Re: Minimizing the chances of getting a staph infection in the hospital

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She should make sure that whoever does any dressing changes or incision care washes his/her hands before doing that bedside procedure. The surgical incision site will be sore, of course; but she should monitor it for any sign of the soreness getting worse or actual pain at the site. If this happens she should alert the nurse. Before she's discharged she'll get instructions about any kind of at-home wound care she might need to do. If the instructions are given verbally, she should repeat them back so that the nurse/doctor knows she fully understands them. She should ask questions for clarification. If she's given written instructions she should read them over carefully and ask about anything that's not 100% crystal clear. And she should make sure to make a follow-up appointment to see her doctor. Usually the doctor will say when he/she wants to see the patient for after-care, but the doc can't really make the appointment

for her.Don <DCFrench@...> wrote: I have a friend who is going to have an 8 hour surgery followed by a 4day stay in the hospital. Does anyone have any suggestions on how tominimize the chances of getting a staph infection while she is in there? . Do one thing every day that scares you. Eleanor Roosevelt

[Guest guest]

is right. See this

Flu/message/7911

and this

Flu/message/7693

Then go to our site files and see the Hospitals file. Read

How to Make Yourself Heard in the Hospital

http://f1.grp.fs.com/v1/4L5kR9vyxVj2B4BZk6YCmpnl_CW5pVdFnqIBSNq-LY376NyGL8J\

wGQ5VLULK0_pwId2_NSLiDxMobRBwFZs8Jw/Hospitals/How%20to%20Make%20Yourself%20Heard\

%20in%20the%20Hospital

Since Staph infections are rampant in hospitals today. The answer is

to constantly demand that docs wash hands and not have dirty things

like ties and that they wear a face mask.

[Guest guest]

Thank you, I will pass this advice on to her!

I have a friend who is going to

have an 8 hour surgery followed by a 4

> day stay in the hospital. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to

> minimize the chances of getting a staph infection while she is in there?

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> . Do one thing every day that scares you. Eleanor Roosevelt

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[Guest guest]

Thanks, Lee! I got a document not found message for the link to the

file, but it was no problem navigating there from the Files link on

the group web page.

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> is right. See this

> Flu/message/7911

> and this

> Flu/message/7693

>

> Then go to our site files and see the Hospitals file. Read

> How to Make Yourself Heard in the Hospital

>

http://f1.grp.fs.com/v1/4L5kR9vyxVj2B4BZk6YCmpnl_CW5pVdFnqIBSNq-LY376NyGL8J\

wGQ5VLULK0_pwId2_NSLiDxMobRBwFZs8Jw/Hospitals/How%20to%20Make%20Yourself%20Heard\

%20in%20the%20Hospital

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> Since Staph infections are rampant in hospitals today. The answer is

> to constantly demand that docs wash hands and not have dirty things

> like ties and that they wear a face mask.

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