Infection Control in Healthcare: Precautions
Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act.
Implement infection prevention practice strategies, including handling sharps, linen and trash, contaminated spills and
Subject: Infection--Prevention
Summary: Wound Procedures
The ultimate objective of wound care is to promote healing and control factors that prevent healing. Multiple factors must be considered to determine
Violence Prevention
Dr. Astrid Heger, Director of the Violence Intervention Program at L.A. County-USC Medical Center, refers to two medical models as she discusses strategies for dealing with the epidemic of violence in the United States. The first of these is the dis...
Subject: prevention
Transcript: build a system to immunize. That's the other mode of prevention that we talk About when we're talking about an infection. And i think that immunization
Pressure Ulcers
Pressure ulcers and other types of chronic non-healing wounds are a significant—even life-threatening—health risk. In this program, Kristjan
Subject: Wound healing
Transcript: prevent these wounds from occurring. But sometimes they simply can't be avoided. Well, that's why patients and their caregivers have to be so vigilant about
Wound Care Part 1: Physiology
Overview:
One of the fundamental goals of healthcare professionals is to heal wounds, prevent complications associated with wounds, and preserve the
Subject: Wound healing
Aseptic Nursing Technique at the Bedside: The Sterile Field
Preventing the transmission of infective organisms is an important aspect of healthcare and a major concern for all nurses. This series looks at ways
Subject: Infection -- Prevention
Infection Control_2
Transcript: different places. One is that maybe the caregiver has an infection. So they're wiping their nose, they've got an open wound and they're touching it. So they
The Facts about MRSA
. Infection-control protocols for hospitals, nursing and residential facilities, and patients’ homes are described. Phage-typing to identify strains of S
Subject: Staphylococcus aureus infections
Transcript: the wound you're looking at looks infected. If it's not infected, don't swab it. Since not everyone is susceptible to MRSA, infection control procedures
Preventing Community Acquired MRSA
People can protect themselves from community associated methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections by using antibiotics sparingly
Ear Infections and Hearing Loss
Ear infections can cause conductive hearing loss, which can be treated medically. There is not much parents can do to prevent ear infections. It is