madore57

madore57 has 32 years experience and specializes in ICU/ER/CARDIAC CATH LAB.

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1. Is it fair for the media to blame the RN in Texas for contracting Ebola?

   madore57 replied to luv2's topic in COVID

   They were not monitoring any of the staff who cared for this patient. When we went through SARS in Canada, we were never monitored either - except for the temperature checks every person including all staff had to go through before entering any hosp...

2. Is it fair for the media to blame the RN in Texas for contracting Ebola?

   madore57 replied to luv2's topic in COVID

   Does that mean that Canada and Mexico should close our borders with YOU now that the U.S.A. not only has ebola but has shown it cannot control its' spread?

3. Is it fair for the media to blame the RN in Texas for contracting Ebola?

   madore57 replied to luv2's topic in COVID

   I don't trust any news outlet but I do trust the CDC. I cannot imagine anyone telling her this. I simply do not believe it.

4. Is it fair for the media to blame the RN in Texas for contracting Ebola?

   madore57 replied to luv2's topic in COVID

   That's going to be expensive when you have 100 and more ebola patients.

5. Is it fair for the media to blame the RN in Texas for contracting Ebola?

   madore57 replied to luv2's topic in COVID

   re: Workmans compensation fight It's going to be a tough fight when there is a picture of Nurse in a paper gown ready to accept an Ebola patient. No way would I care for one of these patients in that gown. I hope people took more pictures.

6. blood transfusion and first 15 minutes

   madore57 replied to valsalvamanuever2's topic in MICU

   Yes, that seems to be common these days. Most places only require you to write vitals on the that transfusion form at the beginning and at the end of the transfusion. They don't want you standing there taking vitals q5 for 15 minutes anymore. Havi...

7. Nicotine & Work

   madore57 replied to applesxoranges's topic in Professionalism

   WOW - are they doing this in Texas?

8. I can't find work!!

   madore57 replied to Quit Floating Me's topic in Career Support

   Well you've learned not to burn bridges but at least you learned it young (basing that on when you graduated). Is there any reason you have to stay in the community you now live and work? Agency/Travel Nursing is good because it gives you a taste o...

9. Jobs in Toronto and Canada in general

   madore57 replied to OUxPhys's topic in Canada

   If you have no experience, you will be able to get a job in the GTA. It's toughest on senior staff because the salary is much higher than they have to pay new RN's.

10. Jobs in Toronto and Canada in general

    madore57 replied to OUxPhys's topic in Canada

    It's even worse for experienced Nurses because we are too expensive.

11. Has much changed in the past 10 years?

    madore57 posted a topic in Texas

    I used to live and work in Texas 1994-2003. I came home to Canada when my Mom got sick and kind of got stuck here. I worked ICU/ER/Cath Lab in Dallas, Houston and the border cities. So tell me, has much changed in the past 10 years? Thanks, Eilleen

12. difference between associates and bachelors in nursing

    madore57 replied to kswenson's topic in ADN/BSN

    Nurses here (Ontario, Canada) are grandfathered in. Where is that not the case in the U.S.?

13. Dallas Hospitals!!!!!

    madore57 replied to TCUFrogs!'s topic in Texas

    I've worked in both Unionized hospitals and non-unionized hospitals and I prefer the Union. The only bad thing about the Union is when you're low on the totem pole because seniority means something when you have a Union. Hospitals in Texas don't want...

14. Anchorage

    madore57 replied to Blackbird's topic in Alaska

    If you're travelling with animals ... beware. Anchorage is not an animal friendly town. I took a job in the ER @ Providence and moved there in June. I couldn't even find a hotel (except one really filthy, dank place) that would allow dogs. Couldn...

15. Floors VS ER

    madore57 replied to FLoridarnl's topic in Emergency

    One of the things that happens is that the Docs usually change shift at about 6pm and at that point they're moving all their patients. The new Docs coming in want the rooms cleared so they can see patients (most still get paid per patient seen). We...