Cathy provides an overview of Clostridioides difficile (previously called Clostridium difficle), the bacterium that causes a "C diff" infection. ⁠ 💡 Save this post for your Infectious Disease review and tag a classmate who needs a study buddy!⁠ ⁠ 🔗 click youtu.be/w4Hb0eodBQ8 for more on the subject ⁠ #NursingSchool #NCLEXprep #NursingStudents #NurseLife #StudyTips #LevelUpRN⁠ #Cdiff #Microbiology #STEM #microbes #NurseEducator | Level Up RN

Clostridioides difficile is extremely contagious, can live on surfaces for a long time, and can’t be killed with hand sanitizer alone (need to wash hands due to tough outer shell called a spore). As a result, it’s one of the most common hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infections and is an increasingly frequent cause of morbidity and mortality among older adult hospitalized patients. #cdiff #hospitallife #nurselife #physician #medschool #nursingschool #rt #np | J Mack Slaughter Jr