a nurse friend of mine at Country Bumpkin General tested positive for CV-19 yesterday. Like me, she does the right things, and avoids situations that could have led to this, and takes precautions. She's the manager of the step-down unit, so limited patient contact. I haven't seen her in person for over 6+ months. She called me to let me know that she had tested positive, and she's got flu symptoms as well. I prayed with her, but then she told me that she had called to let me know so that I could be tested since we spoke on the phone last week. The infection preventionist at CBG is apparently telling folks that it can transmit through telephone lines. No, not picking up a dirty phone that should have been wiped, but through normal conversations through your personal cell phone! Who knew? (This is sarcasm for those who don't get it). I called the infection preventionist for clarification, thinking my friend had misunderstood. Noooooo...the young lady on the other end of the line informed how out of touch with current science I was, that this was in fact true, and very common knowledge. She in fact told me that since I've been away from school so long, perhaps I should find some materials to review ? No wonder there is confusing information out there, when someone in a position like this is spouting oddball misinformation. And yes, I reported this to the CNO, who assured me that her infection preventionist is very up to date on her knowledge, and refused to listen to my reasoning. WOW!, just WOW!. I had to vent, as this sort of thing is dangerous and shows how out of hand things have gotten. Or it qualifies as the "stupid human in a position that they shouldn't be in" award of the week!
I can't believe that my friend didn't question it, she went to nursing school with me, and is a smart cookie. I can only put it off to her being sick and not thinking straight
