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An 8 page paper reviewing a review of four studies. Beyea (2003) provides abstracts of four studies published in 2002, all of which address the issue of nosocomial infection control. Though each study takes place in different settings and uses several different approaches, each focuses on informing efforts to control the spread of nosocomial infection in the hospital setting. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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provides abstracts of four studies published in 2002, all of which address the issue of nosocomial infection control. Though each study takes place in different settings and uses several
different approaches, each focuses on informing efforts to control the spread of nosocomial infection in the hospital setting. The Problem The old joke
that hospitals and doctors offices are perfect places to "pick up something" unfortunately is all too true. Common infectious agents increasingly are becoming resistant to antibiotics that formerly had
been highly effective in eradicating them, and some are becoming quite problematic in many areas. In other settings, they still can be treated
with a high degree of success; the issue is that patient outcome is better if infection can be avoided rather than only successfully treated. Another consideration is increased attention
to costs. Managed care requires that hospitalized patients be released as quickly as possible, and the development of a secondary infection that could have been avoided adds time to
patients hospital stays; occupies beds that could have been freed earlier for other patients; and reduces staff efficiencies at a time when increasing efficiency is paramount.
The problem is important for nursing study because (1) it is so pervasive, and (2) returning to basics - hand washing, surface disinfecting and other measures -
has been found to be so highly effective in controlling incidence of nosocomial infection. Study Purpose The studies that Beyea (2003) include in
her article vary in their settings, but they are consistent in their collective purpose. That purpose is to assess conditions as they exist in several hospital settings; take specific
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