Partners in Care…Patient Education on Drug-Resistant Organisms

Award(s):
Worldfest Houston International Film Festival, Silver

This program educates patients and their family members on what it means to be colonized or infected with a drug resistant organism (DRO), and what to do to prevent transmission both in the hospital and once the patient is discharged home.

Clinical Advisor(s):
Pam Alexander, RN, BSN
Vicki L. Brinsko, RN, BA

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Learning Objective: To educate patients and their family members what it means to be colonized or infected with a drug resistant organism (DRO), and what to do to prevent transmission both in the hospital and once the patient is discharged home

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By watching this program patients will learn how Drug-Resistant Organisms (DROs) can be spread both in and out of the healthcare environment and how to interrupt transmission.

In the facility, patients will be encouraged to:

• Practice proper hand hygiene
• Understand and follow the rules for Isolation Precautions, such as the use of PPE, remaining in the room, and following facility protocols

Patients will also learn infection control practices that can be used at home, including:

• Environmental Cleaning
• Hand hygiene
• Laundry practices
• Not sharing personal care items
• Wound Care

Presented in easy-to-understand language, this award winning patient education program will help your patients become a partner in their care. SAVE when you purchase this program as part of the Partners in Care Series. Click here for more details.

Use this program for:

• Patient and Family Education

 

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