CDC ARX Lansing HCP Hero AV Script
AUDIO: Music without lyrics plays in the background throughout the entire video. 
VISUALS: Two women, Mary and Mo, sit in chairs in front of a purple backdrop with a table and lamp between them. A close up shows Mo clipping her work badge, which reads, “MAUREEN LANSING, PATIENT SAFETY & QUALITY,” to her scrubs.
AUDIO OF MO SPEAKING: Hi, I’m Mo Lansing. I am an infection preventionist and nurse. And what I do is, I try to educate team members, nurses, physicians, and other people who work in healthcare. 
TEXT GRAPHIC APPEARS: Maureen “Mo” Lansing. Infection Preventionist & Nurse. 
VISUALS: Mary then introduces herself. A close up shows Mary clipping her work badge, which reads, “MARY MILLER, INFECTION CONTROL,” to her scrubs. Mary and Mo speak again on camera. 
AUDIO OF MARY SPEAKING: I’m Mary Miller, I’m a nurse by background. I’m a certified infection preventionist. And currently I’m working as a nursing educator for infection prevention. 
TEXT GRAPHIC APPEARS: Mary Miller. Infection Preventionist & Nurse. 
AUDIO OF MO SPEAKING: And we lost our mom to a drug-resistant germ on Mother’s Day.
AUDIO OF MARY SPEAKING: And we went on afterwards to become infection preventionists.
TEXT GRAPHIC APPEARS: Every year, millions of Americans get a drug-resistant infection. Sisters Mary and Mo know this too well.
VISUALS: Photos flash across the screen showing Mo at work in personal protective equipment, and Mary and Mo wearing matching shirts that read, “germ nerd.” Footage shows Mary getting ready for work, clipping her badge on her uniform. Mary and Mo speak again on camera.
AUDIO OF MARY SPEAKING: Infection preventionists, their whole goal is to keep the patient safe. So, we’re always trying to prevent infections. And if you imagine a hospital with a couple hundred patients, a lot of them came in with infections. We do not want those infections spread to anyone else. 
VISUALS: Photos of Mary and Mo’s mother and family appear on screen.
AUDIO OF MO SPEAKING: What I remember most about my mom was that she loved her family, she loved all of us individually and as a group. 
VISUALS: Mary and Mo speak again on camera in front of the purple background. 
AUDIO OF MARY SPEAKING: My mother was a dialysis patient. And then one day she developed a VRE bloodstream infection.  
TEXT GRAPHIC APPEARS: While receiving dialysis, Mary and Mo’s mother developed a preventable Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) infection. VRE causes infections in health care through contaminated hands, surfaces, and equipment. 
AUDIO OF MO SPEAKING: She became very ill. And, on Mother’s Day, she went back to the hospital for the last time and that’s where she died. And it was all related to this initial infection with a drug-resistant germ. 
TEXT GRAPHIC APPEARS: Healthcare professionals are the first line of defense against germs for patients in their care. 
VISUALS: Mary and Mo speak again on camera in front of the purple background. Footage then shows Mo using hand sanitizer from a standing dispenser.
AUDIO OF MO SPEAKING: I share my mother’s story and I have been sharing it since I became an infection preventionist. I think it helps team members, physicians, anyone that I’m talking to, understand that the person that’s in the bed belongs to someone and that every touch matters. I think it also helps them understand that it could be their loved one. And what would they want for them?
TEXT GRAPHIC APPEARS: Practicing infection prevention and control actions every time, for every patient, can help prevent infections from happening in the first place and fight drug resistance. 
VISUALS: Footage shows Mo putting on disposable medical gloves and other personal protective equipment. Footage shows Mary working at her computer, then speaking again on camera. 
AUDIO OF MARY SPEAKING: I would say to anyone who prescribes antibiotics to be involved in antibiotic stewardship or at least have good knowledge of it. And educate your patients. Antibiotics are not without side effects; use them carefully. If you have culture results, make sure you’re looking at the culture results and that the antibiotics are matching the results of the culture. 
VISUALS: Footage shows Mary using hand sanitizer from a standing dispenser, then Mo putting on personal protective equipment. Mary and Mo then speak again on camera. 
AUDIO OF MO SPEAKING: Cleaning your hands is not just before you go in a room and after you leave a room. It’s around the bed. The patient and the environment are the critical points to remember that you’re cleaning your hands. 
AUDIO OF MARY SPEAKING: We cannot measure how many infections you have prevented. So, every time you clean your hands, you are preventing an infection. Anytime you get an intravenous out that they don’t need anymore, you are preventing infections. When you wipe down the countertop, it’s all infection prevention. And we cannot quantify that; we cannot tell how many infections you’ve prevented. But you are preventing infections.
TEXT GRAPHIC APPEARS: You are the first line of defense to prevent infections and the spread of drug resistance. Access resources to protect your patients and community at cdc.gov/antimicrobial-resistance. CDC logo below and centered.