CNN reports that Texas Health Presbyterian is now short staffed because as many as 70 staff members are in self imposed quarantine. They are also preparing for the potential of more people becoming...
i Feel so bad for this poor nurse getting such backlash for traveling. There should have been CLEAR guidelines set. Was she placed in self imposed quarantine, or was she simply told to monitor her...
I remember a few years ago during the H1N1 epidemic, we had a patient on our unit who was suspected to have it. We were provided with PAPRs (Infectious Disease PAPRs >> ILC Dover), and rotated...
I am praying for the two nurses affected, and all other staff that were in direct contact with, and cared for Thomas Eric Duncan. These must be scary times for all of them. Meanwhile, if the stories...
I rarely ever comment, but I just wanted to clarify, her temperature was 99.5, which is NOT considered a fever. We do not know what her temperature was the previous other times she checked it, or even...
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I have to work tonight, not looking forward to it. Already packed extra clothes/food in anticipation of having to stay for a few days. The city has been threatening all day that the bridges might shut...
When my father had to have emergency surgery, I agonized over finishing my shift or leaving. My family tried to downplay how serious the situation was because they knew that if they told me, I...
Last night while taking care of a patient, I was exposed to their bodily fluid. (I won't go into details, because it was kinda gross). I felt it hit my face, on my right cheek. I wasn't sure if it hit...
Thank you everyone for your replies. I called my unit to see how things were going and they said that there were discharges so now census is low. So it turns out that if i had gone in tonight, someone...
I already feel horrible because I know that I left my coworkers short staffed. I had all the intentions in the world of working today, but here's what happened: This morning in my sleep deprived state...
I'm surprised at your hospital policy. i also work on BMT and EVERYONE wears isolation gowns (staff, family members, etc).Our unit is a locked unit, and before anyone can be let in, they need to put...
I also live in NJ, however i work in Pennsylvania. When I first went for my job interview, I was asked to provide a Graduate Nurse License, which I had no clue what it was. They gave me information on...
Usually when you draw blood from a PICC line, you need to turn off all other IV fluids running through the PICC. The reason being, is that lab values can end up being inaccurate. The H&H was...