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Reduced Risk of Infection

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Hospital acquired infections (HAI) are those infections obtained during the patient's stay in the hospital. They structure a significant overall general medical issue regardless of advances in our understanding and control of these infections. The best medical care on the planet can be useless if patients get additional and/or different infections from the ones they already have. HAI incorporate related diseases which happen with the healthcare professional because of related risks. Wherever these infection starts, it is without a doubt the main obligation of each member of the healthcare team to do to do everything to ensure that patients are taken cared of to achieve back their health as fast as could reasonably be expected and as free from HAI as possible. A major reason for transmission of infection in hospitals is because of the lack of personal hygiene with some of the healthcare professional, especially due to improper hand washing, improper disposal of sharp instruments and

Basic Nutritional Care

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Nutrition is a critical part of health and development. Proper nutrition plays a key role in disease prevention and treatment. Better nutrition is related to improved infant, child and maternal health, stronger immune systems, safer pregnancy and childbirth, lower risk of non-communicable diseases (such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease), and longevity.   Nutrition Care Process   It includes 4 distinct, interrelated steps:          Nutrition assessment: Data collected during the nutrition assessment guides the RD in selection of the appropriate nutrition diagnosis(es) (i.e., naming the specific problem).          Nutrition intervention : Root cause (or etiology) of the nutrition problem and aimed at alleviating the signs and symptoms of the diagnosis.          Nutrition Diagnosis          Monitoring & Evaluation : Determine if the patient/client has achieved or is making progress toward the planned goals.   There is growing concern for the rising trend of n

Time Management and Organized Decision-Making

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Keeping up work–life balance as a doctor requires figuring out how to improve productivity and successfully deal with the constrained asset of accessible time. In fact, pressures on doctors have as of late expanded, halfway because of changes in doctor repayment what's more, a lessening in the accessibility of financing to help insightful and persistent focused attempts. Doctors as of now deal with a developing number of progressively complex patients in less time, manage a bigger volume of regulatory desk work, and are all the more effectively available by means of email, pagers, cell phones and other innovative propels, all components adding to high paces of expert burnout. Why should practitioners care? Poor time management means patients are kept waiting, you get stressed, your work becomes less enjoyable, stress can build, you lose your sense of humour and you lose valuable time for family, exercise and sleep. Effective time management can: increase productivity help deliver

Safe Prescribing

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Prescribing errors contribute to one of the most common adverse events in health care. The factors contributing to prescribing errors are extremely complex and include: Characteristics of the clinical environment, Prescribing culture, Workload, time, and support. Prescribing is not about the isolated pharmacology but it requires contextualization with a patient. Preventing Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR)  Safe and rational prescribing and dispensing of drugs entails therapeutic reasoning and decision making, such as choosing the right drug for each individual patient. The occurrence of an ADR to previous treatment, as well as the individual patient’s risk factors should influence this choice.  Considering the circumstances that may influence the occurrence of ADRs in a patient is the first and foremost essential step.  This implies developing knowledge of  general risk factors such as: increased incidence of ADRs in the elderly, individual risk factors related to a cert

Good Quality Care and Promotion of Patient Safety

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Patient Safety Patient safety means "the absence of preventable harm to a patient during the process of health care." In includes issues such as the prevention of hospital-acquired infections, surgical safety, medication errors, falls and accidents in hospital. Patient safety is a key aspect of patient-centered care and is tied to the patient experience and health outcomes. Protecting patients from harm is one of the most important things health professionals can do to their patients. Healthcare professionals should also stay attentive to procedure protocol, another key aspect to delivering a quality patient experience. Healthcare professionals must ensure that both patient safety and patient experience are top priority. Patients cannot have a positive experience without safety. Promoting family and caregiver engagement can likewise support patient safety by adding yet another set of eyes looking for inaccuracies in patient care. Patient safety practices have been defined as