The Urinary System

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    LiveScience.com Reproductive System: Facts, Functions and Diseases In-text: (LiveScience.com, 2014) Bibliography: LiveScience.com, (2014). Reproductive System: Facts, Functions and Diseases. [online] Available at: http://www.livescience.com/26741-reproductive-system.html [Accessed 28 Nov. 2014]. Webmd.com The Male Reproductive System: Organs, Function, and More In-text: (Webmd.com, 2014) Bibliography: Webmd.com, (2014). The Male Reproductive System: Organs, Function, and More. [online]

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    Outline the Gross Structure of All the Main Body Systems

    structures of the main body systems and I would also be saying what the system is made out of with a diagram. Main body system • Skeletal System • Muscular System • Nervous system • Respiratory system • Digestive System • Male Reproductive System • Female Reproductive system • Cardiovascular system • Urinary system • Endocrine system 1. Skeletal system The skeletal system is muscle that is connected to the skeletal to make a part of the mechanical system which moves the limbs

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    Digestive System

    Digestive System Mouth The mouth is the beginning of the digestive tract; and, in fact, digestion starts here when taking the first bite of food. Chewing breaks the food into pieces that are more easily digested. Esophagus Located in your throat near your trachea (windpipe), the esophagus receives food from your mouth when you swallow. Stomach Located in your throat near your trachea (windpipe), the esophagus receives food from your mouth when you swallow. Small intestine made up of

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    The Importance of Nephrons in Kidneys

    body. The molecules not needed by the body or ends up as excess in the blood, is discarded as waste products; the system that is responsible for filtering our body, or rather our blood from these waste products, is known as the urinary system. The urinary system consists of organs in the body specific to filtering out excessive fluid and other substances from the bloodstream. This system works together with other organs like the lungs, skin, and intestines, all of which help with the process of eliminating

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    Evidence- Based

    guidelines that has been developed to address the Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) problem, it’s importance and significance to nursing practice, as well as its impact on the patients and community, and the differences in care based on evidence. “Patients with indwelling catheters, even with current standards of care and evidence-based practice, urinary tract infections continue to be a problem”(Kevin J. Ribby, June 2006). Practice setting problem Urinary tract infections continue to be a problem in

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    Catheter associated urinary tract infection Introduction: A urinary tract infection is an infection, most commonly caused by E. coli, of either the lower or upper urinary tract. Urinary tract infections are the most common hospital acquired infection and the majority of the urinary tract infections acquired are associated with an indwelling urinary catheter. Recently, hospitals and other healthcare facilities have taken a special interest in the prevention of catheter associated urinary tract infections

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    A Qualitative Study on Preventing Hospital-Acquired Urinary Tract Infection in United Sates Medical Facilities

    Study on Preventing Hospital-acquired Urinary Tract Infection in United Sates Medical Facilities Donna Frazier Grand Canyon University Introduction to Nursing Research NRS-433V Chris Thompson-Sanxter February 01, 2013 Research Critique Part 1: A Qualitative Study on Preventing Hospital-acquired Urinary Tract Infection in United Sates Medical Facilities Problem Statement The clinical problem in this research article identified as hospital-acquired urinary tract infections in US hospitals and

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    Cauti

    Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common nosocomial infection; accounting for up to 40% of infections reported by acute care hospitals. Up to 80% of UTIs are associated with the presence of an indwelling urinary catheter. Catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) represent the largest proportion of healthcare associated infections (HAI). Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) increases hospital cost and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality .CAUTIs

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    Cautis

    Introduction The primary focus of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a simple reminder system to aid clinicians and nurses in remembering that a patient has a urinary catheter can decrease the duration of time that a patient is catheterised and successfully reduce the rates of CAUTIs. The study was completed by a team medical doctors and registered nurses with the aim of confirming the efficacy of this simple reminder intervention. Both the title and the abstract of the article give the

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    Cauti: Relationship to Stroke Diagnosis

    analysis of catheter-acquired urinary tract infection (CAUTI): Relationship to stroke diagnosis Abstract Background: Eighty percent of hospital-acquired urinary tract infections are associated with urinary catheters (Joint Commission Resources, 2011). Catheter-acquired urinary tract infections (CAUTI) continues to be at the forefront of the fight against hospital-acquired infections (HAI). Despite ongoing efforts to decrease the incidence of catheter-acquired urinary tract infections (CAUTI)

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