Reflection on Learning

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Evidence to reduce Nosocomial Infections in Neonates

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Searching for evidence to reduce nosocomial infections can be done using many different ways to get as much evidence as possible. I have decided to search for articles that have been written addressing the problem of nosocomial infections. The author of the report that I have chosen to get the evidence is Jayashree Ramasethu. In his article, he wrote about the evidence to prevent and treat nosocomial infections in neonates (Ramasethu. 2017)

The intended audiences are the health care professionals, particularly those who take care of the neonates, both premature and term neonates. This is because the neonates’ immunity is low, and they can’t fight infections well. Also, according to research conducted by Kuti et al. (2021), it shows that many neonates die in the hospital setting due to hospital-acquired infections, and therefore, finding evidence to reduce these nosocomial infections should be a priority. The evidence, published in 2017, is the most recent method to prevent nosocomial infections. Although it is simple, hand hygiene can do wonders when adequately practiced. This is because it will reduce cross infections from patient to patient through the caregivers.

There are several bibliographies and citations in this article. This is because to obtain adequate evidence when conducting research; it is essential to review what others have done. These bibliographies are incredible because they are publications by medical websites that provide updates on the current practices in the hospital setting. Also, the publications in these bibliographies have been made by well-educated and competent medical professionals who have had experience and scientific evidence for their research. The creative action I can take to share this evidence is educating the healthcare professionals about hand hygiene and how it is done, and its benefit to the hospital and society (Doronina et al., 2021).

References

Doronina O, Jones, D., Martello, M., Biron, A., & Lavoie-Tremblay, M. (2017). A systematic review on the effectiveness of interventions to improve nurses' hand hygiene compliance in the hospital setting. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 49(2), 143-152. Doi: 10.1111/jnu.12274

Kuti, B. P., Ogunlesi, T. A., Oduwole, O., Oringanje, C., Udoh, E. E., & Meremikwu, M. M. (2021). Hand hygiene for the prevention of infections in neonates. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (1). https://do.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013326.pub2

Ramasethu. (2017, February 13). Prevention and treatment of neonatal nosocomial infections. Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40748-017-0043-3