Mrsa Thesis Statement
Topic: MRSA and You.
General Purpose : To inform
Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about the bacteria Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus.
Thesis Statement: MRSA is an infection caused by a strain of Staphylococcus that has become resistant to antibiotics commonly used to treat staph infections.
Preview Statement: Many of you have heard of MRSA, today im going to tell you exactly what type of bacteria it is and how to minimize your exposure to it.
Introduction:
Attention Getting Device: Did you know that some bacteria can adapt to the antibiotics that your doctor prescribes to you and can become Resistant to that certain antibiotic.
Background: Working in a hospital I’ve seen many patients on contact isolation …show more content…
where you have to place a gown and gloves on before entering the room. Most of them are on isolation because of an infection called MRSA. Thesis Statement: MRSA is an infection caused by a strain of Staphylococcus that has become resistant to antibiotics commonly used to treat staph infections.
Preview Statement: Many of you have heard of MRSA, today im going to tell you exactly what type of
Bacteria it is and how to minimize your exposure to it.
Body: I. Some germs that commonly live on the skin and in the nose are called Staphylococcus or “staph” bacteria. Usually staph bacteria doesn’t cause any harm. A. Sometimes staph get inside the body through a break in the skin and cause an infection. These infections are treated by antibiotics. When the antibiotics don’t kill the staph bacteria it means the bacteria has become resistant to those antibiotics. This type of staph is called MRSA ( Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus). B. MRSA infections are not only infections of the skin but can serious infections in your blood, lungs and other tissues. Because they are resistant to many antibiotics they are harder to treat.
[Transition] : Now that you are familiar with what MRSA is lets talk about different ways to become infected with this bacteria.
II. Staph bacteria can be on the surface on the skin. It also can be on surfaces that you encounter from day to
day. A. The most common way to spread MRSA is direct person contact. 1. Touching the infected skin or wound of anyone who has MRSA . 2. Sharing objects such as towels or athletic equipment with someone who has MRSA 3. If you have MRSA in your nose you spread the bacteria by touching your nose and then touching someone else.
B. There are some ways that you may increase your chances of getting MRSA. 1. You take antibiotics a lot, you are suppressing your immune system so you are subjecting yourself to more types of bacteria. 2. Your taking antibiotics without a prescription. Introduction to the antibitotics may cause your body to get immune to the medication. 3. You don’t follow the directions when taking antibiotics, such as stopping early or missing a dose. 4.You are at greater risk of getting MRSA if you are recovering from surgery or burns, have tubes in your body for medical treatment or if you share needles.
Transition: Lets talk about what an infection looks like.
III Most often many people overlook an infection because they think its going to go away. 1. MRSA infections sometime look like a sore that look and feel like a spider bite. 2. Large, red painful bumps under the skins called boils 3. A cut that is swollen hot and filled with pus 4. Blisters filled with fluid called impetigo.
[Transition]: Finally lets talk about how you can reduce you chances of infection.
I. Practicing good hygiene can be the single most important part of reducing this infection. A. You have to wash your hands carefully to get rid of MRSA, as stated above you can spread the infection from shared towels with people you live with. So make sure you have your own hand towel to dry your hands on. 1. (According to the Center for Disease Control ) the recommended hand washing method is Wet your hands first under warm water.
2. Apply soap and rub together for at least 15 seconds getting between the fingers and around the nails.
3. Rinse with warm running water
4. Dry with paper towel or hand towel.
5.Turn the faucet off with a paper towel or hand towel ( to prevent exposure to the bacteria)
6. Throw the paper towel away, if using a hand towel remember not to share and wash it often.
Conclusion:
Summary: We have covered what MRSA is and how to reduce exposure to it.
Desired Action from the Audience: Now that you know that MRSA is a strand of bacteria that is resistant to most antibiotics used to treat staph infections. They way to prevent spread of the infection is to use hand hygiene and don’t share towels or equipment.
Closure Device: There is not a way to isolate yourself from bacteria but if you use the information given to you today we can reduce the infections.
