Hospital Acquired Infections

Introduction

The article reviewed in this case is concerned with infections that can be spread in a medical institution. These infections are obtained during procedures such as surgeries because of using medical equipment. Reduction or the entire prevention of the infections is essential for both the medical institution and the patients. This prevention is an essential practice for an RN specialist to comprehend the nature of his or her work in the ICU. An example of the infection discussed in this case is Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (Marra et al., 2011). This infection tends to spread from one patient to another and to avoid the spread; high quality medical care must be provided by both physicians and nurses. A clean environment can also be used by medical experts to ensure that such an infection does not spread, and this can improve the safety of patients in a medical institution.

Adoption of more advanced technological equipment can be used to prevent the spread of these infections to patients in an ICU. An example of a modern procedure that can be used in order to avoid this infection includes the careful use of indwelling catheters. The use of this equipment results in the occurrence of the Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection and proper intervention can be effective at preventing the spread of the infection. Medical institutions can be urged to adopt more safety equipment rather than indwelling catheters to avoid the occurrence of any infections in ICU departments.

The infection discussed in this paper is obtained from a peer-reviewed article. These articles can be obtained easily from library websites, and it becomes possible for students to access them at any time. Most of the articles represent the idea of the author, and in this article, the idea was the different ways through which infections spread in a medical institution can be prevented (Foundation, n.d.).