ernurseodessa

ernurseodessa has 6 years experience and specializes in Peds ICU, ER.

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1. ER Nurses contracting MRSA

   ernurseodessa replied to ernurseodessa's topic in Emergency

   I can't help but to wonder why more isn't being done to prevent this insane infection from getting further out of hand. Has anyone seen any teaching material out there that we can give to our...

2. ER Nurses contracting MRSA

   ernurseodessa replied to ernurseodessa's topic in Emergency

   I think there is more to this infection then meets the eye. I'm not sure that we are protected enough, by hand washing and glove wearing. I am very concerned, not just for myself but also for my...

3. ER Nurses contracting MRSA

   ernurseodessa posted a topic in Emergency

   There has been a large number of patients coming through the ER, with MRSA, both CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA. Now some nurses are coming up with abscess. Is there a wide spread known epidemic of nurses...

4. You are an ER nurse?

   ernurseodessa replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

   The many different ways to tell how long some of these nurses have been in the ER:lol2: . Responses tell it all. Working in the ER has it's ups and downs, just like every other job. It's all what...

5. SO- Patients in Gowns

   ernurseodessa replied to Aneroo's topic in Emergency

   This is a very well known ER policy in my area. All BA52's and otherwise dangerous pts. are placed in a gown and belongings are bagged and tagged and taken to the nurses station. The only time these...