright © Unisa 2015 In terms of the Copyright Act 98 of 1978 no part of this material may be reproduced, be stored in a retrieval system, be transmitted or used in any form or be published, redistributed or screened by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of Unisa. However, permission to use in these ways any material in this work that is derived from other sources must be obtained from the original sources. Printed in South Africa by Unisa. 2 INT401I/202 1 Tutorial letters that you should have read to date Title TUTORIAL LETTER 101/0/2015 TUTORIAL LETTER 201/0/2015 TUTORIAL LETTER 202/0/2015 (this tutorial letter) Description Tutorial letter 101 contains important information about your module. Tutorial letter 201 contains model answers for assignment 5 and the Oct/Nov 2015 examination and Jan/Feb 2016 supplementary examination preparation...
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...Describe the roles and responsibilities of personnel in relation to infection prevention and control in a health or social care setting In every Health and social care setting, each person has a certain responsibility. Each care worker should be responsible for their own actions with regard to protecting themselves and others from infection. Throughout this essay I will be discussing the roles and responsibilities of care and non-care workers, managers and specialist personnel. In every work place there should be policies set in place. These policies come from the law and make reference to the standard that is legally required in a health and social care setting. These include Fire Escape plans, Health and Safety policies and Infection Control policies. It is the managers responsibility to provide relevant policies to the workplace such as the ones listed above, update these policies regularly, and make these policies accessible to staff. The procedures set in place are a step by step guide which shows the staff exactly what should be done. For example disposal of sharps and a fire procedure which is pictured below. It is all of the staff’s responsibility to know where the policies are, understand them and be able to follow the procedures. It is also necessary for all staff to follow basic hygiene rules such as washing hands appropriately and regularly using the 6 step hand washing technique which is pictured below. It is also the Care staff, for example nurses’...
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...What is a GM crop? According to WHO Genetically modified (GM) foods are foods derived from organisms whose genetic material (DNA) has been modified in a way that does not occur naturally. But with this gift comes with a great burden. In this essay I will be discussing the pros and cons of GM crops, like is this going to revolutionize agriculture, increase yields and profit for farmers or is it going to bring a great amount of trouble like the evolution of super weeds and super bugs. Is this a giant leap for the future or is it a wolf in sheep’s clothing? The first commercial GM crop was Flavr Savr tomato created in California. Flavr Savr was engineered to slow the ripening process of the tomato and prevent it from softening, while still allowing the tomato to maintain red and juicy for longer. However the process of transferring genes for one organism to another is a time consuming processes as you have no control to where the gene will attach or even if the proportion of DNA it lands is the part you want. This combing all these factors together we can see that genetic engineering is a very expensive procedure. But even with all this complication we can still invest our money in to it as we can see the countless benefits GM crops have. Let us start with a simple advantage of GM crops it is the reduction of chemicals released into the environment. It is argued that, by modifying crops to resist certain pests or diseases, farmers can reduce or even eliminate the need to spray...
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...the measure is clearly vital, as it serves the basis for constructing the measure. In this phase, 'keying' is used ? where information is gathered about the 'aspects of the construct on which these groups usually differ'. (An Introduction to Psychological Assessment. Foxcroft and Roodt. P72). e.g. Items are needed to discriminate between individuals, so as to allow the assessor to view the various 'risk' groups. The format and number of each type of item is the next step in the planning phase. The format of the test will vary according to the construct being measured. There are open-ended items (no limits placed on the test-taker), forced-choice items (like multiple-choice, where careful decisions are involved), sentence completion items, essay items (which test for logical thinking and organisational abilities) and performance items (generally apparatus is manipulated by the test-taker). As mentioned previously, the type of construct being...
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...Carbohydrates This essay will explain carbohydrates, their structure and two main functions of a carbohydrate and why they are important in the human body. Carbohydrate is a term used to describe food composed of sugar molecules. Carbohydrates are sugars, the two main forms are simple carbohydrates and complex carbohydrates, also referred to as sugars and starches. One of the main differences between the two is how quickly they can be digested and absorbed. They are one of the body’s main sources of energy as carbohydrates are broken down into glucose quickly. It has a more pronounced effect on blood sugar levels than fats or proteins. Foods rich in carbohydrates also provide fibre, protein, vitamins and minerals but the main purpose is to provide energy (Harvard School of Public Health, 2015). Carbohydrates can be found in all fruits and vegetables in varying amounts, celery, for example, having very little carbohydrate while potatoes have a much higher amount of carbohydrate (Int. Food Information Council Foundation, 2013) Complex carbohydrates are found in foods such as pasta, potatoes, flour and rice and release slowly into the circulatory system. Simple carbohydrates are sugars and are released quickly into the system, simple carbohydrates include, table sugar, fruit juices and most pre-packaged cereals. Eating complex carbohydrates results in starches breaking down slowly and therefore raise blood sugar levels more slowly than simple carbohydrates (sugars) which will...
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...Tala Hughes Mrs. Martin DC English Comp. 111 20 November 2015 “Ground Zero” Paragraph Summaries 1. Berne is visiting Manhattan’s financial district for the first time to give respect to the tragedy that took place there at the World Trade Center. 2. There were people from all over the world and of all ages there to visit the site. 3. Although it may seem like you are looking at nothing, you are really looking at the absence of what used to be. 4. To a tourist, the site simply looks like a construction site. 5. Looking at the site even gives off the vibe that construction gives, of hope and curiosity. 6. Then your eyes adjust to the most striking part about the scene: the light. 7. Berne compares ground zero to a bowl of light, empty yet vast. What is missing becomes clearer as a watery glow from the light reflecting off the Hudson River covers everything. 8. Suddenly, she starts to see the tragedy, including the firefighters and the boarded windows. 9. Suddenly, the cemetery is visible, along with all of the personal belongings and headstones. 10. It takes time to see the tragedy and make sense of it all. 11. An old man near her is trying to explain to her son how he saw the site before the towers were even built. 12. It is clear many people are dissatisfied with being able to express only vague expressions. 13. Most of the people were picturing what they saw in the media, with the towers with black smoke around them...
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...creating a process in which the daily needs of people interact with the natural world. Green design - it is nothing but an attempt to recreate the natural environment in everyday places of human habitation. Its purpose is unity and appeal to nature. Design "ideas" and "technology" are far superior to human nature. They - the result of billions of years of evolution. On the basis of this designers and developers finally turning to nature as a source of ideas and example to follow. My opinion is that green design will be the basis for design and construction in the future, as its development is becoming very fast and it is already possible to say that the future holds in 10-15 years. These projections are striking! In this essay, I will discuss what green...
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