Data Analysis. Data analysis will use a constant comparison approach in which elements of the transcribed narrative are compared in order to establish categorical relationships (Dye, et al
The research subjects will consist of patients who indicate that they understand the study purpose, give their written consent, and anticipate hospital stays of at least two days. In order to avoid the complication of using translators -- particularly in view of the fact that the nurse (researcher) is herself an instrument of the research process in naturalistic grounded research -- the subjects will all be English-speaking patients (Lincoln & Guba, 1985)
These common themes can be subjected to additional analysis in the form of member checks or data triangulation (Lincoln & Guba, 1985). Limitations Should the number of subjects in the study be small, and selected from a sampling frame that does not distinguish between patient gender, age, reason for hospitalization, and other relevant demographic or health variable, the study findings must clearly indicate these limitations in the results section of the final report (Savin-Baden & Major, 2013)
One other issue with regard to MRSA is that community acquired or CAMRSA as well as known and historical strains of MRSA are intermingling in institutions and developing even more resistant strains of disease. (Gorak, Yamada & Brown, 1999, pp
Isolates of MRSA with staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec type IV (which is often associated with community-associated MRSA) were statistically significantly more likely to be sensitive to erythromycin, clindamycin, and ciprofloxacin. (Graham, Lin & Larson, 2006, p
These strong bacteria then become capable of colonization in the body, where not unlike a cancer they work through the transport systems of the body and occur in traditional (skin eruptions) or worse attack deeper organ and bone systems, all while failing to respond to more and more antimicrobial medications.. (Hughes & Andersson, 2001, p
Strausbaugh, Crossley, Nurse & Thrupp also stress that patients at greatest risk for colonization of MRSA and other resistant bacteria are "serious underlying disease, poor functional status, wounds such as pressure sores, invasive devices such as urinary catheters, and prior antimicrobial therapy." (Strausbaugh, Crossley, Nurse & Thrupp, 1996, p
"70% of hospital-acquired bacterial infections in the United States -- which kill 90,000 Americans a year -- are resistant to at least one drug, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention." (Wenner, 2008, p
The reason for this is that this particular strain of Staphylococcus aureus is resistant to the newest developments in antibiotics. While treatment is available for infections by this bacterium, it is complicated by the fact that it is not available in tablet form (Johnson), and can only be administered by a drip or injection
Finally in section VI the economic implications of MRSA are explored. I: Introduction of Evolutionary History of MRSA In 1929 a scientist by the name of Fleming discovered penicillin, and it was immediately put to use in fighting Staphylococcus aureaus (SA) (Barnes & Sampson 2010
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a staph infection which is resistant to the methicillin family of antibiotics including common ones such as penicillin (CDC, 2012). It is often identified as being among the leading causes of nosocomial (hospital acquired) infections (Enright, et
In the United States the first reported incident of MRSA of the hospital variety occurred in 1968, the first community-based strain of MRSA in the U.S. was reported in 1980 (Huang, et
Individuals are encouraged to pay attention to risk factors such as contact sports, shared athletic equipment, compromised immune systems and living in unsanitary conditions. VI: Economic Implications of MRSA Infections The economic costs of Health Related Infections (HRI), also known as nosocomial infections, add to an already overburdened health care system (Nelson, et al
It usually lives on the skin and nose of human beings without leading to health problems. It becomes a problem when the bacterium causes an infection in the "skin, lungs, or blood" (Zeller 2011, p
In three studies, the use of isolation and other interventions was conflicting (Carrbone et al. 2002; Charlebois 2002; Cohen 2005), one showed reduced infection (Cohen, 2005; Curran et al
, 2004). The effort to manage the spread of MRSA relies primarily on three measures including hand hygiene among health practitioners (Larson, Quiros and Lin, 2007), restriction of antibiotics, and detection and isolation of infected or colonized patients (Cooper et
It is important to note that the endemic level of MSRA may at times depend on the opening time of the isolation wards. This is because eradication of MSRA is possible when the isolation wards are opened early (Dupeyron et al
Study selection These review appraised abstracts and it obtained articled if the abstracts mentioned MRSA and an attempt to control it in a hospital environment. Owing to the great number of studies, which it had not anticipated, this review revised the studies that did not impose quality restrictions (Fleming et al
Conclusion: This review recognizes that major methodological limitations and inadequate reporting in published research showing that the paper includes alternative explanations for reductions in MRSA acquisition linked with interventions. Introduction The prevalence of hospital acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus auerus (MRSA) continues to rise in the globe hence qualifying as an international health problem (French et al
Perception is that most transmission of MRSA within the hospital environments (French et al., 2004), between patients happens through transiently colonized health workers (Gbanguide-Haore et al