This article discusses the ways in which being diagnosed as MRSA positive can affect a person psychologically and the measures that should be taken in order to minimise the impact
The aim of this article is to discuss the psychosocial impact of being infected or colonised by methicillin-resistant
Discuss the role of the nurse in relation to the planning of care for patients colonised/infected with MRSA
Discuss the impact that being diagnosed as MRSA positive may have on patients.
Identify MRSA screening regimen
Outline the ways patients and their families may be supported
Describe the psychological process that colonised healthcare workers may undergo when identified as being MRSA positive.
Nursing Standard. 12, 11, 49-56. doi: 10.7748/ns.12.11.49.s57
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