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I am working on a Capstone research project and I do need some assistance with ideas on how to respond. I am required to base my response according to my clinical setting and identify a problem, issue or educational deficit and to build a proposal for change.

The topic will be on Nosocomial infection and preventative methods. This paper is describing the nature of the problem, issue, or educational deficit. Include the following in the discussion should be -

-The setting and/or context in which the problem, issue, or educational deficit
can be observed.
- Detailed description of the problem, issue, or educational deficit.
- Impact of the problem, issue, or educational deficit on the work environment,
the quality of care provided by staff, and patient outcomes.
- Gravity of the problem, issue, or educational deficit and its significance to
nursing.
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Nosocomial infection happened in hospitals where patients often get infected after being admitted to the hospital. Nosocmial infection is defined as infections that are acquired in hospitals and other healthcare facilities. The person admitted to the hospitals must have no other infections than the infections acquired within the hospitals.

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I am working on a Capstone research project and I do need some assistance with ideas on how to respond. I am required to base my response according to my clinical setting and identify a problem, issue or educational deficit and to build a proposal for change.
The topic will be on Nosocomial infection and preventative methods. This paper is describing the nature of the problem, issue, or educational deficit. Include the following in the discussion should be -

-The setting and/or context in which the problem, issue, or educational deficit
can be observed.

Nosocomial infection happened in hospitals where patients often get infected after being admitted to the hospital. Nosocmial infection is defined as infections that are acquired in hospitals and other healthcare facilities. The person admitted to the hospitals must have no other infections than the infections acquired within the hospitals.

- Detailed description of the problem, issue, or educational deficit.
Nosocomial infection occur within 48 hours of hospital admission, 3 days of discharge and 30 days of operation. It affect 1 in 10 patients admitted to hospital, and resulted in 5000 deaths with a cost to the National Health Service of a billion pounds. A patient with hospital acquired infection spent 2.5 times longer in hospital acquiring more costs than ...

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