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Assignment Reflective Essay The aim of this reflective essay is to evaluate my professional development whilst undertaking the role of the Developing Intra-Operative Practitioner/ Advanced Scrub Practitioner (ASP). Using a reflective model I want to see how my new role affects me as an Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) and any legal implications it has for me as an employee. For this assignment I have decided to use the Gibbs (1988) date model of reflection and will base the assignment on

Observations: I have a friend at work whose daughter has a wound on her hip that won’t heal. She has had this open wound for almost a year and the doctors are not sure why it won’t close up. As a part of trying to keep the wound clear of infection she said they have been using medical honey. I had never heard of using honey as a an antibiotic treatment and this got me interested in the subject. Question: Is honey an effective treatment in fighting the growth of bacteria in open wounds? Research

before I used them on my bacteria. Using clean tools you can have more precise results on how well my mouthwashes worked.   Alcohol is a chemical that is used as an antiseptic and a disinfectant. Alcohol works by denaturing proteins, that start cell metabolism, by messing with metabolism. Alcohol is used in one of my mouthwashes as an antiseptic. This was an important ingredient in my experiment because this was going to tell me if alcohol mattered. Crest the mouthwash that had no alcohol in it did not

Surgical site infections are estimated to occur in 3% of surgical patients and cost the healthcare system billions of dollars every year. Surgical site infection contributes to an increased risk of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing a surgical procedure. This paper will present preventative evidence-based practice undertaken by healthcare personnel to prevent the occurrence of surgical site infection. These practices include but are not limited to the appropriate administration

wounds. Carbolic Acid and simply washing one’s hands was the extent of antiseptics and sterilization at the time of Joseph Lister (“Antiseptics”). Next, antiseptics and sterilization have improved greatly since the times of Joseph Lister. Antibiotics have been developed that can combat infection from within the body, and surgeries and operation have also become safer due to enhanced hygiene. A much larger arsenal of antiseptics have additionally been developed such as hydrogen peroxide, boric acid

them included intensive care unit infections, chlorhexidine dressings, antiseptic solutions, and prevention methods for catheter-related infections. A clinical guideline for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infection was retrieved from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Results: The clinical guideline from the AHRQ encouraged interventions like the chlorhexidine impregnated sponge, antiseptic solution, and other precautious measures in order to reduce catheter-related

Central Line Clinical Practice Guideline & Rational Central venous catheters (CVCs) are frequently used in intensive care units (ICUs) for a number of reasons (measure central venous pressure, when peripheral veins are unable to be accessed, administration of medications/therapies and aspiration of blood samples) (Conroy, 2006, p. 98). Patients in this environment already have an increased risk of infection because of their treatments. Patient treatments commonly involve invasive devices or interventions

The Carleton Prize for Biotechnology Nomination Alexander Fleming, a name often connected to the evolution of medicine. Perhaps one of the most impactful and influential scientific researchers of the 20th century thus making him the most deserving to receive The Carleton Prize for Biotechnology. Providing enormous advances in the understanding of human biology through his findings of Lysozyme and Benzyl penicillin (The Nobel Foundation, 1945). Lysozyme has acted as a stepping stool for scientists

Our science experiment was to try and figure out which disinfectant was the most effective on killing bacteria. We chose seven different disinfectants and tested them on gram positive and gram negative bacteria to see which would have the largest zone of inhibition after 23 hours in an incubator at 28 degrees. This experiment taught me a lot of useful things for the future such as what the most effective way of cleaning is. We decided to do this project because we wanted to know if what people used

The disease environment of a particular area can be shaped by a number of things, some of which are economic, social, and political shifts in the area. During the 19th century as urbanization and industrialization grew economic, social, and political changes occurred. While these major shifts changed the dynamics of cities they also changed the dynamics of disease. Industrialization and urbanization created a social shift that caused a new working class to emerge which brought on new health problems