A patient who has had heart surgery develops an infection at the site of his surgical wound. There are about 300,000 instances of this type of infection every year and it kills as many as 13,000 people each year. The total cost to hospitals in this country is $7 billion dollars. What is the cost for each of these infections?

An african american young adult is admitted to the emergency department in sickle cell crisis with a report of 10/10 pain. the patient is known to several of the nurses and physicians in the department who have labeled the patient as a “drug seeker”. initial discussion post: identify one (1) intervention that can be taken by the rn to reduce the stigma and improve management of acute and chronic pain associated with sickle cell disease. does the intervention apply only to the patient? does it apply only to the interprofessional team? does it apply to both the patient and the members of the interprofessional team? explain and support your answer.