60 Minutes Interviews Presbyterian Nurses Lessons Caring for Ebola Patient Mr. Duncan

[PMFB-RN]

I just finished watching the interviews with the nurses who cared for the first Ebola patients in Texas. I am impressed and feel they were a credit to our profession.

[Wheels28]

I just watched the piece and was in tears, if that doesn't get someone to respect nursing, nothing will. What an amazing group of nurses. It is very comforting to know we have people who will do anything to try to save someone's life. Sadly I don't think your profession will ever get the credit or recognition it deserves, but just know you have patients who recognize what you do and think your profession is amazing!

[Marcia73]

THanks for pointing out that family had released his med records. I wasn't sure. I was also impressed by these nurses and their professionalism in the interviews!

[sbtr50]

I just saw this interview and that's what nursing is all about. I've gone though varied emotions and opinions about this situation and this clears up a lot.It contradicts a lot that was in the news. I couldn't be more proud to be a nurse and they are the true heroes of all this

[emtb2rn, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

I was expecting another hatchet job so I was pleasantly surprised with the 60 minutes piece. Loved when the er rn who was 1st in isolation with duncan pretty much said "i pulled up my big girl panties and went in to do my job". While she didn't actually use those words, that's what i heard.

[lee1]

so after all of this we still do not know what caused the 2 nurses to become infected although the others were certainly taking care of copius secretions, handling an intubated pt and probably doing CVVHD. I am sure some of the docs had to have been involved also and were they wearing the same attire

[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

This is an interview with the critical care pulmonologist at Presby Dallas. It's a very interesting look into the situation. It is 45 minutes long, but worth a watch imo.

Presby doc on Ebola response: 'Epitome of health care'

[chadrn65]

so after all of this we still do not know what caused the 2 nurses to become infected although the others were certainly taking care of copius secretions, handling an intubated pt and probably doing CVVHD. I am sure some of the docs had to have been involved also and were they wearing the same attire

It was reported that nurse Pham was not wearing full PPE (i.e. neck exposed). I heard that nurse Vinson wore PPE that did not have her neck exposed. None the less, they were exposed, most likely after removal of tainted PPE.

[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

It has been reported that at first, some nurses were wearing 3 pairs of gloves, which are not recommended due to the difficulty of removing them and becoming contaminated in the process.

Of course, we probably will not ever know how those two nurses became infected while the other 70 plus caregivers remain asymptomatic as of this writing.