Partners in Care: Patient Education on Drug-Resistant Organisms

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In easy to understand language, this award-winning program informs patients how Drug-Resistant Organisms (DROs) can be spread both in and out of the healthcare environment, and how to interrupt transmission.

Program Highlights

In the facility, patients will be encouraged to practice proper hand hygiene; and understand and follow the rules for Isolation Precautions such as: the use of PPE, remaining in the room, and following facility protocols

In the home, patients will also learn infection control practices that include: environmental cleaning, hand hygiene, laundry practices, not sharing personal care items, and wound care.

Learning Objective

To educate patients and their family members on what it means to be colonized or infected with a drug-resistant organism (DRO), and what to do to prevent transmission both in the hospital, and once the patient is discharged home

Program Includes

9min Visual presentation (DVD)
1 Free site license upon request

Bonus Resource CD
Available in Spanish
Patient Handout

From The Series

Partners in Care: Patient Education Series

Clinical Advisors

Pam Alexander, RN, BSN

Vicki L. Brinsko, RN, BA

Program Awards

Worldfest Houston International Film Festival, Silver

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