Reflective Journal #1 The Learning Experience: In clinical last week‚ I had a patient who was methacillin resistant staphylococcus aureus positive resulting in the implication of contact precautions. It was the first time I had to deal with family members questioning the care we were providing for their loved one found. I found it fairly easy to describe MRSA as it is seen so often in the hospital. I explained to her what MRSA is and how to protect yourself from the bacteria. It was a good learning
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Research Summary / Ethical Considerations Student Class Grand Canyon University Date Introduction Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus‚ MRSA‚ is a common infection in a lot of hospitals‚ nursing homes‚ and among those with weak immune systems. MRSA infections are mostly non-life threatening but can be fatal if left untreated due to its resistance to antibiotics commonly used. Even a healthy person can be a “carrier” and not be infected. To aid in the prevention of MRSA infection
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Did you know that Methicillin – Resistant Staphylococcus Areaus‚ also know as MRSA is a frequent infection found in medical facilities? MRSA is a strain of staph that is resistant to common antibiotics and can be very difficult to treat. Staph is short for Staphylococcus; staph is a harmless bacteria which resides on the surface of all your skin. Usually this is not a problem until a person punctures their skin. They then face the risk of staph infection (Kidshealth.org 2012). MRSA frequents
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Important Things to Know About Before Getting a Tattoo Lori Porter Axia College of University of Phoenix Tattoos are a wonderful way of expressing ones individuality‚ but people need to think about all the ramifications of getting a tattoo before they get it. Serious problems can arise from making this decision without consciously thinking it through. “Tattoos are fast becoming a mark of the 21st century‚ with one quarter of those under the age of 30 adorning their skin with at least
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Results: The conventional methods used to identify MRSA require culturing which can take days to obtain. For hospitals needing quick results the PCR method is ideal because results can be obtained within just a few hours (often as low as within five hours). Getting these results in such a timely manner can help to start treatment earlier‚ reducing the amount of time needed for isolation and hospitalization‚ and thus reducing costs. It has also been shown that the PCR method is not only quick but
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Foodborne Illness – Staphylococcus • What is the infectious agent (pathogen) that causes this infectious disease? Staphylococcus is an unmodifiable bacterium that causes Botulism. Which mean that individuals have no control over catching or not catching this disease. Since botulism is such strong and dangerous bacteria‚ that ingesting the smallest amount can make individuals sick. More important is other living forms or life like bacteria’s are changing‚ and becoming resistant to the
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antibiotics while the second is due to the fact that “bacteria naturally develop resistance to antimicrobial drugs.” (Clemmitt‚ 2007) One example of a “super bug” is the ever so popularly known- MRSA. MRSA stands for methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus. (cdc.gov‚ 2007 as cited by Clemmitt‚ 2007) MRSA has two different kinds- CA-MRSA is community acquired MRSA and HA-MRSA which is hospital acquired MRSA. (Clemmitt‚ 2007) To reduce the risk of creating “super bugs” the doctors urge patients
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2. Material and methods 2.1 Sample collection The following 14 samples of Staphylococcus aureus were used in this study. All samples were obtained from food contact surfaces at three food premises in University of Putra Malaysia (UPM). Samples were collected from the surface of each material according to standard swabbing techniques. The collection was carried out during weekdays (15:00-17:00) after finished the preparation of foods. Sterile swabs were removed from the coded test tubes that contain
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This project’s purpose is to find the effects of UV light on Staphylococcus epidermidis‚ furthermore recognized as staph infection. Staph infection is an infection usually acquired on the skin that can promote fever‚ nausea‚ pain‚ boils‚ and can lead to MRSA‚ which can lead to death. Because there is no cure for staph infection‚ this experiment called for research on clinical trials. A clinical trial was established that used blue light therapy to delay and kill the growth of staph infection. Coincidentally
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Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus albus Some bacteria’s require a certain amount of light in order to function properly and there fore survive. Escherichia coli is found in the gut and intestines of mammals. Staphylococcus albus is generally a skin dwelling bacteria Aim: To test whether the amount and type of light that the bacteria’s E.coli and S.albus are subject to causes changes in their growth rates and habits. To test whether the growth rates and habits of the bacteria’s E. coli
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