Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published online 2009-09
Using students on a short educational placement with an infection prevention team to assist in implementation of universal MRSA screening: achieving educational outcomes and identifying policy compliance
his article describes how an infection prevention team (IPT) used an interprofessional group of student healthcare professionals on a short placement to audit meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) screening policy compliance in the run-up to implementation of a new national MRSA screening target in England. It highlights the resource required by the IPT to support the group, the process of the audit and results, the experience of the students, and the policy and learning outcomes from both the audit and the experience of the placement. Other teams may find a similar approach beneficial for their organisations.
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