Its A Calling

I agree that things can get blown out of proportion but I do believe MRSA and others are important. I have been a nurse for 15 years. When I started MRSA was the big thing in hospitals. Now 15 years later in my small community of less than 200,000 people there have been 6 incidents that I know of personally where people who are teens to 45 have been hospitalized and fought for their lives in ICU coming out of the hospital looking like they have aged 10 years. Last year we lost the life of a girl who was 13 years old and in perfectly normal health to MRSA. She went from being "really sick with a cold" to dead in 7 days. She was in the hosptial less than 24 hours before beginning to code which continued numerous times before life support was turned off and she was allowed to pass. She had seen her doctor 3 days before that and he wasn't negligent. At that time there was little awareness of this bug and she looked like a sick kid. We need to know how this presents in the community. How quickly the toxin produced by this bacteria can invade the whole body and kill. We need to know that skin infections are different than the respiratory version of this bug. I do not think that it still well understood by the general population and even some health professionals. We need to help educate the public and provide clear direction on how to face troubles such as these but we also need to not diminish their threat and learn to live in a world similar to the premodern area where antibiotics will not always give us the answer.

GET AN ATTORNEY!!! Texas board does NOT approach things with a minimal view of restrictions. I personally found an attorney made a world of difference on old issues. Also TPAPN nurses find it much harder to get a job. Restrictions can be the same but without the TPAPN designation it seems much easier. Good luck!

I have been through a similar situation. I strongly encourage you to get an attorney that specializes in this sort of thing. The texas BNE can be very difficult at times. Send me a private note if you want the name of an attorney I have used with good results. Be prepared Texas can take forever to issue an endorsement. Mine has taken one year. They are going through legislative reivew right now and are severely understaffed. Things move slowly. Don't be angry or aggressive with them but I would again suggest getting an attorney to expedite your case. Best of Luck!!