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  1. boy did I mess up

    Sharon replied to ellie123's topic in Infectious Disease

    Ellie, Sorry to hear about your accident. If the worst case does happen and you convert there are some great dual modality therapies (Interferon Alfa 2B and Ribavirin) out there. Unlike most of the...

  2. boy did I mess up

    Sharon replied to ellie123's topic in Infectious Disease

    Sorry to hear about your accident. If the worst case does happen and you convert there are some great dual modality therapies (Interferon Alfa 2B and Ribavirin) out there. Unlike most of the...

  3. Dealing w/ contract Staff (scrubsinthewasher)

    Sharon posted a topic in Occupational Health

    What industry are you in? I would first review both the Nurse Practice Act and the practice act for Paramedics. In the states I practice in Paramedics cannot do Audiograms or PFT's. I don't have...

  4. PPD documentation for OR vendors?

    Sharon replied to mergency's topic in Occupational Health

    I am not aware of tracking vendor reps. Since the reps have no practical risk of transmitting TB or being exposed to TB from patients (they're masked, the rooms are too well ventilated for respiratory...

  5. Mercury Exposure

    Sharon posted a topic in General Nursing

    On October 2, 2003 students at Ballou High School in Washington D.C. stole a container of mercury that was in an unsecured high school lab. Below on the article about the spreading contamination in...

  6. Help in Bangladesh

    Sharon replied to zenman's topic in Infectious Disease

    If a water point is a water fountain I agree with the previous poster that there is no risk. But if a water point is communal bucket of water like it is in some communities. He will need to use his...

  7. Liability laws for DON's

    Sharon replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in Legal

    Liability law is comprised of common law, state and federal regulations, and state and federal case law. Regardless of the subtype, for instance DON, liability law is not located in one area. You...

  8. Volunteer Nurses Needed for Hurricane Emergency!

    Sharon replied to glascow's topic in General Nursing

    LA Nursing Board is coordinating with the other state boards for volunteers. You are to contact your local Board of Nursing who will verify your license/certification status per the National Disaster...

  9. OHN from Brazil

    Sharon replied to katiabrazil's topic in Occupational Health

    Katia, Don't worry about your grammar. Your skills are much better than mine would be in any second language I would attempt. My background has been the occupational/environmental health of...

  10. OHN from Brazil

    Sharon replied to katiabrazil's topic in Occupational Health

    Katia, Welcome to the board. It is great to have a nurse from Brazil participating. I have interacted with Occupational and Environmental Health Physicians from Brazil in the past. Are you working...

  11. Regarding Hep.B Infection.

    Sharon replied to DJ Trance AZ's topic in Infectious Disease

    Youknowwho Yes you can have antibodies already but if you don't you will have to pay for it again. Since we know second vaccine titers don't last very long, none of the schools where I have taught...

  12. Staph Aureus question

    Sharon replied to bloodmonster's topic in Infectious Disease

    I see people all the time who continue to work through the pain, ADLs including sports. Decreased ROM is one possible sign of a fracture. Even when I did disaster rescue decreased ROM was rarely a...

  13. national medical reserve corps

    Sharon replied to blufoxtrot's topic in General Nursing

    The medical reserve corp. has been around for generations under various names. I had a great aunt who received her LPN as a member back in 1901. Many of these volunteer opportunities have always...

  14. Staph Aureus question

    Sharon replied to bloodmonster's topic in Infectious Disease

    I did have a case like this and it did prove to be only a fracture. The scans supported this. There was no acute or six month uptake to support a systemic infection of any type. We where concerned...

  15. PTSD Tort Defense

    Sharon posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just came from my Torts class. I am studying for my Paralegal Degree to be a Nurse Paralegal. I am looking for some references/citations to cases involving defendants who used PTSD as a defense...

  16. D.C. Board of Nursing?

    Sharon replied to fawnsternurse's topic in General Nursing

    If you intend to work in the next few months after applying you will also need to possibly apply for a temporary nursing license which will include fees in addition to the 176.00. DC has a...

  17. LPN's in infectious disease

    Sharon replied to Mistify's topic in Infectious Disease

    Since this is no longer an infectious disease nursing discussion I am closing this thread. This discussion can be restarted in another area of the board such as General Nursing

  18. syphilis question

    Sharon replied to ShawnetteRN05's topic in Infectious Disease

    If the patient is having further deteriorating symptoms, which she must be having since it has resulted in her diagnosis, then she is definitely is still infectious in some form. She will need...

  19. MRSA please help

    Sharon replied to nursex20's topic in Infectious Disease

    Inform your chain of command that HIPPA does not apply to every health care information situation in the world. It specifically does not apply to the following: Work Place Exposures, Injuries,...

  20. infant hiv?

    Sharon replied to karen26's topic in Infectious Disease

    Since the original poster has not been on this bulletin board since a week after posting this message, which was 1/29/2004, I am closing the

  21. Tsunami's effect on the country of Sweden

    Sharon replied to InfRN's topic in General Nursing

    InfRn, Thank you for your reporting of events as you experience them. Your updates have been more valuable to me than any news reports since the first 24 hours of the disaster. Your words are an...

  22. SARS and bird-flu.

    Sharon replied to Dinith88's topic in Infectious Disease

    A quick response is SARS mutated from a specific avian flu and there are thousands of avian

  23. Resources Sticky for Disaster Nursing

    Sharon replied to Salus's topic in General Nursing

    The nice thing about Disaster Rescue and Relief is that research and resources are not usually divided by professional group. Disaster care is a very blended community, which I believe is its strong...

  24. I need tips to help a friend hire case managers

    Sharon replied to Quickbeam's topic in Case Management

    I am working the disability management field. Are you sure the salary is not the issue? My salary is comparable to specialty care positions in the hospital and I have a M-F 8 to 5 schedule. Of...

  25. Is this legal???

    Sharon replied to critcarenurse16's topic in General Nursing

    This form is a standard type of form required by OSHA for respirator fit testing. I have reviewed those forms and done the testing off and on for many years. The information on the form is not...