MRSA of the nares

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Whyyyyyyyyyy do they insist on isolating patients for MRSA of the nares if we all carry it? I under stand isolation for MRSA of a wound , but nares?!? C'mon now.

Can anyone clarify?

Specializes in Med/Surg/Tele.

At the largest hospital in Nevada we swab anyone for MRSA and VRE who was discharged from an acute care or assisted living facility (or jail), anyone receiving dialysis, and upon admission to ICU. I believe all our ICU patients receive muprocin regardless of the results, not sure for how many days. On the med surg floor patients who just have colonization we mainly only isolate (contact droplet) and not directly treat.

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Specializes in Prior military RN/current ICU RN..

Liability plays a huge part. You will learn this when you are a nurse. You do what the hospital wants done and they way they want it done. That way if something goes wrong you have a leg to stand on and not "I just felt it was stupid"

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