A community health nurse is caring for a client with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Which of the following should the nurse be aware of?
a. Persons with MRSA usually have a chronic illness.
b. MRSA is a hospital-acquired infection and not often seen in the community.
c. Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus au-reus (VRE) follows MRSA.
d. MRSA is becoming more common in the community.
ANS: D
MRSA is being seen more and more in the community with outbreaks frequently associated with school athletic programs and prison populations. MRSA is still largely a health care-associated infection, but it is becoming more common. VRE was found before MRSA. MRSA is not asso-ciated with chronic illness.
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