Weekly Poll: An OSHA MRSA standard
Two weeks ago Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) reintroduced a bill that would require medical facilities to screen test high risk patients for MRSA and report MRSA rates publicly. The bill would also require OSHA to develop a standard to protect healthcare workers and first responders from MRSA infections.
Two weeks ago Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) Do you think legislation is the correct way to protect workers? Should OSHA create a MRSA standard to protect healthcare workers?
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OSHA Healthcare Advisor Poll
The OSHA Healthcare Advisor Poll is our weekly questionnaire that is updated every Monday. It is a great opportunity for you to let us know what is going on at your facility, while also getting a look at what your peers have to say. Every week we will post a new question related to healthcare safety. As always, if you have any burning questions of your own, post them in the comments section below and it could become a featured poll question.
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As long as Health Care workers adhere to Standard Precautions there is no need to screening or other extra precautions.
We know what to do–we just need to do it with every patient!!!!!!!
I agree with Caroline. Following Standard Precautions protects HCW…not legislation.
Let’s put the resources into educating the public…and HCW…about Infection Prevention.
Nurses are professionals who should know how to use Standard Precautions to protect themselves from any infectious disease. Legislating this is NOT the way to go. I agree with what both Caroline and Celeste said.
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