Life-Long Implications Of Mrsa: A Case Study
Carol Caico · i-manager’s Journal on Nursing · 2012
There have been many unnecessary deaths from MRSA as noted in Hospital Infection Control & Prevention which have surpassed the toll of AIDS related deaths (Karach, 2010). Patients describe having MRSA as a very negative experience associated with feelings of isolated, anxiety, anger, frustration and psychological consequences (Evans, 2010). A female patient described her experience with MRSA after ankle surgery. The infection spread to the bloodstream, resulting in multiple organ failure and near death (Barratt, Shaban, Moyle, 2010). This case closely resembles the following case study. The case subject provided approval for publication of her long ordeal with MRSA, and IRB review indicated the case study was exempt for approval. DL was a vibrant 51 year old woman who was married with 3 children. She worked ,enjoyed life and had a great sense of humor. She had no prior medical problems and, a negative surgical history, nor was taking any medications. DL was looking forward to the wedding of two twin daughters. Her son was married. She began having pain in her left hip which progressively got worse. She went to a physician who diagnosed it as a muscle tear. A consult with another physician due to her worsening of the pain resulted in a diagnosis of nerve damage and she was informed that nothing could be done. She attended her twin daughter's weddings using a cane and suffered severe pain. While she continued to suffer with severe pain and had difficulty walking, she used her prescribed pain medication and