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I know we can treat MRSA with Vancomycin. Howver is it the first drug of choice? Will doctors try other medications first? Then if you have VRSA. How do we treat that? Are all patients with MRSA or VRSA treated. How do you know if you have the active stages or colonized?? Thanks in advance

Hello all, I have to do a topic of interest in the area of med-surg, respiratory or urology. I need help in picking a topic. Once I finally decide on a topic I can start diving in....I was really looking for a topic which I could have good visuals on.. Any ideas appreciated...

I have read about MRSA and did some googling but I am still confused. What is the big deal about MRSA. My understanding is that MRSA is an infection that is hard to treat because of its resistance to antibiotics. So can MRSA be treated. Is MRSA scary because its harder to treat? If MRSA is on the rise then how come we don't screen for it. How do we tell if someone has MRSA. It seems to me that more people have MRSA then they are aware of it. Is the only way I can get MRSA is through direct contact with the organism and then the organism has to enter my skin through a wound or can I breathe it in. I don't understand how MRSA can be found in the sputum or in another area. So does MRSA just occur in one area can it spread.?? What if i do have MRSA, how will my life be affected. Can you still be a nurse.. So confused..please help

I have read about MRSA and did some googling but I am still confused. What is the big deal about MRSA. My understanding is that MRSA is an infection that is hard to treat because of its resistance to antibiotics. So can MRSA be treated. Is MRSA scary because its harder to treat? If MRSA is on the rise then how come we don't screen for it. How do we tell if someone has MRSA. It seems to me that more people have MRSA then they are aware of it. Is the only way I can get MRSA is through direct contact with the organism and then the organism has to enter my skin through a wound or can I breathe it in. I don't understand how MRSA can be found in the sputum or in another area. So does MRSA just occur in one area can it spread.?? What if i do have MRSA, how will my life be affected. Can you still be a nurse.. So confused..please help

Does anyone know any resources such as support groups, web sites specificially for nurses dealing with patient death. I am trying to find resources but keep getting results back with how to help patients deal with death. Thanks in advance