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Urinary Tract Infections, or UTIs, effect many people at least once during their lifetime; however, UTIs primarily effect women. To begin, a Urinary Tract Infection is an infection of the urethra, bladder, or kidneys and can be caused by several different types of bacteria, by far the most common being Escherichia coli, or in other terms E. coli (Djordjevic). More times than not, the E. coli bacteria is able to get to the urethra from the anus through poor hygiene (Wexler), spreading through…

An infection that involves the urethra, uterus, kidney and bladder is considered to be a urinary tract infection, or UTI (CDC, 2015). Normally, bacteria do not live in those areas, but if the bacterium does come in contact with those areas, an infection will occur. Symptoms of a urinary tract infection include burning sensations, pain in the lower abdomen, an increase in the frequency of urination and occasionally bloody urine. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…

Hospital-acquired infections in the med-surgical intensive care units (ICU) Introduction In today’s society, more and more people are getting sick day-by-day and ending up in the intensive care units (ICU). A person has to be very sick in order for him or her to end up on that unit. People are admitted to an ICU because they need intense support for failing organs, treatment, and constant monitoring and frequent nursing care. Most patients on the units are on a ventilator, have a urinary…

Catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) can be a problem with many patients that have catheters. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urinary tract infections rank at the top of most common healthcare associated infection. Seven west has an increased incidence of catheter associated urinary tract infections. The director has asked for education to address the problem. The care plan and education targets two areas. First, educate staff on the importance of…

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 &…

The main concern of traditional treatment approaches are the the post operative complications associated with the use of bowel tissue such as, Urinary Tract Infections (UTI), Bowel Obstruction, Renal Insufficiency, Bladder and Kidney Stones, the possibility of developing cancer and more. For Tengion, both products offer an alternative method to using bowel tissue, thus both offer a reduced risk of developing…

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). The mortality rate of CAUTI infections is relatively…

Urinary tract infection is one of the most common bacterial infections in childhood, affecting up to 8 % of girls and 2 % of boys before the age of 11 years. The presentation of UTI varies with age; in infancy, symptoms are often generic including fever, lethargy or irritability, vomiting, diarrhea, poor feeding, failure to thrive, septicemia and febrile convulsion. Several textbooks mention prolonged neonatal jaundice as one symptom of UTI. Jaundice is very common in newborn babies occurring in…

Urinary Tract Infections Urinary tract infection commonly abbreviated as UTI refers to a urinary tract infection that affects the body organs involved in urine excretion. These include the urethra, the bladder, urethras, and the kidneys. UTI can affect any part of the urinary tract and generally, the higher up the infection, the more acute it is. The kidneys and the urethras make up the upper urinary while the bladder and the urethra makes up the lower urinary tract (Spoorenberg, et al., 2015).…

question, one must first understand what urinary tract infections (UTIs) are and some possible causes. First, simply stated, a UTI is an infection of either the kidney, ureter, bladder, or urethra. Second, most UTIs are caused by an infection by bacteria, primarily in women and usually in the bladder or urethra. The most common type of UTI is caused by Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria. The main reason women are more likely to suffer from urinary tract infections is that women have a shorter…