Tag: UTI
Urinary tract infections, or UTIs, are one of the most common infections worldwide. This infection targets primarily women given their anatomy of shorter urethras than males which paves a fast track for bacteria to enter, but UTIs are non-discriminatory.
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Presentation on Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Reflection
Nursing Essays
INTRODUCTION As a part of my Overseas Nursing Programme, I had to conduct a seminar presentation on any topic of my interest in front of students. I was given the date of presentation. Knowledge expa...
Last modified: 1st Dec 2020
Review on Strategies to Prevent Catheter Related Infections
Nursing Literature Reviews
Introduction The use of urinary catheters within the healthcare setting is a common practice designed to assist patients with the elimination of urine. The use of urinary catheters calls for nurses to...
Last modified: 29th May 2020
Urinary Tract Infection and Osteoporosis in Women
Nursing Essays
Introduction Urinary tract infections, also called cystitis or infectious cystitis, is an acute infection that occurs within the upper, or the lower urinary tract. Women are at greater risk of d...
Last modified: 26th May 2020
Case Study Of A Complicated UTI
Nursing Case Studies
PBL Scenario: A young woman with a complicated urinary tract infection Miss KP was a 24-year-old hospital cleaner with Type 1 diabetes which she had developed at the age of 18. Her usual treatment was...
Last modified: 12th Feb 2020
Chronic Urinary Tract Infections Treatment Case Nursing Essay
Nursing Essays
RP, a 72-year-old Caucasian female, was brought to the emergency room (E.R) from Hillcrest Adult Foster Care via ambulance. Preadmission report to F-300 stated that she came to E.R confused, lethargic...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Reducing Risks Of Catheter Associated UTIs
Nursing Essays
Catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is the most common health care associated infection within hospitals (Department of Health (DH), 2003), so it is important that nurses know how to r...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Preventing Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Nursing Essays
In today’s economy, healthcare is a major concern to the public. Healthcare has changed due to government spending and support. Now days, the goal is to spend the least amount of money as possib...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Decreasing Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Nursing Essays
Decreasing Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections: Implementing a Two-Nurse Insertion Protocol Abstract Background: Catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) ...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Prevention of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Nursing Essays
Abstract CAUTIs is the second most common hospital-acquired infection (HAI). Identifying barriers to implementation of CAUTI prevention programs and evaluating the effectiveness will hel...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Study of Recurrent UTI among Mothers in the Philippines
Nursing Essays
INTRODUCTION Background of Study Millions suffer, only a few understand. In Barangay Ula, Recurrent UTI is one of the leading causes of morbidity among 40 households with a prevalence of 82.5% in whi...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
