I was at work last night and the nurses were talking as if it was normal.
I love working in healthcare, but as you know accidents happen, like urine splashing on you/clothing, someone spitting on you or rushing in without gloves during an emergency.
I'm starting nursing school next year but seriously thinking its not for me.
They say, that all nurses get it? Is it true?
I wouldn't want to expose this to my family or other patients that why I practice good hygiene. Any insight?
How? How are you going to pass around a collection plate through the internet. You should really think these things through better before you post them.
Yeah. Like how are we all going to wash our hands?
It is typical for us as humans to fear infection and try to hide from it.
But can you hide from c-diff or MRSA? As many of you have said, you won't find that stuff in just nursing homes. It is out there in the general public. Every time you go out there and buy groceries or go out for a meal, there is the possibility that you come into contact with either c-diff or MRSA.
I choose a different approached. I do not fear either of them. I embrace them. If one of my patients is known to have either, I will get my hands on their stool and have it for a nice snack.
This was 2 years ago almost and I have worked in a hospital for about 8 1/2 years, but I was swabbed in my nares for MRSA when I went to urgent care with a bad sinus infection it turned out and the swab came out negative for MRSA. I was actually surprised and had been sure it would be positive. You can be exposed to MRSA in many places other than just a hospital. That will probably be the least of your worries once you become a nurse.
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