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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), 2006.
An analysis of preventive steps taken at selected healthcare institutions against methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
1,411 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 78.95
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The purpose of this paper is to develop relevant background information concerning the incidence and causes of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in general and in selected healthcare facilities in particular. According to the paper, MRSA represents a growing threat to public health and the national interests, and it is recommended that the etiology and treatment of MRSA should become the focus of a concerted nation-wide effort to develop improved treatment protocols.
Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
Discussion of Findings
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation
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"By the late 1950s, different strains of S. aureus had acquired resistance to penicillin and to virtually all other available systemic antibiotics, including erythromycin, streptomycin, and the tetracyclines; these strains of S. aureus were all associated with outbreaks of hospital-acquired infections; the introduction of semisynthetic penicillins (e.g., methicillin, which are not inactivated by beta-lactamase), though, and the cephalosporin antibiotics (e.g., cephalothin, cephaloridine, and cefazolin), during the 1960s provided clinicians with some new therapeutic treatments for infections caused by these antibiotic-resistant pathogens (Chikami & Murphy 11). The organism adapted yet again, though, and methicillin-resistant strains of S. aureus (MRSA) were being identified as early as 1961; at that time, the MRSA organisms were associated with infections in Europe, but they have since become widespread around the world. "
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection (MRSA), 2008.
Discusses methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)infection
from an epidemiological perspective.
1,980 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 6 sources, APA, AU$ 103.95
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This paper explains that the methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a nosocomial pathogen, is an epidemiological problem, which can have its source in the community and health care settings. The author relates the epidemiology of MRSA in relation to agent, host, environment, web of causation and its natural history. The paper underscores that MRSA infection presents a serious epidemiological problem because not only are new strains appearing but also a number of nosocomial MRSA infections are known to have their source in the community setting, which causes the route of transmission to remain a mystery. The author stresses that improved strategies to control and manage MRSA infection continue to be sought.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Agent
Host
Environment
Web of Causation
Natural History
Conclusion
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"Environmental factors play a very significant role in the transmission of MRSA. For example, when health care providers acquire an MRSA infection, family members of these workers and other staff members can then become infected not only from direct contact but also from environmental sites such as chairs, phones, or computer keyboards. Transmission of MRSA is also facilitated when the environment has been contaminated with toxin-producing strains. As a consequence, it is essential that prevention and control measures include cleaning of the hospital environment."
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, 2002.
A study of the disease Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, AU$ 73.95
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A paper explaining the treatment, prevention and general overview of the disease Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus.
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Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus (MRSA), 2006.
This paper is a complete research project to determine the rate of methicillin resistant staph aureus (MRSA) in the radiology department and the procedures most likely to be linked to its transmission to patients.
3,885 words (approx. 15.5 pages), 10 sources, MLA, AU$ 175.95
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This study hypothesizes that patients are more likely to become exposed to methicillin resistant staph aureus (MRSA) in the radiology department via multi-use items, such as ultrasound probes using trans-dermal gel. The author reports that twelve bacterial isolates were recovered from ultrasound probes after typical cleaning procedures were used; however, no significant bacterial isolate was found on the endoscopes used for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). The paper concludes that the risk of MRSA contamination in patients is higher in radiological procedures, which use multiple use probes cleaned only with local measures, rather than endoscopes, which undergo a rigorous timed and chemical disinfection process.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Hypothesis
Literature Review
Methodology
Methods and Procedures
Evaluation
Ethical Considerations
Dissemination
Budget
Human Subjects
Results
Conclusion
Discussion
Importance
Recommendations
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"One interesting study reviewed the use of maggots in the treatment of MRSA. While not specifically germane to the subject at hand, it will show what a significant problem this health care issue has become. In this study, it was felt that it was important to discover alternatives to antibiotic resistant wounds in which no other form of treatment appeared to suffice. The goal of the study was to find a way to combat wounds and promote a healing. Ultimately it was felt that maggot therapy has been seen to act on MRSA in wounds and constitutes another area in need of study, with greater emphasis on evidence based practice."
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Epidemiology of Staphylococcus Aureus, 2006.
The study of staphylococcus aureus, a highly infectious disease in hospitals which particularly affects the elderly.
