Should I be worried contact with Mrsa/VRE patient?

[mzsuccess]

I'm a CNA starting nursing school in Feb.

OK, while working last night I was emptying a resident Foley bag that is connected so her stool/bm comes out of. Its like a drainage bag but a Foley instead. Anyways while putting. I felt a splash by my knees( the part the Foley didn't cover) I changed my gloves and saw a little wet mark. I quickly finished and used a wipe that kills Germs and. Wiped that area it also felt like a splash went in my eye. I informed my nurse and she dlsaid not to worry but I am. I have a rash on my knee from eczema. The pt has vre, C-diff and Mesa in urine and unknown. Should I make a report?

[mzsuccess]

Nurse activist I did get a chance the NP at the urgent care said its strongly unlikely to cause infection and or Mrsa infection. She says she's not certain though so keep a watch..in the meantime she gave me antibiotics drops.

[nurseactivist]

Nurse activist I did get a chance the NP at the urgent care said its strongly unlikely to cause infection and or Mrsa infection. She says she's not certain though so keep a watch..in the meantime she gave me antibiotics drops.

I understand when you are anxious, when you don't have an answer. But you have an answer from the NP which is a reassuring answer. So listen to her and you can relax. The sky could fall tomorrow, in a very unlikely situation. We can't worry about it or we make ourselves crazy. Have a relaxing weekend.

[mzsuccess]

Nurse activist it helped a little seeing the NP but the patient is also spetic/sepsis and she didn't say much about that either. Just that I'll be fine and it wasn't a risk for anything.

[JustBeachyNurse, LPN]

You cannot "catch" sepsis as a normal healthy person hence why the APN wasn't concerned.

Sepsis is an overwhelming systemic infection caused by any number of micro organisms whether MRSA, VRE, strep, staph, enterococcus etc