HiddenAngels

HiddenAngels

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  1. Should nurses be getting involved in the Reopen America protests nationwide?

    HiddenAngels replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm not an epidemiologist or anything but I am in the thick of it and the patients we have been treating lately seem to either be mildly symptomatic to the point where they can discharge in a couple...

  2. Should nurses be getting involved in the Reopen America protests nationwide?

    HiddenAngels replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in Disaster Preparation

    this should have happened instead of the stimulus checks

  3. Nursing Is No Longer Worth It

    HiddenAngels replied to AnonymousSuper's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The other thing that boggles my brain about this whole situation is the lack of the presence of mgmt, the infectious disease nurse dogging us about wearing too much or too little PPE, JCAHO waltzing...

  4. Dealing with panicking co-workers

    HiddenAngels replied to Peditra's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yep a lot of the nurses (myself included) where I work had something back in Jan-Feb but Covid was the farthest thing from our minds... We won't know until the serology testing is done for all

  5. Dealing with panicking co-workers

    HiddenAngels replied to Peditra's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What is the rationale behind these sugary snacks as

  6. Official PPE

    HiddenAngels replied to EDNP100x's topic in Disaster Preparation

    and, This should be a no-brainer for the HIGHER

  7. Official PPE

    HiddenAngels replied to EDNP100x's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Keep in mind those r/o's come back positive and some come to us struggling...that's all I'm

  8. Official PPE

    HiddenAngels replied to EDNP100x's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Not sure, this is what they were doing up on the floors where I work but when the r/o came back positive all hell broke out because the nurses had already been exposed wearing just the surgi mask....

  9. Official PPE

    HiddenAngels replied to EDNP100x's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Uhhh "official"... well good luck with this.. We have PAPR now, and N95. Personally I wear PAPR, most of the nurse I'm with do as well but some wear the N95 with head scarf... I don't think it will be...

  10. How can you be so calm?

    HiddenAngels replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I love love love this post! ?...... I heard the "Rocky" theme music building up towards the end...Thank you

  11. I Am Not Ready to Die!

    HiddenAngels replied to spotangel's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What rest of the team? Things have change drastically because of this pandemic. The nurses really are the ONLY ones that are hands-on... Respiratory comes but only when they have to and not right...

  12. Dealing with panicking co-workers

    HiddenAngels replied to Peditra's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yep, Initially this is the usual response. People panic and go into freak out mode. Charge RN: sally you're taking care of room 319 he's covid+ Sally: Charge RN: sally? sally? has anyone seen...

  13. I Am Not Ready to Die!

    HiddenAngels replied to spotangel's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It is! It's not right. You see them sitting around talking to each other or doing something on their plastic wrapped phones and you're hustling... But, they are still responsible for the assigned...

  14. I Am Not Ready to Die!

    HiddenAngels replied to spotangel's topic in Disaster Preparation

    They are answering the call bells if patient rings and TELLING THE NURSES what the patient wants. They are setting things up outside the rooms for easy access. Stocking the floors... that sort of...

  15. Does it annoy you when you see employees with little to no direct patient care wearing much needed PPE

    HiddenAngels replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thanks Alexa!

  16. Staying in the room with a COVID patient

    HiddenAngels replied to CityNurse80's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We were given PAPRs about a week ago. The N95s also magically appeared (a couple of boxes of them). We're entirely COVID and no we don't have to stay in the room but we are in the room when we have...

  17. Does it annoy you when you see employees with little to no direct patient care wearing much needed PPE

    HiddenAngels replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Well I don't want their PPE (yikes LOL). It doesn't annoy me when I see them wearing it, I'm thinking they're nervous and scared. I would rather them be conscience than lacksadaisical (sp?idc. I've...

  18. No Hydroxychloroquine Benefit in Randomized COVID-19 Trial

    HiddenAngels replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Gosh I really don't want to touch this.. ummm, so yah, better leave this alone.. What I will say is that for some reason this drug has now become a required count dispensed med where I work. It...

  19. Do you think some states are testing people less to keep various workforces (including nurses) intact?

    HiddenAngels replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yes to the original question, and for the reasons you stated, but I think testing will be available/possibly mandatory for us when the curve starts to

  20. Will it be hard for me to get a Girlfriend during this Pandemic since I am dealing with sick people?

    HiddenAngels replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think you're super overthinking it... I highly doubt that she would see that and think that... just tell her that you work in healthcare and yes you're being safe. You are being safe aren't you???...

  21. Nursing Is No Longer Worth It

    HiddenAngels replied to AnonymousSuper's topic in Disaster Preparation

    uuuuuh HELLO! Amen to

  22. Nursing Is No Longer Worth It

    HiddenAngels replied to AnonymousSuper's topic in Disaster Preparation

    "an expendable piece of meat"... "a dead battery"....uhhh sir/ma'am, ..you killed me...

  23. Where are pregnant women working?

    HiddenAngels replied to SP1019's topic in Disaster Preparation

    They sent ours upstairs to other floors like med surg., same with immunocompromised; they did want a note from the

  24. COVID-19 Job Abandonment News Story - They didn't show up for 2 days

    HiddenAngels replied to Mergirlc's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yes, this will make history. Now I want to know the other side of the story. Did they call out sick? Did they even call? Hmm, we've always assumed it was not job abandonment unless you took...

  25. I Am Not Ready to Die!

    HiddenAngels replied to spotangel's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Reading this just brought me back to my last shift. I go back in tomorrow but I just enjoyed 6 lovely days off and was able to explain to my family how things are, but I didn't dare go in deep with...