A 51-year-old man with diabetes mellitus and who is on oral hypoglycemics, recently underwent surgery to remove his appendix after being diagnosed with acute appendicitis and was discharged after two days. Three days later, he notices increasing pain, redness, and swelling around the surgical incision site. He has a fever of 37.9°C and a foul odor emanating from the wound, in addition to some pus discharge. He decides to seek medical attention and is diagnosed as having acute wound infection. a. Discuss the infection prevention and control practices that should be incorporated to decrease the risk of spreading infection when providing care. b. Discuss the teaching strategies that should be implemented with the client and family to help control and eliminate the infection and potential reservoirs where pathogens can live
A 51-year-old man with diabetes mellitus and who is on oral hypoglycemics, recently underwent surgery to remove his appendix after being diagnosed with acute appendicitis and was discharged after two days. Three days later, he notices increasing pain, redness, and swelling around the surgical incision site. He has a fever of 37.9°C and a foul odor emanating from the wound, in addition to some pus discharge. He decides to seek medical attention and is diagnosed as having acute wound infection. a. Discuss the infection prevention and control practices that should be incorporated to decrease the risk of spreading infection when providing care. b. Discuss the teaching strategies that should be implemented with the client and family to help control and eliminate the infection and potential reservoirs where pathogens can live
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A 51-year-old man with diabetes mellitus and who is on oral hypoglycemics, recently underwent surgery to remove his appendix after being diagnosed with acute appendicitis and was discharged after two days. Three days later, he notices increasing pain, redness, and swelling around the surgical incision site. He has a fever of 37.9°C and a foul odor emanating from the wound, in addition to some pus discharge. He decides to seek medical attention and is diagnosed as having acute wound infection.
a. Discuss the infection prevention and control practices that should be incorporated to decrease the risk of spreading infection when providing care.
b. Discuss the teaching strategies that should be implemented with the client and family to help control and eliminate the infection and potential reservoirs where pathogens can live
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a. Discuss the infection prevention and control practices that should be incorporated to decrease the risk of spreading infection when providing care.
b. Discuss the teaching strategies that should be implemented with the client and family to help control and eliminate the infection and potential reservoirs where pathogens can live
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