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1. afraid I may have spread mrsa

   luellamae replied to luellamae's topic in Safety

   thank you all for the words of wisdom....I have read so much on the subject now.....I still worry after reading due to the fact that mrsa is on surfaces and of course the bedrail is a surface and the patient was incontinent....I have come so far sinc...

2. afraid I may have spread mrsa

   luellamae replied to luellamae's topic in Safety

   I did not think to change. There weren't uniforms on our floor, guess I could have gotten one from OR. I was a fairly new nurse at the time and guess I did not realize the severity of my actions. The patient did not have a foley. It was someone wi...

3. afraid I may have spread mrsa

   luellamae posted a topic in Safety

   While helping another nurse reposition a patient who had MRSA of the urine, I only donned gloves. My uniform touched the bedrail and when I came out of the room I wiped off the front of my scrub with alcohol. Now afraid, what if I spread mrsa to oth...

4. stupid errors with no known harm/want to quit

   luellamae replied to luellamae's topic in Safety

   thank you all so much for your kind words and replies...the advise is well received

5. stupid errors with no known harm/want to quit

   luellamae replied to luellamae's topic in Safety

   I don't know that I did cause harm but also on the other hand don't know that I didn't

6. stupid errors with no known harm/want to quit

   luellamae replied to luellamae's topic in Safety

   oh it was just a few times I didn't wipe iv hubs before hooking up fluids....now feel so guilty..most of the time I would never take a shortcut but have very few times

7. stupid errors with no known harm/want to quit

   luellamae posted a topic in Safety

   I have made some stupid errors from taking a shortcut in the past when I worked on med/surg a few years ago. I was not aware that it caused harm to patient but feel guilty about the what ifs....feel like I shouldn't be a nurse sometimes....so stress...

8. chemo administered on med/surg floor

   luellamae replied to luellamae's topic in Med-Surg

   I'm not sure why the patient was put on our floor but yes proper protective gear was worn. And now looking back I realize I should have said I"m uncomfortable and shouldn't have taken the patient...live and learn?

9. chemo administered on med/surg floor

   luellamae posted a topic in Med-Surg

   When i worked on a med/surg unit we had a gentleman going through chemo on the floor.....some of us med/surg nurses had gone to a one time training session on chemo and i was not familiar with it...The nurse who reported off to me that night as I ca...

10. Alcohol swabs and iv access ports

    luellamae posted a topic in Medications

    Does anyone know of any articles that state that it is ineffective to swab iv ports with alcohol. I have heard it both ways...always swab..then I've heard it isn't effective...any clues?