Nosocomial infections are one of the most common complications of hospital care. Nosocomial infections are infections that patients contract while in hospital. These infections can lead to an increase in the number of days patients stay in the hospital. Nosocomial infections worsen the situation of patients and even lead to death. “In the United States alone, nosocomial infections cause approximately 1.7 million infections and 99,000 deaths per year” (secondary). Nursing Diagnosis Nosocomial infections are spread by many routes, including contact, intravenous, air, water, oral, and surgery. The most common types of infections in hospitals include urinary tract infections (32%), surgical site infections (22%), pneumonia (15%), and bloodstream infections (14%). ( book). The most common microorganisms associated with types of infections are Esherichila coli, Enterococcus species, Staphylococcus auerus, coagulase negative staphylococci or Pseudomonas aeruginosa. (secondary) Urinary tract infections occur when one or more microorganisms enter the urinary system and affect the bladder. and/or the kidneys. These infections are often associated with poor catheterization technique. Surgical site infections occur after surgery in the part of the body where the surgery took place. These infections can affect the top of the skin, tissues under the skin, organs, or blood vessels. Surgical site infections sometimes take days or months to develop after surgery. Infections can be caused by poor hand washing, poor dressing changing technique, or an improper surgical procedure. Pneumonia can also become a nosocomial infection. Ventilator-acquired pneumonia is a type of lung in...... middle of paper ......f infections acquired while in hospital. Many of these studies indicated that these infection control interventions would reduce the number of sick or dying patients linked to hospital-acquired infections and reduce medical costs by decreasing each patient's hospital stay. Works CitedMatocha, D. (2013). Reaching near zero and zero levels: who said interventions and controls don't matter? Journal of the Vascular Access Association, 18(3), 157-163. doi:10.1016/j.java.2013.03.003 Secondary: Curtis, L. (2008). Prevention of nosocomial infections: review of non-pharmacological interventions. Journal of Hospital Infections, 69(3), 204-219. Revised 01/20 Haugen, N., Galura, S. and Ulrich, SP (2011). Ulrich & Canale's Nursing Planning Guides: Prioritization, Delegation, and Critical Thinking. Maryland Heights, MO: Saunders/Elsevier. 14