Nursing care for patients infected or colonized with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE).
Advances in medicine enable many patients to regain their health. But, at the same time, they become susceptible to hospital-acquired infections. The occurrence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci is a considerable problem in the modern health system. In order to limit the risk of VRE infection, proper patient care is vital, which is focused on compliance with relevant procedures (isolation, decontamination, education). Mutual cooperation between charge nurses and the ward sister and epidemiological nurse plays a major role in nursing surveillance of patients with VRE.
Department of Health and Medical Sciences, Andrzej Frycz-Modrzewski Kraków University, Kraków, Poland.
Anna
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Szczypta
Department of Mycology, Chair of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Czysta 18, Kraków, Poland. katarzyna.talaga@uj.edu.pl.
Katarzyna
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Talaga
Małgorzata
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Bulanda
D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology / Q000451:nursing*; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000451:nursing*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010356:Patient Isolation; D065507:Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci
charge nurse; epidemiological nurse; hospital epidemic outbreaks; isolation; surveillance; vancomycin-resistant enterococci; ward sister