exposures. Payment for non-DDA employees is the responsibility of the employer or the person/organization contracting for services. Source: OSHA Regulation, 29 CFR § 1910.1030 Management of Infections Standard 11 Documentation: MRSA and VRE Information related Management of Antibiotic resistant bacteria such as Methicillin Resistant to management and Infections: Staph Aureas (MRSA) and Vancomycin Resistant individual response People with antibiotic Enterococci (VRE) are the most commonly encountered to treatment will be resistant bacteria, who drug-resistant infections in people residing in non-healthcare documented on the do not require facilities, such as long-term care facilities. In recent years, HCMP and in the hospitalization for an there has been an increased incidence of these infections nursing and acute infection or which can be acquired in both the health care and physician progress comorbid condition, community settings. notes. can be safely cared for and managed at home In the healthcare setting, MRSA occurs most frequently in by use of standard people with weakened immune systems, and can occur as a universal precautions. wound infection, urinary tract infection, bloodstream injection, and pneumonia. It is transmitted by direct The service provider contact, often on the hands of caregivers. In shall ensure that staff community settings, infections usually manifest as skin receives training infections (pimples and boils) in otherwise healthy people. regarding MRSA or VRE infection VRE usually comes from the own bowel flora, and person’s management, and can be spread by direct person-to-person contact or on the specific concerns for hands of caregivers. the affected person. People may have a: People with a MRSA MRSA or VRE is “colonization” (the organism or VRE colonization present, but not causing illness) or infection shall not MRSA or VRE infection (the organism is present be refused services and causing illness). based on his or her MRSA or VRE status. The risk factors for both colonization and infection include: severe illness, underlying health conditions (i.e. kidney Applies to: disease, diabetes, and skin lesions), urinary catheter, repeated hospitalizations, and previous colonization by a People who live in an organism, and advanced age. ICF/IDD.
exposures. Payment for non-DDA employees is the responsibility of the employer or the person/organization contracting for services. Source: OSHA Regulation, 29 CFR § 1910.1030 Standard 11 Management of Infections: People with antibiotic resistant bacteria, who do not require hospitalization for an acute infection or comorbid condition, can be safely cared for and managed at home by use of standard universal precautions. The service provider shall ensure that staff receives training regarding MRSA or VRE infection management, and specific concerns for the affected person. People with a MRSA or VRE colonization or infection shall not be refused services based on his or her MRSA or VRE status. Applies to: People who live in an ICF/IDD. Management of Infections MRSA and VRE Antibiotic resistant bacteria such as Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureas (MRSA) and Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) are the most commonly encountered drug-resistant infections in people residing in non-healthcare facilities, such as long-term care facilities. In recent years, there has been an increased incidence of these infections which can be acquired in both the health care and community settings. In the healthcare setting, MRSA occurs most frequently in people with weakened immune systems, and can occur as a wound infection, urinary tract infection, bloodstream injection, and pneumonia. It is transmitted by direct contact, often on the hands of caregivers. In community settings, infections usually manifest as skin infections (pimples and boils) in otherwise healthy people. VRE usually comes from the person’s own bowel flora, and can be spread by direct person-to-person contact or on the hands of caregivers. People may have a: MRSA or VRE “colonization” (the organism is present, but not causing illness) MRSA or VRE infection (the organism is present and causing illness). The risk factors for both colonization and infection include: severe illness, underlying health conditions (i.e. kidney disease, diabetes, and skin lesions), urinary catheter, repeated hospitalizations, and previous colonization by a organism, and advanced age. Documentation: Information related to management and individual response to treatment will be documented on the HCMP and in the nursing and physician progress notes.
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