Hand Sanitizer Essay

Clatter clatter clatter… “Oh I cut my hand loading up the dishwasher.” Clatter clatter clatter… “It’s a UTI, I’m 1,000% sure.” Clatter clatter clatter… “I 'm not sure I 'm in the right place - are you the dermatologist?” Before the doctor opens the door, his presence is heralded by the cacophonous sound of my compact standing computer desk. Like the shopping cart you inevitably grab at the grocery store, it has a wonky, rattling wheel whose strident chorus fills the small urgent care facility…

residents, I respect their privacy by invariably knocking before entering the room while asking permission to enter. From there on, I introduce myself and followed standard precautions by washing my hands before starting any procedures on the resident. You can either use hand sanitizer instead of wash your hands to make things go faster. Each residents have their own activities and…

Check with your caregiver before you have any minor surgery or dental procedure. • Wash all fruits and vegetables before eating them. Make sure meat and eggs are well-cooked. Do not eat raw fish and shellfish. • Wash your hands often. You can also use hand sanitizer. Stay away from people who are sick. • Keep all your follow-up appointments. SEEK MEDICAL CARE IF: • You feel more tired than normal. • You think you might have an infection. • You have more bruising than…

“Mom” I yelled as I ran down the stairs as fast as my short five year old legs would take me. I take a turn into the kitchen where I know she will be. “Tori won’t let me play with her! Everytime I ask her she just looks at me.” My mom walks to the stairs waits a few seconds and then comes back. A few seconds later my older sister Tori appears in the kitchen. How did she know to come down I wondered. “Tori, why are you not letting Cameron play?” I did not get to see Tori’s response. At this…

wall to become inflamed, ulcerated and necrotic. Clostridium Difficile is found mainly in the soil, however, spores reside in feces and patients are infected by hand to mouth or mucous membrane contact. The bacterium is hard to eradicate as bleach is the only thing that kills it. Hand sanitizers do not completely kill the bacterium and hand washing seems to be…

Preventing Influenza, Youth Influenza, more commonly known as “the flu,” is a viral infection that mainly affects the respiratory tract. The respiratory tract includes organs that help you breathe, such as the lungs, nose, and throat. The flu causes many common cold symptoms, as well as a high fever and body aches. The flu spreads easily from person to person (is contagious). The flu is most common from December through March. This is called flu season. You can catch the flu virus by: •…

The school I chose to visit is Child Development Services (CDS) Head Start I met with Sheryl Grasmick who is the center manager. She shared many of the safety procedures with me the first thing that is noticed when entering in to the school there is a key pad in the front entrance that a code has to be entered for the door to unlock the floor is tile and there are runner mats for when the weather is bad so students and parents don't have to walk on wet tile. Sheryl said they have fire…

Do you want to be a zero or would you like to be a DARE hero? It’s your choice. Before the DARE program, I was without a clue on what the effects of drugs would be. Now, I am very educated on what the effects of drugs are. Drugs can cause memory loss, weaken your senses, and even death. To me don’t be a zero be a DARE hero, means to never take take drugs and by doing that you are being a hero because you have saved yourself from so much damage. If you are asked to take drugs, follow these…

because we were feeding each other. The very last part we did before we left to go back to school was my class and I tried thickened juice that tasted really good and looked like Jell-O, we also tried thickened water, because of it looking like hand sanitizer I couldn’t drink it. My most favorite skill that I learned was the different type of lifts and how to use them, there were 2 lifts that were shown, the sit to stand lift and the manual patient lift. The sit to stand lift not only uses a…

Long Term Care Options The three long-term care options that were researched are Home Health Care, Assisted Living Facilities, and Nursing Home. Home Health Care has several pros and cons. Some of the pros for home health care is being to keep the person in their familiar environment, this contributes significantly to the over all health and well-being of the individuals. Another pro is cost, the financial savings of having in home health care keeps cost to a minimum. Lastly, you do not have…