Screening for MRSA: How to Swab

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Surveillance cultures for MRSA are an invaluable tool in today’s healthcare environment. By utilizing proper swabbing techniques, your facility can quickly identify MRSA infection and colonization, and prevent transmission.

Program Highlights

Provides a brief overview of MRSA

Highlights why surveillance is conducted

Emphasizes the importance of clean tests, proper labeling and documentation

Visual demonstration of how to swab the nares (moist and dry swab)

Visual demonstration of how to swab the axilla and groin

Visual demonstration of how to swab a wound (Levine twirl and Z-stroke technique)

Learning Objective

To educate healthcare professionals in proper techniques for swabbing for MRSA, including step-by-step demonstrations of how to conduct a nasal, a groin, and a wound swab.

Program Includes

7min Visual presentation (DVD)
1 Free site license upon request

Clinical Advisors

Candace Anglea, RN, BSN, CIC

Patricia A. Byers, RM, M(ASCP), CIC

Susan Cohen, MT, ASCP

Wanda Neal Hooper, RN, BSN, MS, CIC

Anita Prinz, RN, BSN, CWOCN

Maureen Spencer, RN, M.Ed., CIC

April Tracy, RN, BSN, ICP

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