Superbug Scare

SmilingBluEyes · May 16, 2003

as always, hand hygeine is CRITICAL in all areas, at work and at home. Scary article but we have seen this coming for some time now.

P_RN, ADN, RN · May 16, 2003

I saw a billboard today that had a baby sitting there and the words

Sometimes when you're sick the best medicine is NO medicine. Trust your doctor.

petiteflower · May 16, 2003

I think doctors are getting better about not prescribing "routine antibiotics" to get a nervous mom off of their back. I have been trying to really concentrate on antibiotic education in the ER--finish all of the meds-and why and why the doctor didn't prescribe an antibiotic "just in case"