1,412 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 78.95
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One of the more challenging problems associated with hospital stays is the nosocomial infections which are caused primarily by staphylococcus aureus. The pathogen appears to be developing specific resistances to the pharmacological weapons developed to date, and the disease continues to represent a threat for many elderly people and those who are already weakened by other physical problems. To determine the cause and potential continuing threat represented by this bacterium, this paper provides a review of the epidemiology of staphylococcus aureus to determine the development of the current body of knowledge about the disease. This is followed by a summary of the research and concludes that this threat will continue and the precautions that need to be taken to try to avoid it.
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"While the world has never been a sterile place, it would seem that one of the most prevalent and virulent of mankind's microscopic foes has always been Staphylococcus aureus. In fact, staphylococci are ubiquitous, and approximately 30 percent to 50 percent of healthy human beings will be carrying staphylococci at any one time (Eidson, Olson & Sewell, 1997). Staphylococcus aureus is a genus of spherical bacteria of the family Micrococcaceae; the Staphylococcus aureus is universally present in enormous numbers on the mucous membranes and skin of humans and other warm-blooded animals. The umbrella term, "staphylococcus" is popularly used for all the species of the family, and is a reference to the cells' tendency to aggregate in grapelike clusters (Staphylococcus, 2005). Staphylococci are microbiologically characterized as gram-positive (in young cultures), non-spore-forming, nonmotile, facultative anaerobes (e.g., not requiring oxygen); the cells of S. aureus average 1 mm (micrometer; 1 mm = 10-6 meter) in diameter and are usually clustered (Staphylococcus, 2005)."
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MRSA on American University Campuses, 2005.
This paper is a research plan of a study to be conducted on whether attending University increases the risk of acquiring methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria, and the implications of this.
772 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 10 sources, MLA, AU$ 45.95
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The purpose of the study is to assess whether those attending a university in the USA are at risk of acquiring methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the university setting. The risk is assessed by determining whether there are higher incidences of MRSA carriers in the university setting than in other areas of the community, as this may signify that those carrying MRSA have acquired the bacteria through university attendance. As a secondary objective, the study aims to compile a set of recommendations which would aim to reduce the likelihood of contracting MRSA in the university environment.
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Introduction
Purpose of the study
Methods
Required Readings
Anticipated Bibliography
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"The second phase of the study would comprise of a direct study of students at my university, in order to discover the numbers of students who currently carry MRSA. A sample of students would be selected, with selection being based upon that student not being at particular risk of MRSA, i.e. not having been hospitalized in the last year, or having undergone surgery of any kind within the last year. There may also be other exclusions which would be included from the findings of the literature review. These students would then have samples taken in order to test for the presence of MRSA; such testing would need to take into account participant confidentiality. The literature review would be used in order to elucidate a specific method for sample selection, using articles involving similar successful studies.
"From the findings of the testing for MRSA, it would be possible to establish whether there are indeed higher levels of MRSA in the university population by contrasting the results with any results obtained in the literature review; it may also be possible to contrast with results from other universities. The results can also be used in order to aid in the composition of recommendations to reduce the risk of contracting MRSA while attending university."
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The Spread of Bacteria on University Campuses, 2008.
A discussion of the impact of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus on American University Campuses.
8,634 words (approx. 34.5 pages), 19 sources, APA, AU$ 300.95
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This paper examines the impact of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus on American university campuses. The paper explains that methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) gained public fame as the notorious "flesh eating bacteria." MRSA is serious because, unlike non-resistant forms of Staphylococcus aureus, it does not respond readily to a host of antibiotics commonly used to treat such illnesses. This paper utilizes the results of a survey done on MRSA and university students to develop a plan that can be used by American college campuses to help control the spread of MRSA among the student population. The paper points out that MRSA is typically associated with a hospital setting, but as outbreaks began to occur that were obviously not of a hospital origin, a new classification system was developed. The paper then looks at how this classification system has more to do with disease prevention and community health than clinical treatment of the disease.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Literature Review
Chapter 3: Methodology
Chapter 4: Results
Chapter 5: Discussion and Conclusions
Appended is a survey questionnaire
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"MRSA has been the subject of many clinical studies. There is an abundance of information one the various drugs that have been developed to help combat the disease, its history and mutations, and methods of control in various populations. A majority of the literature has focused on MRSA in the healthcare setting. However, there is a growing body of literature that addresses MRSA in settings other than in hospitals. The reason for this growth in interest regarding Community Acquired MRSA is the growing number of outbreaks on college campuses, particularly among sports participants.
