MRSA can go together (Even if its old w/ new MRSA)
CDIFs can go together
VRE is isolated alone.
TB is in special iso of course alone.
The reason I ask: A Doctor was on the floor and flipped out over the fact his patient w/ CDIF was with another CDIF patient. He exclaimed that it should be illegal and against policy to do that. He then stated the WBC count is 35 and the pt has a super nasty bug obviously and should be alone.
When we told him we also put new and old mrsa's together he went beserk saying we were dead wrong etc etc.
Naturally we toldem to use his authority that he has above us, and help to change the policy we have on it by speaking with the CNO/CEO.
we will put mrsa and mrsa together, never seen cdiff with anyone else, and have been lucky enough not to have vre yet.
But gowns etc, hello never saw anyone in my hospital put one of those on ever ever ever ever except me. Not for cdiff or mrsa. They said they don't need gloves if they aren't touching poop, if it's a cdiff and they all have mrsa so it doesn't matter. lol ok and yes they say this too me.
But even if changing a incontinet patient with cdiff i've only ever seen them just wear gloves,. is this normal????
mary78910
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we will put mrsa and mrsa together, never seen cdiff with anyone else, and have been lucky enough not to have vre yet.
But gowns etc, hello never saw anyone in my hospital put one of those on ever ever ever ever except me. Not for cdiff or mrsa. They said they don't need gloves if they aren't touching poop, if it's a cdiff and they all have mrsa so it doesn't matter. lol ok and yes they say this too me.
But even if changing a incontinet patient with cdiff i've only ever seen them just wear gloves,. is this normal????