MRSA again- Are You Kidding Me???

Hi,

I posted recently about mrsa and lack of infection control in LTC, but it gets even better, and I really don't know what to do.

Last night, I cared for a resident (hs cares). After I left the room, I saw the sign on the door: Contact Precautions. I had not seen the sign before because the door was open, and there was no PPE outside the door. So anyway, I talked to the RN and asked her why contact precautions. She told me that resident has MRSA in her sputum. So I asked her, shouldn't she be on droplet precautions then? The RN said No, because she really hasn't been coughing all that much lately. EXCUSE ME??? So I just hope and pray that she won't have a coughing fit while I am doing her cares?? But okay, I guess I am not the one doing the care plan, so I asked the RN if she could at least show me where the gowns for contact precautions are, as there were none outside this resident's door. And her advice was, well, if you're concernded, you can just wear a resident night gown over your uniform. EXCUSE ME AGAIN???

I really don't know what to do here. I have to care for this resident for the rest of the weekend, and she is a nice lady, I don't want to give her any less attention. But I do not feel safe.

This facility is expecting state surveyors any day now. Tell me if I am wrong, but there is no way that these practices are in accordance with state and cdc regulations, are they....?