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PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA INFECTION THAT REACHES THE BLOODSTREAM TENDS TO BEMORE SEVERE.

COMMON SYMPTOMS OF THE INFECTION INCLUDES:

FEVER

FATIGUE/MALAISE

DYSPNEA

WOUND DISCHARGE

OTHER SYSTEMIC SYMPTOMS BASED ON WHICH ORGAN HAS BEEN TARGETED BY THIS PATHOGEN LIKE

LUNG, URINARY TRACT, COLONS.

(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2023).

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DESCRIPTION OF THE PATHOGEN: PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA

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DESCRIPTION OF THE PATHOGEN: PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA

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PSEUDOMONAAS AERUGINOSA S A GRAM-NEGATIVE

BACTERIUM COMMONLY FOUND IN SOIL AND WATER. IT IS AN OPPORTUNISTIC PATHOGEN, CAUSING INFECTIONS IN INDIVIDUALS WITH WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEMS.

(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2024).

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Ultimate Guide to Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention (English)

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PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSAS CAN BE CONTRACTED

WITH

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, 2024).

CONTACT WITH CONTAMINATED SURFACES OR MEDICAL DEVICES (WHO, 2022).

EXPOSURE TO CONTAMINATED WATER (CDC, 2023).

PERSON-TO-PERSON TRANSMISSION IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS (Tam & Nikolaou, 2011).

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ROLE OF PSWs IN MANAGEMENT OF THIS INFECTION

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ROLE OF PSWs IN MANAGEMENT OF THIS INFECTION

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PESRSONAL SUPPORT WORKER CAN

ASSIST WITH HYGIENE TO PREVENT SECONDARY INFECTIONS.

MONITOR SYMPTOMS, REPORT CHANGES.

PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT WHILE ENSURING PATIENT DIGNITY.

REPORT ANY CHANGES IN BEHAVIOUR, SIGNS / SYMPTOMS

(World Health Organization, 2024)

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TREATMENT COMBINATION ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY IS USED, INCLUDING CARBAPENEMS AND AMINOGLYCOSIDES (Murray et al., 2019).

FOLLOW ALL THE PRECAUTIONARY METHOD TO CONTROL INFECTION (Health Canada)2022

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THREE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TO PREVENT THIS INFECTION

PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES:

USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) (WHO, 2022).

PRACTICE STRICT HAND HYGIENE (CDC, 2023).

DISINFECT SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT.

(Health Canada, 2022).