Multi-drug Resistant Organisms (MDROs)

Course Code: REL-ALL-0-MDRO-V2

Hours: 0.5

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024

Learning Objectives:
Describe why MDROs are a concern in healthcare.
Explain how the most common MDROs are transmitted.
Illustrate practices for preventing the transmission of MDROs.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: MDROs: Why You Should Be Concerned

What Are MDROs?

Why Should all Healthcare Staff Be Vigilant?

How Resistance Occurs

Patterns and Risks of Transmission

Locations of Concern

Review

Summary

Section 3: The Emerging Threat

CDC Threat Levels

Clostridioides difficile

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE)

Additional MDROs

Review

Summary

Section 4: Strategies to Manage MDROs

U.S. Goals and Objectives

Review

Summary

Section 5: Conclusion

Summary

Course Contributor

Resources

References

Instructor: Susan Heinzerling, BSN, RN, CHPN

Susan Heinzerling earned a Bachelor of Science in biology and a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as well as a Master of Life Sciences in physiology from North Carolina State University. She became a doctoral candidate in immunology at the University of South Alabama. Her research experiences in the biomedical sciences led to an interest in evidence-based practices. Ms. Heinzerling began her nursing career as a medical/surgical nurse. Patients in acute care with multiple chronic conditions and repeated hospitalizations inspired her practice of hospice nursing. She has worked as a hospice admissions nurse and a hospice RN case manager in both a large urban setting and a rural community.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.