Increasing knowledge of HPV and HPV vaccine through an educational documentary in PA Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection causing cervical, oropharyngeal cancers and genital warts. In the United States (U.S.), it is estimated that one in four individuals are…
Younger Adolescents Not Getting HPV Vaccine Despite national recommendations that all children in the United States receive vaccination for the human papillomavirus (HPV) at age 11 or 12, only about 16 percent of adolescents are fully vaccinated against the disease by age 13, according…
CDC-approved strategies for nurses to perform risk migration According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it is estimated that one out of every twenty-five hospitalized patients will contract a Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI). Each year HAI’s are a documented source of…
Staff safety in hospitals is increasingly becoming a major focus of healthcare leadership. The Community Hospital, a 445-bed hospital in Northwest Indiana, had increasing concerns about safety in the Emergency Department. The department is over 5,0002 feet, with many walls and doors. A nurse could…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on any given day, about one in every 25 hospital patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection (HAI). HAIs continue to remain a high profile and serious issue, becoming even more visible with recent and…
It is no surprise that mattresses and pillows are at high risk for transmitting infections because patients are in constant contact with these objects. There are currently no CDC/HICPAC guidelines for cleaning mattresses or pillows. Contamination may occur during bed making or when large…
This article appeared Nov. 17, 2014 in the online edition of ADVANCE. Read article 1. First American Infected With Ebola Virus Arrives in U.S. Posted 12:24 AM, August 2, 2014, by CNN Wire, updated at 11:34 AM, August 2, 2014. 2. Descriptive Epidemiology of…
The Ebola virus, discovered in Africa in 1976, first appeared in the U.S. on Aug. 2, when Dr. Kent Brantly returned to the U.S. from West Africa, for treatment at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.1 Ebola virus disease (EVD; also Ebola hemorrhagic fever, or…
This article appeared Oct. 24, 2014 in the online edition of ADVANCE. 1. National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) (2008). Medicare Nonpayment for Medical Errors. Retrieved from http://www.ncsl.org/Portals/1/documents/health/MCHAC.pdf 2. Cimiotti, J., Aiken, L., Sloane, D., & Wu, E. (2012). Nurse staffing, burnout, and health care-associated infection. American…
On Oct. 8, 2008 the new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) nonpayment policy for hospital associated conditions (HAC) went into effect. This policy refuses payment for a diagnosis which could have been prevented using evidence-based practice, resulting in increased payment for a…