MeganMN

1 Corinthians 6:19-20, “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.” In terms of religion, and exemptions, it is based on Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. This legislation requires employers to reasonably accommodate an employee’s sincerely held religious belief, practice or observance. Court rulings have often taken a broad definition of religion as including “moral or ethical beliefs as to what is right and wrong” that are held by the believer with the same sincerity as that of traditional religions. As for formal, organized religious organizations, the Dutch Reformed Church is the only one that I could find that presents any formal statement against vaccination. As it stands, in my state, a religious exemption can come down to my personally held religious beliefs, and not the beliefs of "The Church".

Except he talks quite a bit about a treatment plan that they have used quite effectively at his health system in Texas.

This IS a really long video, but captivated me nonetheless. Would love to hear responses from both sides of the aisle in regards to Covid treatment, politics of Covid, and Covid vaccine. take the time to watch the video first though!!

It definitely works, but good God, CHANGE THE TIP AFTERWARDS! Poor fella.

We had a patient in ICU 2, and at the time, we had a no visitor policy regardless of Covid status. The patient in ICU said his wife wanted to visit at the window. Later, I went into ICU 1 to see my other patient, and she had some dementia. She was mumbling about people being at the window and I just patted her hand and tried to re-orient her to where she was, etc. When I went back in to see my patient in ICU 2, he was laughing and laughing. He said that his wife came to the window and decided to flash him quick as a joke. As it turns out, she was at the wrong window and flashed my poor little lady with dementia instead. I still laugh to this day every time I look out the window in ICU 1.

Hahaha-We got a rock one year. It's in the garden......... It was a very odd gift, I agree.

This is a toss up for me, so I will list the three.... 1. I was a nursing aid, in nursing school. The patient had been admitted for a stroke, and had some serious word salad. He also, unfortunately, had a wicked case of diarrhea. His diarrhea was so terrible and prolific that the nurse recommended that we use the Yankauer suction to suck up his pool of poo in his bed before cleaning him up. We suctioned it up, did a full bed change, and left the room. I stopped in to check on him later and he was gagging, needing to be suctioned. The nurse grabbed the Yankauer and suctioned his mouth while he attempted to yelp and pull away. I could not catch her before she shoved it in his mouth.... 2. I was in charge of the conscious sedation during a colonoscopy on a patient and the doctor was slowly pulling the scope out while suctioning. I am not exactly sure what went awry, but suddenly, liquid poo came flying out of the suction port and showered me, running down my face onto my shoes. I was brand new, and tried to keep it together while I politely excused myself From the room and ran for the shower room! 3. One of my fellow ICU nurses and I were using an EZ stand to get a patient up to the commode. She was about halfway there when she suddenly had a poo waterfall and a stream of explosive diarrhea shot out of her back end from the EZ stand, hit the floor, and splashed up all over the recliner. I am pretty sure I have nevermind jumped so fast or so high in my life to escape that waterfall 'o' poo. The look of horror on my colleagues face was priceless. There was a very long moment of silence before the patient just quietly said, 'well, that didn't go as planned.....'......

It is interesting to think about. I have another patient today that tested positive after vaccination (both doses). She was asymptomatic, however, so it makes me wonder if the 'breakthrough' numbers could actually be much higher, but the vaccine is helping them to not have moderate or severe illness. Just speculation, but wondering.....

@toomuchbaloney I work tomorrow and will check with our infection control nurse. I do not know the answer to your question about reporting. The patients were all in between the first and second shot, so perhaps it isn't included in the statistics about infection after vaccination, since they only co posted one? I will do more research tomorrow.

@GrumpyRN it is not something that I am finding, it is something that I am experiencing first hand at my hospital. I just wondered if others were seeing I as well.

Agreed. Thankfully, I do not have to make that decision. If I do visit with family I will drive and not stop anywhere unless absolutely necessary. I know my decision affects those around me. I am trying to be aware, respectful, and mindful.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/02/10/965940914/covid-19-vaccines-could-add-fuel-to-evolution-of-more-coronavirus-mutations

None. I live in the country, wear my masks when I go out, homeschool my kids, and pick up my groceries. My circle of influence is small. The people I spend time around have either had the infection or have a small circle as well. My infection control nurse at my hospital states that if I wear a mask and eye protection , even in a room with a covid patient, my risk is minimal, which would also be true if I were out in public wearing a mask as an unvaccinated person. Please don't play the guilt card with me. Just because I am a skeptic does not mean I am careless or unaware of my surroundings or influence.

@Orca thanks!

We have been admitting a large amount of people who have become infected after their first round of vaccine, before they get their second. Are any others out there seeing this? Do you think it is because they are dropping their guard too soon? Is there any evidence that they are sicker as a result? Or less sick? Let me know your experience!