It is crucial that healthcare providers receive proper education on how to insert a urinary catheter using sterile technique, and also both patients and healthcare providers need to be aware of how to properly assess a catheter, provide proper catheter care, and signs and symptoms of a urinary tract infection to monitor for and report. The prevention and the early detection of CAUTI’s can result in better outcomes for the patients and the healthcare…
According to the CDC (2010), “urinary tract infections are the most common type of healthcare-associated…
One method to help decrease UTI's is portable ultrasound bladder scans to detect postvoid residual urine amounts, which we use on our post partum patients before we can catheterize…
In Room 24’s case, a contributing factor to her risk for acquiring a UTI is her current condition of dementia. Dementia is not a specific disease, but it is a term that is used to describe a group of symptoms that affects ones’ memory, thinking and social abilities, and abilities to perform daily activities (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2016). She may have been neglecting her personal hygiene entirely, wiping her perineum incorrectly after urination, or simply neglecting to realize and acknowledge the burning sensation that comes with a basic…
An increase in creatinine, bun and lactic acid levels, complete blood count was all unremarkable with exception of an increase in the white blood cell count. Urinalysis reveals presence of leukocytes estrace, nitrates, bacteria, and the presence of white and red blood cells. All lab work is indicative of ER physician diagnosis of urinary tract infection. (Mrs. Jones Patient Chart, 2015) Treatment was to increase the IV normal saline to help flush kidneys of the bacteria.…
Case: Dr. Smith, was a practicing physician in a small town. He was looking after Hansen's family from the birth of their 2 children. One afternoon Mrs Hansen came to the office with her oldest son, Jacob, who was 15 years of age. The kid was under Dr. Smith care from the birth, he knew this bright boy very well. Recently he advised his mom that he will start seeing the boy alone without mom supervision in the exam room.…
What Is UroFem? Helps your body to maintain a healthy and bacteria-free bladder & urinary tract The health of your bladder and urinary tract depends mainly on effectively deterring certain bacteria from adhering from the lining of the bladder. A build up of bacteria causes bladder and urinary tract (UT) imbalances. Many women may be able to feel when a UT imbalance is occurring or coming.…
The client is diagnosed with Hemolytic Uremic syndrome, which is a disease that affects the kidneys and GI system. It is caused by a food-borne illness, commonly known as E.coli. This infection causes diarrhea to turn bloody, along with vomiting, abdominal cramps, and a fever. It often leads to kidney failure. The severity of the disease is caused by shigella, which enters into the E. coli through gene transfer.…
Some of the symptoms are; hematuria, frequent urination, dysuria, spasms of the bladder, nocturia, nausea/vomiting, fever, chills, tenderness of the bladder area, flank pain, oliguria, and foul smelling urine. Symptoms for pyelonephritis are similar but are more severe and may cause long term side effects. Cystitis occurs in the bladder or the urethra, but if the infection spreads, the kidney can suffer damages as well. Women are more likely to develop cystitis than men are but men can get it also. To diagnose cystitis doctors will ask the patients a list of questions regarding their symptoms and do a urinalysis and or a urine culture.…
One important factor that attributes for all of the unreported cases of the disease is that 75% of women and 50% of men do not show symptoms at all. Almost a silent killer, in a manner of speaking. For those that do have symptoms, they seem easily interchangeable for other sicknesses – in some cases just a common cold given the soreness in the throat and around the mouth or perhaps a urinary tract infection or yeast infection. They include: an inflamed rectum, inflamed urethra, soreness in the throat or mouth, vaginal discharge, a burning sensation during…
Interstitial cystitis What is interstitial cystitis? Interstitial cystitis is a medical condition characterized by pain and discomfort in the region of the bladder. These features are usually associated with urinary tract symptoms such as urinary frequency (polyuria), burning on urination (dysuria), and urgency. The diagnostic criteria require that symptoms be present for more than six weeks in the absence of other causes.…
A catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is an infection in the urinary system, which includes the bladder and the kidneys, through the travel of bacteria along the catheter. CAUTIs are one of the most prevalent hospital acquired infections in the United States. They account for 34% of all hospital acquired infections. “More than 500,000 CAUTIs are reported annually in the United States, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality and excess resource utilization” (Fink & Capezuti, 2012, p.1). However, with the implementation of nurse driven protocols, the rate of these infections can be greatly reduced.…
Few women may show signs and symptoms when the bacteria initially infect the cervix where the infection of cervicitis may be present such as mucopurulent endocervical discharge and easily induced endocervical bleeding. In the urethra, signs of urethritis may show such as dysuria, pyuria, and frequent urination. Chlamydia infection in women can spread from the cervic to the upper reproductive tract which can cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). In contrast, more than 75% of infected men show signs and symptoms similar to gonorrhea which is painful urination and pus discharge from the penis (Bauman, 2014). Infection of chlamydia may cause inflammation of the epididymis (epididymitis) and inflammation of the testis (orchitis) which can both lead to sterility.…
Infections acquired during a hospital stay is one of the reasons why healthcare costs have increased throughout the years. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) no longer reimburse hospitals for these preventable infections (Quinn, 2015). Due to this rule implemented by CMS, hospitals are feeling the burden and patients are experiencing unnecessary extended days in the hospital (Sampathkumar, Barth, Johnson, Marosek, Johnson, Worden, & Tompson, 2016). One type of infection that follows this rule is catheter acquired urinary tract infection (CAUTI). CAUTI is one of the easiest infections to prevent, yet 13,000 people still die annually from these infections (Sampathkumar, et al, 2016).…
Aniline 1-MSDS: a) Handling: Must be Kept locked up, kept away from the heat and ignition sources. All equipment that contain the material should be grounded. Do not ingest or breathe the fumes, spray, gas, and vapor. Wearing the suitable protective clothing is important. In the case of improper ventilation, wear the adequate respiratory equipment.…