HI Guys,
WE have had our second serious outbreak of MRSA(meaning more that one patient at at time) and our unit is in an uproar! The staff have all been swabbed twice and the babies are being swabbed once a week. I have two questions that I really need some input about. First--Our manager has reccommended that we start wearing gowns and gloves when performing routine care for all of our patients, esp. during bottle feeding. Is this reaally necc? I just feel like this is to cold--some of the only touch some of our patients get comes from the nursing staff during routine care.
Second--When MRSA is among you---Do you allow a MRSA assignment to care for a routine stable feeder grower with no PIV or Central line access or not? I know there is literature out there, All the "good books" are at the hospital and I am on vacation, just wanted to here what you had to say as I was searching the net.
Thanks for your time!