Literature focuses on the clinical aspects of control and treatment. However, there is little information on the reason for the growing concern on college campus."
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MRSA, Change and Nursing Leadership, 2008.
This paper looks at hospital concerns related to ethicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and their impact on health care professionals.
1,333 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 6 sources, APA, AU$ 73.95
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In this article, the writer notes that methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a serious concern for many hospitals. The writer points out that not only are morbidity and mortality rates due to MRSA infection significant, but longer hospital stays, higher costs of treatment and the specter of treatment failure compared to methicillin-sensitive organisms are all realities that are faced. This paper outlines a proposition to implement a hospital-wide change in the hospital's handwashing policy to that utilizing a chlorhexidine-based foam. Budgetary considerations as well as a strategy for implementation and evaluation of effectiveness on MRSA infections after one year of implementation are discussed.
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Introduction
Literature Review
Current Practice
Proposed Practice
Budgetary Considerations
Concerns Regarding Change
Values and Roles
Conclusion
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"In order to improve the rate of infection from 10 cases per year to less than one per year, a new practice will be instituted based on the redundancy principle regarding implementation of handwashing procedures. Similarly redundant handwashing facilities (both handwashing stations and foam chlorhexidine gluconate) conveniently located at strategic locations. This solution will include new dispensers at strategic locations with high personnel traffic such as nurses' stations, patient rooms, specific bedside sites (e.g. in intensive care units, labor and delivery bedsides), communal areas for nurses and physicians and outpatient examination rooms. It is expected to be accomplished within 3 months with a reduction in overall and MRSA nosocomial infections after one year."
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Resisting Antibiotics, 2004.
How the overuse of antibiotics in recent years has caused organisms to reject them.
879 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 52.95
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The proliferation of antibiotic-resistant organisms has been the topic of much debate for many years. The overuse of antibiotics has created new strains of disease that no longer respond to antibiotics. This paper discusses two of the most common antibiotic-resistant organisms, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE).
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"The bacterium is usually spread through contact with other people that are colonized or infected with the germ. (Control of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms in Home Settings 2003) According to the Virginia Department of Health ?The germ can be spread by direct contact with the person or by the hands of someone caring for the person touching others before washing hands. MRSA can survive for an hour or more on environmental surfaces such as floors, sinks, blood pressure cuffs, etc. but these are NOT the most likely source of spread.? (Control of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms in Home Settings 2003)"
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Theft Resistant Logistics Systems, 2006.
An examination of theft-resistant logistics systems, taking a closer look at how to prevent the theft of cargo while in transit.
3,024 words (approx. 12.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 146.95
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The paper analyzes the problem of in-transit theft. The writer explains the need for a multi-faceted approach in logistic systems, systems that can literally mean the difference between success in business and bankruptcy. The paper analyzes the likelihood of secure freight yards and warehouses reducing the incidence of cargo theft, because so much of the theft is carried out by employees. The writer concludes that for many companies, determining whether the thefts are internal or external is more cost and labor intensive than implementing across-the-board loss prevention measures.
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"Furthermore, theft in logistics systems is a major problem. "Worldwide, cargo theft losses total $30 billion a year, according to the International Chamber of Commerce" (Chubb Group). While cargo theft occurs across the board, there are some products that are more vulnerable to theft: those that are highly valuable for their size, are easily transportable, and are easily sold at a high profit (Chubb Group). For example, trucks bearing cigarettes are vulnerable to theft because increased taxes on cigarettes have made their black-market sale especially lucrative."
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Drug Resistant Tuberculosis, 2002.
Discusses some of the causes and implications of the emergence of drug resistance tuberculosis.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 4 sources, AU$ 132.95
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The appearance of drug resistant TB is attributed to societal practices and the evolution of resistant strain. Cultural values are said to contribute to the transmission of the disease as are geographical factors.
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MRSA Infection, 2003.
A discussion on the protocols of handling MRSA infection at nursing homes.
1,826 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 96.95
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This paper explores the topic of MRSA, strains of staphylococcus aureus (SA) that are resistant to methicillin (MR) and related drugs. It looks at how, most commonly, MRSA is transmitted between individuals by direct contact and hand-washing between the care of residents is the most effective means to prevent the spread of this bacteria. It analyzes the isolation protocol for infected individuals, as well as standard precautions, such as changing gloves after each patient and good hand-washing techniques. In particular, it discusses the controversy over the role of the nursing homes and their patients in the epidemiology of MRSA.
