A 30-year-old male comes in complaining of 2 days of loose to watery diarrhea, 4 to 5 times a day with significant nausea and one episode of vomiting today. He has a temperature of 100.5 on presentation and an HR of 102. His skin is slightly pale, and he is complaining of abdominal cramping. He states that he was in his usual state of health prior to the diarrhea and denies any unusual travel or food. His abdomen is generally tender with no rebound or guarding.
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The topic is Hospital Acquired Infection. PICOT is as follows: “In hospitalized adult patients, does increased nursing compliance with hand hygiene protocols compared to low compliance affect the rate of C. Diff infections over a six month period”? -Correlates research findings to identified clinical issue.