This article presents a case study of a healthy, 27-year-old woman presenting with nausea, vomiting, cramping, and diarrhea. Learners are asked to consider her symptoms and factors that may have caused her diagnosis of Staphylococcus aureus.

Learning Objectives:

• Define workplace stress
• Identify common stress triggers
• Describe ways to deal with stress at work

Author(s):

• Deborah A. Johnson, MS, AHI (AMT), MT (ASCP), SM
• Jon Judge, PhD
• Beverly J. Barham, PhD, AHI (AMT), MPH, MT (ASCP)

Relevant Certifications:

• Medical Assistant (RMA)
• Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS)
• Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT)
• Medical Laboratory Assistant (CMLA)
• Molecular Diagnostics Technologist (MDT)
• Phlebotomy Technician (RPT)
• Patient Care Technician (PCT)

Launch Date: 2021

Enrollment Expiration: 180 days after purchase