General Purpose : To inform
Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about the bacteria Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus.
Thesis Statement: MRSA is an infection caused by a strain of Staphylococcus that has become resistant to antibiotics commonly used to treat staph infections.
Preview Statement: Many of you have heard of MRSA, today im going to tell you exactly what type of bacteria it is and how to minimize your exposure to it.
Introduction:
Attention Getting Device: Did you know that some bacteria can adapt to the antibiotics that your doctor prescribes to you and can become Resistant to that certain antibiotic.
Background: Working in a hospital I’ve seen many patients on contact isolation …show more content…
where you have to place a gown and gloves on before entering the room. Most of them are on isolation because of an infection called MRSA. Thesis Statement: MRSA is an infection caused by a strain of Staphylococcus that has become resistant to antibiotics commonly used to treat staph infections.
Preview Statement: Many of you have heard of MRSA, today im going to tell you exactly what type of
Bacteria it is and how to minimize your exposure to it.
Body: I. Some germs that commonly live on the skin and in the nose are called Staphylococcus or “staph” bacteria. Usually staph bacteria doesn’t cause any harm. A. Sometimes staph get inside the body through a break in the skin and cause an infection. These infections are treated by antibiotics. When the antibiotics don’t kill the staph bacteria it means the bacteria has become resistant to those antibiotics. This type of staph is called MRSA ( Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus). B. MRSA infections are not only infections of the skin but can serious infections in your blood, lungs and other tissues. Because they are resistant to many antibiotics they are harder to treat.
[Transition] : Now that you are familiar with what MRSA is lets talk about different ways to become infected with this bacteria.
II. Staph bacteria can be on the surface on the skin. It also can be on surfaces that you encounter from day to
day. A. The most common way to spread MRSA is direct person contact. 1. Touching the infected skin or wound of anyone who has MRSA . 2. Sharing objects such as towels or athletic equipment with someone who has MRSA 3. If you have MRSA in your nose you spread the bacteria by touching your nose and then touching someone else.
B. There are some ways that you may increase your chances of getting MRSA. 1. You take antibiotics a lot, you are suppressing your immune system so you are subjecting yourself to more types of bacteria. 2. Your taking antibiotics without a prescription. Introduction to the antibitotics may cause your body to get immune to the medication. 3. You don’t follow the directions when taking antibiotics, such as stopping early or missing a dose. 4.You are at greater risk of getting MRSA if you are recovering from surgery or burns, have tubes in your body for medical treatment or if you share needles.
Transition: Lets talk about what an infection looks like.
III Most often many people overlook an infection because they think its going to go away. 1. MRSA infections sometime look like a sore that look and feel like a spider bite. 2. Large, red painful bumps under the skins called boils 3. A cut that is swollen hot and filled with pus 4. Blisters filled with fluid called impetigo.
[Transition]: Finally lets talk about how you can reduce you chances of infection.
I. Practicing good hygiene can be the single most important part of reducing this infection. A. You have to wash your hands carefully to get rid of MRSA, as stated above you can spread the infection from shared towels with people you live with. So make sure you have your own hand towel to dry your hands on. 1. (According to the Center for Disease Control ) the recommended hand washing method is Wet your hands first under warm water.
2. Apply soap and rub together for at least 15 seconds getting between the fingers and around the nails.
3. Rinse with warm running water
4. Dry with paper towel or hand towel.
5.Turn the faucet off with a paper towel or hand towel ( to prevent exposure to the bacteria)
6. Throw the paper towel away, if using a hand towel remember not to share and wash it often.
Conclusion:
Summary: We have covered what MRSA is and how to reduce exposure to it.
Desired Action from the Audience: Now that you know that MRSA is a strand of bacteria that is resistant to most antibiotics used to treat staph infections. They way to prevent spread of the infection is to use hand hygiene and don’t share towels or equipment.
Closure Device: There is not a way to isolate yourself from bacteria but if you use the information given to you today we can reduce the infections.