Glam03

https://nypost.com/2021/09/07/australias-covid-rules-are-a-warning-to-rest-of-the-world/ I have to wonder if this will be our future in the US.

This isn't about the virus anymore. It's about power and control.

We also have CNA's that can be pulled. We have 2 Charges- 1 for PACU and Prep and Hold. They try not to assign patients to Charge as they can be an extra set of hands. If they are busy, they page anesthesia CRNA or MDs to help. Our OR nurses if they aren't busy will assist as needed. We are expected to be very flexible and help each other out as needed. We can float between prep and hold, PACU 1, and PACU 2 all in one shift. We definitely earn our pay checks and the day goes fast.

Usually we staff PACU 1 and PACU 2 with different staff. We occasionally have to keep our patients from PACU 1 and follow then to phase 2. It just depends on if phase 2 RNs need help. We tend to keep them if they are a peds patient too. The RNs are expected to float wherever staff is needed.

Yup... That is what the wound MDs order frequently.

https://www.Google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/08/12/herd-immunity-is-mythical-with-the-covid-delta-variant-experts-say.html They aren't sure of the vaccination rate required to achieve herd immunity.. Measles is 95 percent worldwide to achieve herd immunity. I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but I think majority of the population thinks I get the Covid vaccine and magically life will go back to normal. Like.. I pointed out before this is a Global Pandemic... Not a US pandemic.. You need mass vaccination on a Global scale, which I'm highly doubtful will occur. I agree as of right the vaccine works, but Covid will continue to mutate and scientists will be playing catch up. So... I am I really excited about taking a vaccine that has no long term testing and won't be that effective in the long run. Covid will continue to mutate and be a long term issue unfortunately. I think the media would rather have you point the fingers and argue with on another. Even the WHO has pointed out, the US should'nt be giving boosters when the rest of the world hasn't received them.

This basically sums of the United States in a nutshell. The highest rate of Covid Hospitalized patients are obese. This is a fact! One of the best ways to prevent Covid hospitalizations and deaths is eating healthy and exercising.. The media will never push or talk about this.

You realize this is a global pandemic.. To prevent mutations you would literally have to vaccinate 70 to 80 percent of the world's population. Umm.. good luck with that. The US could achieve a high vaccination rate, but if other countries don't follow suit then this will continue to mutate. It appears this is behaving much like influenza. I have read influenza vaccines are like only between 30 to 40 percent effective each season....so not that great..

I don't get why people have to be such jerks. I think people have to make decisions that they feel that is right for themselves. If I didn't need health insurance, I would be sitting out of healthcare for awhile.. Healthcare was a disaster prior to Covid. Healthcare places were cutting beds and staffing ratios tight prior to Covid. Covid has made these issues more obvious, but you will never hear that discussed in the media. I have seen patients stuck in the hospital for months due to a lack of nursing homes, psych beds, and legal issues.. Talk about a waste of $$ and healthcare resources.

The employee health department in my place of employment is run with a bunch of retards. I got my Covid vaccine August 9th Moderna. Per employee health, if I don't get the 2nd one between 21 to 28 days then I need to repeat the series again.. If it's day 29, then that won't count. I argued with the lady. The local health department said this doesn't even follow CDC guidelines.

I had the 1st Covid vaccine. I feel awful. High fevers, vomiting, palpitations, body aches. We are being mandated to the Covid vaccine. I called employee health and they basically said very few people will be exempt from the 2nd vaccine. A lot of young females are having this issue because the being female and already having antibodies. I don't think I can put myself through this again. They said I'm going to feel even worse with the second. Anybody else feel awful with the 1st. Thoughts??