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April 1, 2008, 6:16 pm PDT
Good information and advice!
Quote From: westcm1979 I am an RN working in a hospital. I see MRSA on a daily
basis. 'Nursing' staff has been catching the blame for spreading
MRSA in the hospital setting. However, the physicans do not dress
out according to the recommendations with appropriate protective
clothing and go from room to room without washing their hands.
When a patient is discharged that was infected with the superbug they
are sent home without any precautions for the family . The
hospital rooms are cleaned and in a matter of an hour another patient
is put in that room. I agree this bug is not being handled with
the care that is necessary. However, from what I see on a daily
basis, the bottom dollar is apparently more important than patient
awareness. I see many patients that are infected with this bug
from the medical field that is, in theory, there to prevent harm.
My advice to everyone when you enter the hospital door: Wash your
hands for 15 seconds ,at least, with a good lather; tell
everyone that enters your room to do the same thing; question
your MD about your risk; keep all wounds covered; DO NOT think you
cannot be infected. The medical staff works for you. Demand
excellence. I commented on this in a previous post (precautions not followed) - I wish that I would have added that it was Drs. who entered my mom's room without taking precautions far more than it was nurses. When the nurse who discovered my mom's case told me she was worried about it and had sent a sample out, I thought she was being an alarmist...I was so grateful for her aftterward, and I never found out her name or saw her again. I wish I would have tracked her down to thank her for her persistence.
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