Instructions for Treating MRSA Patients 

It is an infection that is resistant to antibiotic treatment.  Usually, patients acquire this infection while in the hospital.  Patient who are elderly or who are immuno-compromised are most susceptible to this infection.

Contact-Droplet Isolation:  gown, gloves, and mask are required for all health care providers.  The patient may have been instructed to wear a mask, but it is not required.

Schedule MRSA patients for the last appointment of the day.  

All clothing that comes in contact during the visit to be washed in HOT water and dried on the HOT setting.   

All gowns, gloves and masks worn during the treatment are to be separately bagged in a garbage bag and immediately placed in a bio hazard bag. 

GOOD HAND WASHING IS A MUST.  THIS IS TO BE DONE BEFORE, DURING (IF APPROPRIATE) AND AFTER THE TREATMENT USING ANTIBACTERIAL SOAP AND HOT WATER FOR AT LEAST 30 SECONDS.