CPD Previous

MRSA: an infection control overview

Diana Rayner Clinical Nurse Specialist, Infection Control, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Trust

MRSA is challenging nursing and medical professionals in hospitals and the community. Effective antibiotic therapy and risk assessment are needed together with good infection control practice to reduce its transmission.

Nursing Standard. 17, 45, 47-53. doi: 10.7748/ns2003.07.17.45.47.c3424

Correspondence

Diana.Rayner@gstt.sthames.nhs.uk

Peer review

This article has been subject to double blind peer review

Keywords :

Bacterial infections - Infection control - MRSA

Want to read more?

Already have access? Log in

3-month trial offer for £5.25/month

Subscribe today and save 50% on your first three months

RCNi Plus users have full access to the following benefits:

Unlimited access to all 10 RCNi Journals
RCNi Learning featuring over 175 modules to easily earn CPD time
NMC-compliant RCNi Revalidation Portfolio to stay on track with your progress
Personalised newsletters tailored to your interests
A customisable dashboard with over 200 topics

Alternatively, you can purchase access to this article for the next seven days. Buy now

Are you a student? Our student subscription has content especially for you.
Find out more

23 July 2003 / Vol 17 issue 45

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIGITAL EDITION