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Post-exposure prophylaxis. Other names. Post-exposure prevention. [ edit on Wikidata] Post-exposure prophylaxis, also known as post-exposure prevention ( PEP ), is any preventive medical treatment started after exposure to a pathogen in order to prevent the infection from occurring. It should be contrasted with pre-exposure prophylaxis, which ...
Background. The Emergency Severity Index (ESI) is a five-level emergency department triage algorithm, initially developed in 1998 by emergency physicians Richard Wurez and David Eitel. [ 1] It was previously maintained by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) but is currently maintained by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA).
The PEPFAR logo. The United States President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief ( PEPFAR) is a United States governmental initiative to address the global HIV/AIDS epidemic and help save the lives of those suffering from the disease. Launched by U.S. President George W. Bush in 2003, as of May 2020, PEPFAR has provided about $90 billion in ...
Clinical peer review. Clinical peer review, also known as medical peer review is the process by which health care professionals, including those in nursing and pharmacy, evaluate each other's clinical performance. [1] [2] A discipline-specific process may be referenced accordingly (e.g., physician peer review, nursing peer review ).
Saiff’s scenario — including his confusion — is prevalent. And with 4.1 million Americans turning 65 this year — a record number — the decision is front and center in many households ...
Adelaide Dog Farm Days is an in-home doggy daycare that picks dogs up from your home in their bus and takes them to the farm, where they will spend the day running and playing (and getting very ...
Pre-exposure prophylaxis is a general term for the use of medications to prevent the spread of disease in people who have not yet been exposed to a disease-causing agent. The term PrEP now typically refers to the use of antiviral drugs as a strategy for the prevention of HIV/AIDS. [ 1] PrEP is one of a number of HIV prevention strategies for ...
The Nursing Outcomes Classification ( NOC) is a classification system which describes patient outcomes sensitive to nursing intervention. The NOC is a system to evaluate the effects of nursing care as a part of the nursing process. The NOC contains 330 outcomes, and each with a label, a definition, and a set of indicators and measures to ...