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Screening for MRSA: How to Swab
As surveillance becomes increasingly important, accurate tests are vital in the fight against the transmission of MRSA!
Clinical Advisor(s):
Candace Anglea, RN, BSN, CIC
Patricia A. Byers, RM, M(ASCP), CIC
Susan Cohen, MT, ASCP
Wanda Neal Hooper, RN, BSN, MS, CIC
Anita Prinz, RN, BSN, CWOCN
Maureen Spencer, RN, M.Ed., CIC
April Tracy, RN, BSN, ICP
Program Details
Program includes:
- 8 minute visual presentation available in DVD or VHS
- Available upon request 1 Free Site License per viewing address*
Program Description
Learning Objective: To educate healthcare professionals in proper procedures for swabbing for MRSA including step-by-step demonstrations of how to conduct both a nasal and wound swab
Surveillance cultures for MRSA are an invaluable tool in today’s healthcare environment. By utilizing the proper swabbing procedures your facility can quickly identify MRSA infection, colonization and prevent it’s transmission to your patients.
This informative program:
- Provides a brief overview of MRSA
- Highlights why surveillance is conducted
- Emphasizes the importance of clean tests, proper labeling and documentation
- Presents a visual demonstration of how to swab for MRSA
Detailed demonstrations include:
- How to swab the nares (moist and dry swab)
- How to swab the axilla and groin
- How to swab a wound (Levine twirl and Z-stroke technique)
Use this program for:
- Nursing Staff Education
Infection Control 8-Minute Solution: MRSA
8 minutes
In a healthcare facility, controlling transmission of MRSA is everyone’s concern!
MRSA: Time for Action
20 minutes
“MRSA is one of the major-hospital-acquired infections. If you look at the morbidity and the cost of these infections it is very, very serious; not just in the United States but all throughout the world, and it’s really time for us to act.”- -William R. Jarvis, MD
Top Priority: CDC Guideline for Multiple Drug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs)
15 minutes
Multiple drug-resistant organisms (MDROs) spread easily in the healthcare environment and are very resistant to the most common antibiotic treatments. Help your facility reduce the incidence or prevalence of MDROs by implementing the interventions outlined in this program.
Partners in Care…Patient Education on Drug-Resistant Organisms
9 minutes
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.
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