Megan-Cho

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1. Always the stick, never a carrot!

   Megan-Cho replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

   I would ask them to be honest in why it's not getting done. Do they have access to an input device? Could it be made more accessible? Are they comfortable with the technology? Can they have more hands on training? Or a continuous education in t...

2. MRSA/VRE and Phage

   Megan-Cho replied to Megan-Cho's topic in General Nursing

   I hope you are wrong but I fear you are right that they will lobby heavily to keep something like this from reaching their market. Hopefully the Insurance lobby will have a larger influence and will get it approved if it is efficacious. When this Cen...

3. MRSA/VRE and Phage

   Megan-Cho replied to Megan-Cho's topic in Disease

   It's actually a very old therapy that has been revived. It was developed along side the antibiotics as early as the 1930's. With the resistance growing world wide, other countries have used this therapy successfully for a while now. It just hasn'...

4. MRSA/VRE and Phage

   Megan-Cho posted a topic in Disease

   I've been reading up on Phage treatments and wondering if any of you have heard of any patients that had gotten this type of therapy. There are a number of PubMed and AMA articles supporting the treatment but it is not FDA approved as yet. There is...

5. MRSA/VRE and Phage

   Megan-Cho posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've been reading up on Phage treatments and wondering if any of you have heard of any patients that had gotten this type of therapy. There are a number of PubMed and AMA articles supporting the treatment but it is not FDA approved as yet. There is...

6. nosocomial infection

   Megan-Cho replied to An Angel's topic in General Students

   I would ask if it's just healthcare workers in general then how is Community Acquired MRSA spreading like wildfire in the general population? Totally different strains than in healthcare setting, more aggressive strains that can attack healthy skin....

7. MRSA Question

   Megan-Cho replied to kellijojo's topic in General Nursing

   There's a couple of great medical research pieces going on over seas for staph patients! http://www.caercoork.com/orsa/news.html I've also updated my ORSA site, including a BLOG. The BLOG is a great outlet. I highly recommend journaling of some for...

8. mrsa can it reacure years later

   Megan-Cho replied to herbyderbyforest's topic in General Nursing

   There's a couple of great medical research pieces going on over seas for staph patients! http://www.caercoork.com/orsa/news.html I've also updated my ORSA site, including a BLOG. The BLOG is a great outlet. I highly recommend journaling of some for...

9. ORSA Decolonization

   Megan-Cho replied to Megan-Cho's topic in Disease

   Oxacillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. This is the same thing as MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staph.Aureus). The lab test for antimicrobial efficacy in the past used Methicillin, now uses Oxacillin. Why is Oxacillin tested instead of Methicillin? ...

10. What's your opinion: MRSA

    Megan-Cho replied to jailside's topic in Correctional

    I am not a nurse. I am a mom of a 10 year old boy that has Community Acquired ORSA. This is one of 3 or more strains not found in healthcare settings. It's very aggressive. It attacks healthy skin. I have to nearly paint his body with bactroban and a...

11. About MRSA

    Megan-Cho replied to Kenshisandesu's topic in New York

    Ohaiyo Gozaimasu Kenshi-Sama! I am not a nurse. I am a mom of a 10 year old boy that has Community Acquired ORSA. This is one of 3 or more strains not found in healthcare settings. It's very aggressive. It attacks healthy skin. I have to nearly ...

12. ORSA Decolonization

    Megan-Cho posted a topic in Disease

    Hi Gang, My son has been cultured positive for ORSA from a leg wound from a horse riding accident in August. It was nearly healed, stitches had been out a couple weeks but then it started with just a little breakdown. We took him to the doctor and...

13. ORSA Decolonization

    Megan-Cho posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi Gang, My son has been cultured positive for ORSA from a leg wound from a horse riding accident in August. It was nearly healed, stitches had been out a couple weeks but then it started with just a little breakdown. We took him to the doctor and...

14. ORSA Decolonization

    Megan-Cho posted a topic in PICU

    Hi Gang, My son has been cultured positive for ORSA from a leg wound from a horse riding accident in August. It was nearly healed, stitches had been out a couple weeks but then it started with just a little breakdown. We took him to the doctor and...

15. Falls and incident reports in LTC

    Megan-Cho replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric

    BlackCat, If you feel there are alot of falls you might have your Consultant Pharmacist do a specific Risk Assessment for those residents based on pharmacological reasons a patient might be falling. There might be a med change that can be made and re...