Selecting Sources of Literature

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Identifying a problem
The problem in question that has been identifies is the occupational health exposure to pathogens in the nursing profession. In the course of their day to day operations as health practitioners nurses are exposed to a high proximity of contracting pathogens in the line of their duty. However this may happen due to negligence by not using the prerequisite safety apparatus while some cases may be beyond their help.
Developing a question
After careful analysis and by implementing the PICOT strategy the following was the resultant question that I came up with. How occupational health exposure to pathogens/bacteria in the nursing profession can be minimized.
Selecting sources of literature
1 Arnoldussen, B. (2007). Change your career: Nursing as your new profession. New York: Kaplan Publishing.
Rapid Appraisal
This particular book tries to give the in depth understanding of the risks involved in the nursing profession which involve exposure to bacteria and other bacteria when handling patients. It summarizes a statistical overview of the extent to which he problem has taken root in medical facilities across the world selecting a few examples for clarity purposes. The book insists on the need for safety procedures to be strictly adhered to reduce the unnecessary exposure to pathogens.
2 American Association of Occupational Health Nurses. (1986). AAOHN journal: Official journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses. Atlanta, Ga: Published by SLACK Inc. for the AAOHN.
Rapid Appraisal
This journal explains the situation in America of how vulnerable nurses are to pathogen and bacteria exposure. It analyzes graphically that 60%of these case are out of negligence while 25% are beyond the control of the nurses. It reiterates that if the safety precautions are strictly followed the vice can be brought under control.
3 American Public Health Association. (1971). American journal of public health: JPH. New York, N.Y: American Public Health Association.
Rapid Appraisal
This is a journal specifically prepared by public health department in America it gives the true picture of how nurses despite being health practitioners put themselves into risk of conducting contagious diseases through occupational exposure to pathogens. It graphically illustrates that the exposure may be more prevalent in pediatric department as nurses often regard babies to be harmless. The journal concluded by insisting despite the age of patients, safety precautions should be followed to the letter to avoid exposure to bacterial due to recklessness.
4 Bellini, J. L., & Rumrill, P. D., Jr, (1999). Guidelines for Critiquing Research Articles Research in rehabilitation counselling.  Springfield, Ill:  Charles C. Thomas.
Rapid Appraisal
This is basically a research that overly focuses into the area in question in an overall manner. It gives first hand research statistics on the nature of how nurses conduct themselves while on duty that focuses on attending to emergencies while exposing themselves to vulnerability of pathogens and bacteria.
5 Bowling A (2009). Research Methods in Health: Investigation Health and Health Services. (3rded) Berkshire: Open University Press.
Rapid Appraisal
This is a pure medical field research that was conducted to ascertain on how health practitioners conduct their services while on duty. From the research it is noted that some nurses engage in reckless actions that pose a danger to their health and those of the patients they are attending, hence a risk of bacteria exposure to the nurses and the patients also. The research gives a lot of statistics on the subject matter that analyzes the practice and the common reasons for non-compliance to safety procedures. The research supports my changes that no matter the situation health procedures should be paramount to avert any secondary infection to both the nurses and patients.
6 CDC (2011). Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care. National Centre of Emerging and Zonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion.
Rapid Appraisal
This one is a CDC report that after conducting subsequent research findings it seeks to give general guidelines on how practitioners in t...