Question

1. A nurse initiated contact precautions for a Hospital Acquired infection (HAI) caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphyloccus aureus (MRSA). The nurse is assessing a patients oozing pressure ulcer, which protective items should you obtain.
2. Gloves and goggles
3. Gloves goggles, shoe protectors
4. Gloves, gown, mask, and googles
5. Gloves and gown.

Answer 1

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while assessing the patient with oozing pressure ulcer, gloves and gown is enough to take care of the patients.

• it is possible that the ue of disposable gloves with or with out the use of disposable or washable gown could prevent tranmissin of MRSA.
• the gloves and gowns would be discarded after one patient had been cared for, and clean one used to visit the next patient.
• the use of masks might also prevent spread of MRSA through the air.

At present there is no scientific evidence that the wearing of gloves, gown or a mask by people getting close to patients with MRSA reduces the transmission of MRSA to other peole in the hospital.