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"It is recommended that the patient be isolated and quarantined but this is not absolutely necessary. The patient can also be kept in the same room as another patient who is known to have MRSA. Gloves and good hand washing are compulsory. The doctor or the nurse should wear a gown whenever there is a chance that a contact with the patient?s wound is inevitable. This prevents infectivity of the doctor?s outfit that can touch other patients and or utensils and thus spread the infection. It is probably safe to carry the patient to areas such as showers and cafeterias when the wound is covered and protected. The patient no longer needs to be in isolation after the infection has been completely cured."
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Resistance and Pain, 2003.
An analysis of the notion of resistance in light of the way chronic pain sufferers use narrative and objectification to resist pain and how chronic pain in turns resists political economic pressures.
2,745 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 15 sources, MLA, AU$ 136.95
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This paper uses Foucault?s work on biopower and governmentality to analyse chronic pain as a resistance to power/knowledge formations that express themselves in terms of control over the body. It attempts to analyse chronic pain by using three different notions of resistance. It looks at how chronic pain causes a contraction of the social world especially in situations of biomedical practice when the moral decision ?it?s all in your head? can often be made by doctors. It examines how this process resists speech (and thus resocialisation) by analysing the dialectical tension this resistance has with the stress, rage and the impulse that drives us to unsettle or confound the fixed order of things. It then explores the resistance that people have to the pain that they feel followed by rage for order.
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"Chronic pain confounds many of the concepts and methods used for its analysis, in part because of the privileging of certain spheres of analysis. This is noticeable in a set of assumptions that are part of both biomedical and western philosophical theory. This set of assumptions assumes a divide between mind and body; it assumes that diseases are universal biological or pyschophysiological entities resulting from somatic lesions and dysfunctions. These can produce signs of symptoms, and one must decode the cultural elements of patients systems in terms of their underlying somatic referents. If the symptoms do not fit this mould, then one is denied illness in the biomedical model."
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Wash Your Hands!, 2008.
This paper discusses the implementation of an effective hand-washing hygiene program in schools.
2,451 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 123.95
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The paper discusses the spread of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin infections, influenza and the common cold that can be inhibited by proper hand-washing habits of school students. The paper describes a potential hand-washing campaign that actively involves the children themselves. The paper emphasizes that the students, with the help of the teachers, must direct the effort, because they have the most to gain and lose from the results of the program.
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"Mother was right, you should 'wash your hands!' to prevent the spread of disease! Once upon a time, encouraging children to wash their hands in school before eating or after using the bathroom was seen as a way to instill good manners in young people. Now, however, proper hand-washing can be a matter of life and death for students and educators. Approximately 1/5 of the U.S. population attends or works in school on a full or part-time basis. This means that it is essential for the health of the public as well as students and educators that proper hygiene is practiced and the risk of communicable epidemics are minimized ("Seasonal Flu Information for Schools &Childcare Providers, CDC, 2008)."
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Resistance and the Counseling Relationship, 2004.
This paper is review of the article, ?Is Handling Client Resistance A Pas De Deux??, by Jeff Rothstein about resistance and the counseling relationship.
830 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 48.95
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This paper states that Jeff Rothstein, LCSW, believes that the act of resistance should not be resisted on the part of the counselor because it is a sign the counselor is getting somewhere. The author points out that Rothstein reiterates the common Freudian trope that analysts and therapists should not remain in the patient?s or learner?s comfort zone, but rather, for the sake of the patient, poke at the discomforting contradictions and fissures, which exist within the patient?s consciousness and way of relating to the world. The paper stresses that resistance means a fighting back, and the counselor or instructor may get emotionally hurt in the process.
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"So long as this injury is not a real or emotional flesh wound, and is taken with a grain of salt, Rothstien says, such mutuality in the exchange between client and counselor can actually enrich the overall process. Of course, different therapists, depending on their background, respond to resistance in differing ways. Psychodynamically oriented therapists tend to work through the resistance, using the relationship between the client and the therapist as the vehicle for the work,? although such a methodology can often be exhausting for the therapist as well as the client."
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