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1. Contaminated Scrubs..do you wear scrubs to the stores

   printsess replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in General Nursing

   Your scrubs should not leave your place of work. They can be contaminated and you don't know. If they are, and you wear a sweater or coat, or a seat belt, that too becomes contaminated. MRSA can live on fabric for up tp 90 days. The seat belt or swea...

2. MRSA legislation in Maine

   printsess replied to Mammy1111's topic in Maine

   A comment on gloves & charting. When we have an isolated patient, we do not take the chart in the room. All charting that must be done in the room, is done with a pen that does not leave the room. The only papers that go in the room are ones the...

3. MRSA legislation in Maine

   printsess replied to Mammy1111's topic in Maine

   Washington State now has legislation that requires all patients with any history of MRSA (or any resistant bacteria) whether active or not, to be isolated for life now. It is a costly move, but it is a move that protects other patients. All patients...

4. Pandemic flu and the economy

   printsess replied to SchoolNurseBSN's topic in COVID

   That's great. In Washington State and a few other states, the cuts are huge.

5. Contaminated Scrubs..do you wear scrubs to the stores

   printsess replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in General Nursing

   Scrubs belong at work only. Whether or not someone knows who I am, I don't want to be a party to spreading disease. I am willing to say something to a business that has people with scrubs shopping. I am not willing to be next in line for picking up w...

6. Contaminated Scrubs..do you wear scrubs to the stores

   printsess replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in General Nursing

   Both of these articles report MRSA, VRE and C-Difficile surviving on scrubs for longer than you think. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=86187 Journal of Microbiology http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123137245971962641.html Wal...

7. Pandemic flu and the economy

   printsess replied to SchoolNurseBSN's topic in COVID

   I am not a public health nurse, but writing in support of them. The funding is being cut for them disproportionately to other positions. One group with many layoffs has a manager that received a 5% raise at the same time. We need them and they need t...

8. MRSA and poop are making my 1st

   printsess replied to adnstudent's topic in General Nursing

   The way to leave it at work is great handwashing with soap & water, and change clothes before you leave work. If your work clothes go home on you, then your coat, seatbelt, etc. get contaminated and stay that way for days. Your street clothes and...

9. MRSA legislation in Maine

   printsess replied to Mammy1111's topic in Maine

   Kudos for going after the legislation. It's disappointing that appropriate healh information is not shared not only on behalf of the staff caring for the patient, but for the sake of the patient. Withholding the information deprives the patient of ap...

10. Pandemic flu and the economy

    printsess replied to SchoolNurseBSN's topic in COVID

    The economy has caused the layoff of nurses so we do not have enough to handle this. There are more layoffs pending. There needs to be more consideration for how to handle public health nursing and the budget.

11. Contaminated Scrubs..do you wear scrubs to the stores

    printsess replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in General Nursing

    The first mistake is leaving work in contaminated scrubs. Whether you covered your scrubs with a sweater or coat, or you just buckled up, that sweater or coat or seatbelt is contaminated. The next time you buckle up or cover up, your street clothes w...