I believe what I said was..."However...I do agree that we all need to take
some ownership for our
own health and always ASK HC members to wash or sanitize before they touch
you"

I did not say take responsibility for the actions of others.



We can not change anyone person.therefore can not take responsibility for
ones actions..but we can speak up and protect ourselves. When you were a
patient and if they offered you a particular medication.would you not ask
what it was if you did not know? If so..is that not taking responsibility
for your self?



Re: the OSHA situation...it is indeed a sad state of affairs when they
mandate you are provided PPE and then say but this time it is OK... Are you
in a larger city or a smaller community? Some facilities have "deals" with
certain inspectors that they have had a relationship with for years...If you
want to work in an area where the Hospitals follow OSHA mandates and provide
PPE and EXPECT staff to use it.I will share some possible solutions to that
problem for you!



See prior message because .. As in addition to other things it says.

"Meanwhile, I shall continue to educate healthcare workers on
best practices and will also continue to empower patients and their families
to "just ask" if they do not witness good hand hygiene and to practice
wellness".



Thanks for the note.
Mary Ann, RN
Health and Wellness Coach
www.Wesharejuiceplus.com





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From: MRSA@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MRSA@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Caryl
Carver
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 8:45 PM
To: MRSA@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [MRSA] PatientPak



Mary--

I'm sorry but I must disagree, patients should NEVER have to take
responsibility for the actions of health care providers who deliver their
care.

Yes, I have been in a heath care facility recently, today as a matter of
fact. I am a surgical RN. I got my MRSA infection from the very hospital
where I worked and was a patient and where I was also fired for reporting
them to OSHA for violating my right to wear PPE. Unfortunately, OSHA sided
with the hospital. What a sad, sad commentary on the state of healthless
care in the United States. To lay the burden on patients is absolutely
absurd. It is time we all woke up and demanded that health care providers
DO THEIR DAMN JOBS!!!!

Sorry if you are offended by these comments but they are true to my heart.

Caryl J. Carver, RN, BSN

--- On Wed, 10/15/08, Mary Bernard <mbernard@harneydh.
<mailto:mbernard%40harneydh.com> com> wrote:
From: Mary Bernard <mbernard@harneydh. <mailto:mbernard%40harneydh.com> com>
Subject: RE: [MRSA] PatientPak
To: MRSA@yahoogroups. <mailto:MRSA%40yahoogroups.com> com
Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 9:56 PM

Looks like ONLY if you live in England, Africa or other developing

countries.

If you have been in a hospital the last couple years or more, I suspect you

will have seen sanitizer in various places.

However...I do agree that we all need to take some ownership in our own

health and always ASK HC members to wash or sanitize before they touch you,

etc.

To your Health,

Mary Ann, RN

Health and Wellness Educator

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From: MRSA@yahoogroups. com [mailto:MRSA@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of

mrsasucks

Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:48 PM

To: MRSA@yahoogroups. com

Subject: [MRSA] PatientPak

Have you guys seen this yet?

http://drugresistan <http://drugresistan tstaph.blogspot. com/>

tstaph.blogspot. com/

What a bunch of BS, do they actually expect US to pay to protect

ourselves when we are patients in a health care facility?!?! ?!? What

the f***!!! The health care facilities should be supplying these packs

as part of the care.

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