Om004 Part III Patient Safety Plan 1 .docx

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Om004 Part III Patient Safety Plan 1 .docx PATIENT SAFETY PLAN : MRSA , RESPIRTATORY POST SURGERY ; BLOOD CLOTS WALDEN UNIVERSITY OM004: IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY OF 14:48:35 GMT ... -05:00 MRSA : Safety Plan Introduction : Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a type of staph bacteria that's become resistant to many of the antibiotics used to treat ordinary staph infections. Some commons symptomology is MRSA is red and bumpy that is usually warm to the touch full of puss or other drainage and can be accompanied by fever. Some major risk factors to consider are being hospitalized, living in crowed and/or unsanitary conditions. Having and form of invasive medical device, I e. catheters or intravenous tubing anything that can provide the mrsa a pathway into the body. Long term care facilities also run risk of mrsa due to again overcrowding, possibly sharing a room and some being n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Show More]

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