AORN Journal
Volume 86, Issue 3 , Pages 361-372, September 2007

Perioperative Management of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Health Care Settings

  • Patti G. Grota, APRN, MS, CIC

      Affiliations

    • Patti G. Grota, APRN, MS, CIC, is the deputy chief of infection control administration at South Texas Veterans Healthcare System, San Antonio. Ms Grota has no declared affiliation that could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest in publishing this article.

ABSTRACT 

•GUIDELINES FOR MANAGING multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in health care settings were published by the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) in October 2006.

•THESE GUIDELINES OUTLINE appropriate strategies to help prevent MDRO cross transmission. Perioperative nurses should be prepared to implement these strategies in an effort to protect their surgical patients from contracting MDRO infections.

•THE HICPAC RECOMMENDS elevating contact precautions to “intensified interventions” in facilities with endemic outbreaks of MDROs. Perioperative nurses should participate in these efforts by adhering to infection control practices, championing these practices with other health care personnel, and providing clinical support and leadership.

 

  indicates that continuing education contact hours are available for this activity. Earn the contact hours by reading this article and taking the examination on pages 369-370 and then completing the answer sheet and learner evaluation on pages 371-372.You also may access this article online at http://www.aornjournal.org.The behavioral objectives and examination for this program were prepared by Rebecca Holm, RN, MSN, CNOR, clinical editor, with consultation from Susan Bakewell, RN, MS, BC, director, Center for Perioperative Education.This program meets criteria for CNOR and CRNFA recertification, as well as other continuing education requirements.AORN is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.AORN is provider-approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 13019. Check with your state board of nursing for acceptance of this activity for relicensure.

PII: S0001-2092(07)00259-1

doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2007.06.001

AORN Journal
Volume 86, Issue 3 , Pages 361-372, September 2007

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