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It will not prevent you from being hired.
I have had several MRSA infections requiring hospitalization and IV antibiotics and currently am a carrier. Multitudes of health care workers have MRSA.
I have been de-colonized in the past which was absolutely miserable. I was on 3 antibiotics and lost 70 pounds. I do not recommend it.
Many, many people carry MRSA in their nose or on their skin, whether they're infected by it or not. I've read up to 30% of the population does, and I'm sure it's much higher in the nursing population. If hospitals avoided hiring MRSA carriers they'd probably lose half their staff around the world.
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Hello! I'm not sure if this is the right place to post, but I am a prospective nursing student in Canada that was recently treated for a small MRSA infection. I am freaking out a little bit. Will be a carrier forever and will this prevent me from being hired as a healthcare worker in the future? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!