Katelyn Baker
09-27-2014
Monday-Thursday 7:30-9:30
MRSA: Lori Popp’s Story
I had the chance to listen to guest speaker Lori Popp talk about what happened to her after going through a bariatric operation and the complications that came with it. Her story really opened my eyes to what is happening in the world and health care settings. She taught me to be cautious because not every health care worker takes the proper precautions when working with their patients. This is how she acquired MRSA, because her surgeon did not follow proper protocol. Lori endured multiple antibiotic treatments, but more than anything she had to endure a terribly great number of surgeries; currently somewhere near 60 surgeries, to help control her MRSA infection because …show more content…
It is unfortunately quite a common infection in the United States and worldwide. Individuals who are hospitalized have the greatest risk of becoming infected. Improper hand washing, the lack of sterilization and disinfection, and not using the right personal protective equipment, as well as not using it effectively are the biggest reasons why nosocomial infections such as MRSA are spread in health care settings. I want to be a Dental Hygienist and in order to prevent the spread of MRSA in medical facilities we can start by always washing our hands in between everything we do. Instead of taking off our gloves and slipping into another pair we should be washing our hands in between every pair we switch to because the insides of gloves are wonderful, warm and moist environment for bacteria to flourish and grow in. If we as health care workers took more care to wash our hands we could lower the risk of transferring MRSA greatly.
I also believe we should take care to make sure we disinfect and sterilize everything in the rooms our patients are in as well as the equipment. We should take the time to disinfect and sterilize the entirety of a room, not just the area near the patient or where they were the most. The splatter of body fluids does occur, whether it’s from a wound, possibly urination or defecation, but even spit and mucous. It can travel quite a
09-27-2014
Monday-Thursday 7:30-9:30
MRSA: Lori Popp’s Story
I had the chance to listen to guest speaker Lori Popp talk about what happened to her after going through a bariatric operation and the complications that came with it. Her story really opened my eyes to what is happening in the world and health care settings. She taught me to be cautious because not every health care worker takes the proper precautions when working with their patients. This is how she acquired MRSA, because her surgeon did not follow proper protocol. Lori endured multiple antibiotic treatments, but more than anything she had to endure a terribly great number of surgeries; currently somewhere near 60 surgeries, to help control her MRSA infection because …show more content…
It is unfortunately quite a common infection in the United States and worldwide. Individuals who are hospitalized have the greatest risk of becoming infected. Improper hand washing, the lack of sterilization and disinfection, and not using the right personal protective equipment, as well as not using it effectively are the biggest reasons why nosocomial infections such as MRSA are spread in health care settings. I want to be a Dental Hygienist and in order to prevent the spread of MRSA in medical facilities we can start by always washing our hands in between everything we do. Instead of taking off our gloves and slipping into another pair we should be washing our hands in between every pair we switch to because the insides of gloves are wonderful, warm and moist environment for bacteria to flourish and grow in. If we as health care workers took more care to wash our hands we could lower the risk of transferring MRSA greatly.
I also believe we should take care to make sure we disinfect and sterilize everything in the rooms our patients are in as well as the equipment. We should take the time to disinfect and sterilize the entirety of a room, not just the area near the patient or where they were the most. The splatter of body fluids does occur, whether it’s from a wound, possibly urination or defecation, but even spit and mucous. It can travel quite a