Mammy1111

Mammy1111

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  1. How are you spending your retirement?

    Mammy1111 replied to Grace Oz's topic in Retired Nurses

    I totally agree....once a nurse, always a nurse. I advise family and friends, advocate for them and many others, and read nursing related information and articles all the time. If somebody is in an...

  2. Can nurses with MRSA work?

    Mammy1111 replied to JennieO's topic in General Nursing

    The problems with MRSA colonized and/or infected Nurses or HCWs. 1. you can spread disease with either condition 2. you don't have infected family members but are constantly exposed to MRSA on your...

  3. How are you spending your retirement?

    Mammy1111 replied to Grace Oz's topic in Retired Nurses

    I am using my knowledge to run my home business educating people on the harmful environmental toxins they have in their homes and the effects it has on their health. Even though I am not actively...

  4. Unsafe Nurse - what can be done?

    Mammy1111 replied to PiperLPN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    In 40 years as an RN (not all of them working years) I have reported 2 nurses. One was showing up on the job at midnight, drunk. It wasn't her first time but it was her last time when she came to...

  5. The Failure of the Joint Commission

    Mammy1111 replied to abbaking's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The Joint Commission is a membership club with heavy dues. They do inspections and all of the facilities managment teams get in a twit about perfecting things while the inspectors are there. So,...

  6. Conditions in hospitals getting worse

    Mammy1111 replied to JDougRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'd love to challenge the management to come and work a shift in our shoes, and see them try to flounder through the 12 hours of endless paperwork and crap that they tell us we have to do.It sure...

  7. Why did you retire or become inactive?

    Mammy1111 replied to dlatimer's topic in Retired Nurses

    That is awesome! I would love to travel all over like that. Maybe

  8. How are you spending your retirement?

    Mammy1111 replied to Grace Oz's topic in Retired Nurses

    Do nurses ever really retire? Once a nurse, always a nurse!! I'm not talking about money either. I am talking about how we all end up being resources of info for our families and neighbors. I am...

  9. Hiring a nurse that's a carrier of MRSA - Can that happen?

    Mammy1111 replied to Halla17's topic in School

    Please contact me through email.

  10. MRSA colonization

    Mammy1111 replied to Mammy1111's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I certainly hope the hospital is screening for MRSA for the purpose of prevention rather than escaping blame. If patients are screened on hospital admission they can be isolated or cohorted and...

  11. MRSA colonization

    Mammy1111 posted a topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Could any of you who work in LTC facilities tell me what perecentage of your residents have either MRSA infection or colonization. I am working with a prevalence test in Maine and trying to find...

  12. MRSA legislation in Maine

    Mammy1111 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have written a proposal for MRSA prevention in the State of Maine. I hope to end the hopelessness and feeling of being powerless that many nurses feel when it comes to decreasing hospital acquired...

  13. MRSA legislation in Maine

    Mammy1111 replied to Mammy1111's topic in General Nursing

    Your question is exactly the problem. Until ALL hospitals adapt a single effective and standard approact to MRSa prevention, MRSA will prevail. My belief is that ADI is the method that will...

  14. MRSA colonization

    Mammy1111 replied to Mammy1111's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Have your residents been screened or was the one patient diagnosed in a

  15. The worst code you've seen?

    Mammy1111 replied to jesshopper12's topic in General Nursing

    A 20 something male who arrested after seizures, a very long code with no response, then a heroic effort of opening the chest, in the ER, and doing manual massage of the heart. My opinion was that it...

  16. Anyone done breath analyzer testing as a nurse?

    Mammy1111 replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    If you are talking about alcohol breatholizer testing, yes, I have done it as a nurse. It is a simple certification process and simple testing. I did it as an employee health nurse and we did random...

  17. Contact precautions and nowhere to wash my hands?

    Mammy1111 replied to november17's topic in Infectious Disease

    It seems that you are declaring defeat. During my career, I worked in a busy ER and I know chaos and difficulties. I also know that alone you cannot address ongoing issues and make change. What I...

  18. Contact precautions and nowhere to wash my hands?

    Mammy1111 replied to november17's topic in Infectious Disease

    As a group, your nursing staff should write all of the obvious obstructions to effective infection prevention and address them. There is no point in doing IC halfway. A facility will never stop...

  19. Contact precautions and nowhere to wash my hands?

    Mammy1111 replied to november17's topic in Infectious Disease

    Contact precautions when done properly are never silly. They may save someone's life. YOu must wash your hands in the room before you leave and use dry paper towels if you must touch any surface such...

  20. MRSA testing

    Mammy1111 replied to _melissa's topic in Infectious Disease

    http://www.dirigohealth.maine.gov/Documents/HAI%20MRSA%20Prevalence%20Study%2012%2009%2009%20_2_.pdf This is the MRSA high risk screening test that is being done in Maine starting last week. It is...

  21. Huge Flu shot clinics

    Mammy1111 posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have volunteered at 2 huge flu shot clinics. At the first one, we vaccinated around 4000 kids grades k thru 12 and some babies. Most of them got both vaccines, so we gave out almost 8000 doses. I...

  22. H1N1 plus MRSA

    Mammy1111 posted a topic in Infectious Disease

    Does anyone know of good articles about H1N1 with compicating MRSA pneumonia? I saw Dr Jain on CNN yesterday and he spoke of this complication that apparently is very deadly. It is not surprising, but...

  23. H1N1 plus MRSA

    Mammy1111 replied to Mammy1111's topic in Infectious Disease

    The doctor did not specify CA or nosocimial MRSA. He was addressing patients presenting with SOB, high fever and high WBCs. I felt that his point was the importance of getting it right and getting...

  24. Rooming MRSA infected or colonized patients with uninfected patients.

    Mammy1111 posted a topic in Infectious Disease

    I have a question for IC nurses or general care nurses. How many of your hospitals room MRSA infected or colonized patients with MRSA negative patients. CDC recommends isolation or cohorting for both,...

  25. Rooming MRSA infected or colonized patients with uninfected patients.

    Mammy1111 replied to Mammy1111's topic in Infectious Disease

    Thank you for your response. My next question is, how many new MRSA transmissions have you had because of rooming "dirty" and "clean" patients together. I am not being critical. I know that the...