CampyCamp RN

There is definitely some better evidence out there as far as protecting others and even the mask wearer. One study does show higher infection rates in cloth mask wearers vs control group but it came out that some in the control wore nothing, others w...

Loa, I did that after Katrina. Fine. It was one week, my FT job was able to spare the three shifts I missed, and my life was in no peril. I paid for my flight, they housed me in an unused office. This? Even if I was 15 years younger with no kids, I w...

Which is insane because I'd like to return to critical care with years of experience and hiring isn't really being done. I hate to seek a temporary position and then not be welcome back at my current perdiem employer because I left them in the lurch.

From what I know, in the hospital where I worked OR, many are staffing bedside in the units. They would certainly be able to fill in many of the tasks of CC NPs as well, and I'd have them tube my crumpy patient before anyone else!

Also, look into KT tape. They are making special strips for under masks. Might help? Maybe a thin layer of cotton between you and the mask? It might affect the seal but so does having to adjust the mask. Hopefully, employee health can either get you...

The full 4 page letter is online. He didn't divulge anything.

Even stars and stripes is treating him like a hero. I suspect that it will come out that he did go up the chain of command and did not get a satisfactory response. They have acknowledged that he made his leadership aware on Sunday, ahead of the lette...

Nebs are not an aerosolizing procedure.

We're surveyed every day about symptoms and they take our temps. If you answered honestly, they wouldn't let you inside.

These are both questions I've asked. I'm taking advantage of the opportunity to educate the public (on social media, of course) that nurses have highly complex educations but we also have specialties that we acclimate to after months of specialized e...

I think they need help with all skill levels. Javits center's "field" hospital is going to be a non covid hospital with more med surg level patients. If you feel the pull, give it a shot. I went to an affected area after Katrina. I went because they ...

I'm doing a lot through Society of Critical Care Medicine. They have a section that it's members only but also some modules that are open to everyone and aimed at getting nurses and doctors from other areas a little oriented to ICU.

I read it an remembered some of the real time discussions that were going on here as rumors came out.

Contact NY state DOH. The url says retired but that is not necessarily the case. I got an email through a professional organization that they are accepting out of state licenses. https://apps.health.ny.gov/pubpal/builder/survey/retired-health-profes...

Asking the real questions! A vent can go into any room with wall air and o2. That's not a big problem. There is a learning curve for nurses and physicians. Theoretically, anesthesia providers who are not in the OR right now can manage prescribing s...

You have to think it all through and decide what's best for you but nothing is wrong with deciding to stay home and be a mom and protect baby. Just af there's nothing wrong with putting your faith in careful isolation care and showing and going to wo...

So, in interest of saving the US economy, leaders and media are talking about herd immunity and getting young people back into the workforce. A quick search didn't show much info by medical professionals, let alone peer reviewed, on this topic. Howev...

I'm on the camp pro FB group. None of the directors know. There seems to be a reluctance to even discuss it too much. A little nervous about internationals though. There is some discussion about online staff training because when you look at that sta...

What about hair? I have textured ethnic hair and hate the thought of washing it every day and always hated getting it stuck in the mask elastic. How often are OR caps used? I've seen some in pictures.

This site has some ranking and rating of common materials https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/best-materials-make-diy-face-mask-virus/

What number makes it worth it? If I think about the risk vs money, you can't pay me enough. If I think about my heart's desire to get my community and nursing and medical colleagues through this, I can face the risk.

I repeat myself on here but I dialed back my bedside nursing due to family issues. This year, I even had to leave my PT school job to care for my mom. My hospital job is per diem but soon they'll be asking more. I will happily pitch in but someone el...

Consider camp! (This year if the stars align or next year) Directors across the country are currently worried on facebook because nurse applicants are down. The pay is nothing to write home about (if you can even buy a stamp) but it's rewarding, fun,...

Dare I hope for such an organized response in the US? Sigh.

At first, I wondered why no one asked me before retirees. Isn't step one- ask perdiem nurses? Am I an absolute crap nurse and they'd rather a retiree? Oh. Different country. I knew I was a kickbutt nurse. ?