4 Incidence and Prevalence of Nosocomial Infections in Nursing Homes

2015 ◽  
pp. 41-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salvador Alvarez
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Nosocomial Infections

P17.18 Severe Consequences of Nosocomial Infections in Nursing Homes. A Study from Six Norwegian Nursing Homes

2006 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. S87
Author(s):  
A.M. Koch ◽  
P. Elstrom ◽  
H.M. Eriksen ◽  
P. Aavitsland ◽  
S. Harthug
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Nosocomial Infections

scholarly journals Nosocomial and non-nosocomial Clostridium difficile infections in hospitalised patients in Belgium - compulsory surveillance data from 2008 to 2010

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (43) ◽  
Author(s):  
N Viseur ◽  
M L Lambert ◽  
M Delmée ◽  
J Van Broeck ◽  
B Catry
Keyword(s):  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Hospital Admission ◽  
Clostridium Difficile Infection ◽  
Nosocomial Infections ◽  
Pseudomembranous Colitis ◽  
Hospitalised Patients ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Case Characteristics

Surveillance of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is compulsory in Belgian hospitals. Our objectives were to compare incidence and case characteristics of nosocomial infections (Nc-CDI) with onset of diarrhoea more than two days after hospital admission, with non-nosocomial cases (Nnc-CDI). The database included inpatients from 2008 to 2010. Of 8,351 cases reported by 150 hospitals, 3,102 (37%) were classified as Nnc-CDI and 5,249 (63%) as Nc-CDI. In 2010, the mean incidence per 1,000 admissions was 0.95 for Nc-CDI and 0.56 for Nnc-CDI. Both incidences were relatively stable over the three years, with a slight decrease in 2010 (p<0.01). Onset of symptoms in Nnc-CDI cases took place in the community (57.1%), nursing homes (14.2%) or hospitals (17.5%); data for 11.2% were missing. Nnc-CDI cases were younger than Nc-CDI (median age 75 vs. 79 years, p<0.001), and more likely to be women (62% vs. 57%, p<0.001) and to have pseudomembranous colitis (5.3% vs. 1.6%, p<0.001). In 2009, C. difficile ribotype 027 was found in 32 of 70 reporting hospitals compared with 19 of 69 in 2010 (p<0.03). Although our study population only included hospitalised patients, the results do not support the hypothesis of an increase in the incidence of severe community-associated CDI.

Coding Medicare A and B in Nursing Homes

ASHA Leader ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (15) ◽  
pp. 3-31
Author(s):  
Mark Kander
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Homes

Nosocomial infections related to fibreoptic intubation

Anaesthesia ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 55 (8) ◽  
pp. 816-817 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. R. Garrett ◽  
M. B. Hough
Keyword(s):  
Nosocomial Infections ◽  
Fibreoptic Intubation

Training Helps Prevent Abuse in Nursing Homes

2007 ◽  
Vol 40 (15) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Mary Ellen Schneider
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Homes

Nursing professionals’ attitudes toward use of physical restraints in Styrian nursing homes Austria

Pflege ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-63
Author(s):  
Hannes Mayerl ◽  
Tanja Trummer ◽  
Erwin Stolz ◽  
Éva Rásky ◽  
Wolfgang Freidl
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Physical Restraint ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Physical Restraints ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Restraint Use ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Nursing Professionals

Abstract. Background: Given that nursing staff play a critical role in the decision regarding use of physical restraints, research has examined nursing professionals’ attitudes toward this practice. Aim: Since nursing professionals’ views on physical restraint use have not yet been examined in Austria to date, we aimed to explore nursing professionals’ attitudes concerning use of physical restraints in nursing homes of Styria (Austria). Method: Data were collected from a convenience sample of nursing professionals (N = 355) within 19 Styrian nursing homes, based on a cross-sectional study design. Attitudes toward the practice of restraint use were assessed by means of the Maastricht Attitude Questionnaire in the German version. Results: The overall results showed rather positive attitudes toward the use of physical restraints, yet the findings regarding the sub-dimensions of the questionnaire were mixed. Although nursing professionals tended to deny “good reasons” for using physical restraints, they evaluated the consequences of physical restraint use rather positive and considered restraint use as an appropriate health care practice. Nursing professionals’ views regarding the consequences of using specific physical restraints further showed that belts were considered as the most restricting and discomforting devices. Conclusions: Overall, Austrian nursing professionals seemed to hold more positive attitudes toward the use of physical restraints than counterparts in other Western European countries. Future nationwide large-scale surveys will be needed to confirm our findings.

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