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?
The best I can say is, take your vitamins, take your vitamin D3 (5000 IU at LEAST) K2 works with it too so take that, and take multiple probiotic good gut bacteria- I use a 16 species cap that I can break open in raw goat milk and make my own yogurt- or you can take the cap and the warmth from your body will cause it to work. Look up American gut dot org and read up on the healthy tribes and their intimate relationship with bacteria and dirt. Also know that sourdough becomes that way normally from the lactic acid bacteria from the healthy soil that inoculates organic (usually) produce and grains (like the cabbage shredded for making saurkraut and fermented). This is how gluten intolerant people come be tolerant of sourdough- the bacteria eat the gluten and convert it to protein.
I've been up close and personal with MRSA, c-diff, pseudomonas… all kinds of bugs and infections since I started nursing 8 years ago. I have yet to become seriously ill. I've had a 24 hour stomach bug or a slight uri but nothing to be alarmed about. Nursing really puts your immune system to the test. What would take people out for a week barely makes me sniffle. **knock on wood**
As long as you take the precautions to protect yourself, you'll be fine.
No one ever said nursing was pretty. 😘
Dont let anyone scare you away from the best job in the world.
I think most nurses are colonized. When MRSA first became a recognized entity, the hospital where I worked tested all the staff, then suddenly stopped. I believe the specimens were coming back positive and they couldn't afford to put all these nurses on sick leave and as the staff were asymptomatic, the powers that be decided to quit testing. MRSA can be acquired in the community. It is not just a hospital-acquired infection. Interesting that when you become a patient, you are asked if you have been hospitalized in the last 6 months. You are not asked if you have had MRSA or other ARO infections.
If you are afraid of germs- don't go into nursing. That is the bottom line. I have been exposed to countless things over the years. You use the precautions that you are taught. But you have to be willing to do wound care, suction, draw blood, go into isolation rooms and deal with nasty nasties. It comes with the job. And now I am in a school where you would think it would be less risky, but the world is full of nasty germs and I see MRSA all the time, not to mention other communicable diseases- before they have been "diagnosed". So I am still fighting the good fight.
Never had a work related illness that I know of. Just as an aside. Been in health care for 37 years.
AGREED! The URI guy that no one seems to notice the CXR results on until 5 days later.... Hey, is that TB?! Never mind all of the staff who had been with him all 5 days. Thank goodness he was negative.
Saw this on Facebook earlier, and it made me think of this thread:
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.
Easy...GoFundMe...Another GoFundMe thread anyone?? It's been awhile since I've seen one.
I'm going to start a collection plate for the addition of an Ixchel Emoji
Which emotion could it convey? I vote "mic drop". Though not truly a defined emotion, we've all had that moment when we've read or written something here and been like,
Which emotion could it convey? I vote "mic drop". Though not truly a defined emotion, we've all had that moment when we've read or written something here and been like,
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The best I can say is, take your vitamins, take your vitamin D3 (5000 IU at LEAST) K2 works with it too so take that, and take multiple probiotic good gut bacteria- I use a 16 species cap that I can break open in raw goat milk and make my own yogurt- or you can take the cap and the warmth from your body will cause it to work. Look up American gut dot org and read up on the healthy tribes and their intimate relationship with bacteria and dirt. Also know that sourdough becomes that way normally from the lactic acid bacteria from the healthy soil that inoculates organic (usually) produce and grains (like the cabbage shredded for making saurkraut and fermented). This is how gluten intolerant people come be tolerant of sourdough- the bacteria eat the gluten and convert it to protein.