Kerivara
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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, which is their job. I understand that this may be an uncomfortable thought to digest. It is what is is, though.
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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, where politicians and administrators are the advocates and nurses are looking out for number one.
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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 didn't work out, because they needed it as a stepping stone to another advanced healthcare career, because ________ (insert non-nursing reason here). These folks probably won't stick it out. On the other side of the coin are people that only ever wanted to be nurses. They felt it in their blood at some point. That is what life presented them as their vocation and they always knew that is what their destiny was. They are nurses, not because a licensing agency told them they met the requirements, but because they were called to serve by a stronger pull of some kind. Some of these folks are done too now, but many will still be there doing the job.
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Also, I'm a nurse. So I am getting it.
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This is a good listen:
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Yep, expect a reaction. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/370/6520/1022
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Science experts on the subject, for when you get tired of the armchair experts.
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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 resources that I use when we are going over EKGs with newer nurses and other staff, or as a supplement to teaching ACLS courses: I use this one actively during classes for basic rhythm strip recognition. You can use it like a game: https://www.skillstat.com/tools/ecg-simulator/ For a good basic book covering everything I recommend that nurses read and understand this book: After that base is built and you want to really understand 12 leads as related to emergency care, I highly recommend this site which I use as my main source of study: https://ecgweekly.com/blog/ The site above by Dr. Mattu offers world-class lectures every week at a very reasonable cost which borders on FOAM-ED. Dr. Mattu also does various conferences which can be accessed online from other sources. He really may be the best teacher in EM. Other great sources that I'll look at every once in a while: https://litfl.com/ecg-library/ http://hqmeded-ecg.blogspot.com/ For additional supplemental reading, I've started this book as recommended by Dr. Mattu: Finally, for heart-related reading outside of clinical education I highly recommend this book: How about you? What great sources have you found? I am interested in your thoughts!
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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 year. If you like emergency medicine textbooks you might look at these two: Most people seem to like Tintinalli's, but I like Rosen's. Depending on your state of licensure, you can sometimes get free access to Access Medicine through a tertiary center in your state. (For instance, OHSU library in Oregon.) This can give you access to a laundry list of medicine textbooks on the subject of your choice.
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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 thing.
