Kerivara

Kerivara has 30 years experience and specializes in ER.

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1. Covid-19 Religious Exemption

   Kerivara replied to NurseA2021's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I haven't filed a religious exemption to vaccination, but I have applied for a scientific exemption to

2. The US is Officially Nuts: Judges now telling hospitals how to treat COVID patients

   Kerivara replied to Anonymous865's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Judge gets sued for medical malpractice. Welcome to

3. Work Opportunities For Unvaccinated Nurses

   Kerivara replied to Guest219794's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Apologies if this is off-topic, but it is striking how accepted/commonplace this term 'unvaccinated nurses' has become. The two words seem incongruent. An oxymoronic coupling of

4. Termination From Employer For Refusing EUV

   Kerivara replied to RaineyRN7's topic in Disaster Preparation

   A nurse that knowingly puts their (immunocompromised) patients at higher risk of severe Covid and death by refusing to vaccinate themselves is not keeping their patients' best interests at heart,...

5. Termination From Employer For Refusing EUV

   Kerivara replied to RaineyRN7's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Nursing is supposed to be at the front of patient advocacy. That means protecting the vulnerable, the immunocompromised, the cancer patient that comes seeking help. What a strange day we live in,...

6. How to Stop the Mass Nursing Exodus?

   Kerivara replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Unpopular take: There are a certain percentage of nurses now that didn't really want to be nurses in the first place. They did it because they could make good money, because their first choice...

7. Is someone justified in harassing someone to tell them if they got vaccinated or not?

   Kerivara replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Going forward this becomes easier. Want to go to nursing school? Please bring proof of your vaccination against Covid-19 as a part of your admission packet, as you do for several other vaccines....

8. Patient Refusing Unvaccinated RN

   Kerivara replied to Delia37's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Exactly. Get vaccinated and remain employed as an RN. Don't get vaccinated and work at McDonald's.....where you will also have to soon get vaccinated. This far in it is a wonder that nurses are...

9. Now that the Covid 19 vaccine is just around the corner... Will it be mandatory?

   Kerivara replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Also, I'm a nurse. So I am getting

10. Now that the Covid 19 vaccine is just around the corner... Will it be mandatory?

    Kerivara replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This is a good

11. Now that the Covid 19 vaccine is just around the corner... Will it be mandatory?

    Kerivara replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yep, expect a reaction.

12. This Week in Virology (podcast link)

    Kerivara posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Science experts on the subject, for when you get tired of the armchair

13. EKG resources for ER nurses

    Kerivara posted a topic in Emergency

    Hey there, I was a wannabe CCU nurse but instead ended up in the ER for the last couple of decades after a couple years of floor/telemetry. I love EKGs. You might love them too. Here are some EKG...

14. Book Recommendations

    Kerivara replied to caal19's topic in Emergency

    I haven't taken the CEN in about 10 years, but the previous version of this book was excellent preparation for it, and for emergency nursing in general: The 7th edition was published last...

15. Wilderness Medicine

    Kerivara replied to CamperNurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is an excellent and comprehensive resource on the topic. Be prepared to dedicate a long period of time if planning on reading the whole