Would you do this for a co-worker (gross)

[dejr_8]

A co-worker of my wife had surgery and got a MRSA infection.

Three times a day she has to change the bandage, squeeze out the puss and apply more antibiotic. Thus, she has to do this once at work.

You may ask why she needs help from a co-worker to do this...

... the infection is located in shall we say her Plumber's Slot!!!!

No kidding. The girl that is helping the infected girl told my wife about the experience yesterday. My wife's response was "I would have a hard time doing this for someone in my family let alone a co-worker".

On top of this, the girl that is helping is 6 months pregnant.

 

[ReneeA]

I absolutely would...as long as there were gloves available.

 

[Octoberbride03]

ABSOLUTELY NOT....ESPECIALLY IF I WERE PREGNANT.

Now if you're family that's a different matter altogether, but certainly not for a co-worker.

 

[Scurvy]

There is no way on earth that I would do something like that for a coworker.

 

[NeverlandClub23]

Hmmm...no, I would not. I had MRSA in, um, not so pleasant areas (my doctor actually believes I picked it up somewhere in WDW during our '05 trip as I had my first outbreak our last day there (of course, there's no way to prove that; he said some cases of MRSA comes from gym/hotel towels) but I had the two remaining "places" lacerated and drained, had to come back to have them looked at and to have to packing [they shove what looks to be a really long shoelace in the hole] removed, and was put on antibiotics for a week or so and it never happened again.

Oh, I especially wouldn't do it after I saw all of the disgusting stuff that comes out .

 

[chloelovesdisney]

Well I would do it no problem, but I'm a nurse.

 

[clovergirl5]

A co-worker of my wife had surgery and got a MRSA infection.

Three times a day she has to change the bandage, squeeze out the puss and apply more antibiotic. Thus, she has to do this once at work.

You may ask why she needs help from a co-worker to do this...

... the infection is located in shall we say her Plumber's Slot!!!!

No kidding. The girl that is helping the infected girl told my wife about the experience yesterday. My wife's response was "I would have a hard time doing this for someone in my family let alone a co-worker".

On top of this, the girl that is helping is 6 months pregnant.

NOOOOOOOOOOO WAY!!!! I would never even think of asking a co-worker to do that?! WTH!! I would try to find someway to do it myself.
How does someone get a MRSA infection there? Was in in her crack?
Hopefully not from sitting on a public toilet seat

From what I have heard, MRSA is not something to play with with. I wouldn't let a pregnant women help me deal with it, no matter how protected she was.
Im not a nurse but if nurses are pregnant, are they allowed to deal with MRSA patients? Just wondering.
My grandma was in the hospital for heart surgery years ago and developed MRSA from a nurse who was taking care of her

 

[wdwmom2]

As long as the girl that is helping her friend doesn't mind, who cares????

As long as she is gloved and washes her hands afterward, she will be fine!!

 

[MM27]

Can you imagine how the initial conversation went? You want me to do what?

That lady is a lot nicer than I am because I would never do that for anyone but myself.

 

[cbmstephanie]

: Was in in her crack?
Hopefully not from sitting on a public toilet seat
:

Cracking Up!!

 

[happygirl]

As long as the girl that is helping her friend doesn't mind, who cares????

As long as she is gloved and washes her hands afterward, she will be fine!!

I agree

 

[momof1princess]

um...no. i'm no nurse, but if i were pregnant, i wouldn't get anywhere near someone i KNEW had MRSA (i realize i may be sharing space with people who have it every day without knowing it), and i definitely wouldn't put myself in a position to touch the infection, gloved or not. there are just too many mistakes that can be made, especially by someone without medical training, and my unborn baby would have to come first.

 

[Carly_Roach]

As long as the girl that is helping her friend doesn't mind, who cares????

As long as she is gloved and washes her hands afterward, she will be fine!!

I agree. Ain't no one else's business.

I can only hope that if a co-worker in need asked me to help, I'd be the type of person willing to help her out if I could. It had to have been embarassing for the first co-worker to even approach the second one, let alone allow the second one to assist her in this deeply personal way.

Sometimes life is messy, but as long as there's soap, water and other cleaning products available, it all washes off.

 

[Bluestars]

I wouldn't do it. I thought a nurse was supposed to do that for a person. Someone I know is battling MRSA. He has had it for three months now and has been hospitalized three times. It is highly contagious and very hard to get rid of. I think it's crazy for someone who is pregnant to take any risk with her unborn baby.

But I wouldn't do it anyway. For my husband or kids I would, but nobody else. But if I was pregnant, I wouldn't even do it for them. We would figure something out.

Here's something on the subject:

MRSA or 'Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus', is ranked among the most highly contagious strains of a staph infection. And the reason why it causes so much concern is that MRSA infection is also one of the most deadly staph infections, putting the life of the patient in a serious danger. MRSA is usually spread by contact with a MRSA-carrier or any object which has been contaminated with its bacteria.

 

[lsyorke]

Im not a nurse but if nurses are pregnant, are they allowed to deal with MRSA patients? Just wondering.

Yes, pregnant nurses deal with MRSA all the time. Bottom line is that's why there are "universal precautions". If you know what your patient has you are able to take the precautions necessary.

People are exposed to unknown diseases everyday, nurses have the advantage of knowing what those diseases are. There are many things out there that I would fear more than MRSA.

 

[Magic Mom]

I agree. Ain't no one else's business.

I can only hope that if a co-worker in need asked me to help, I'd be the type of person willing to help her out if I could. It had to have been embarassing for the first co-worker to even approach the second one, let alone allow the second one to assist her in this deeply personal way.

Sometimes life is messy, but as long as there's soap, water and other cleaning products available, it all washes off.

I agree. I would use gloves for both our sakes, but I would have no poblem helping out a co-worker that I knew and was friendly with. It must have been very hard for that woman to reach out and ask. It's nice to hear someone was compassionate enough to help her.

 

[dejr_8]

How does someone get a MRSA infection there? Was in in her crack?
Hopefully not from sitting on a public toilet seat

She recently had a female-related surgery and yes it is somewhere in her crack because the girl helping her told my wife about pulling the cheeks apart...

 

[supercarrie]

I would, no problem (assuming proper protection was available).

I would also hope that, should I ever find myself in a similar situation, someone would be willing to help me, too.

 

[disykat]

The only thing worse than being asked to do that would be being in the position of having to ask.

That poor gal!

 

[dejr_8]

The only thing worse than being asked to do that would be being in the position of having to ask.

That poor gal!

My wife works with a group of (early) twenty-somethings. They share WAY more about their lives than my wife wants to know.