oramar

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  1. Counting on Ventilators

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The much maligned NHS in UK is way ahead of us on this. Canada also has a leg up on this. Mean while there are hordes of people who will tell you about the evils of a centralized, socialized system....

  2. Swine Flu Takes Heavy Toll Among the Healthy

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If I said it once I said it 100 time, it is 1918 H1N1 to the

  3. And when I thought the job hunt couldn't get any worse....

    oramar replied to DeLana_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think you will probably find out that you did fine. I bet they will call you. There are certain questions that are there to catch you lying. I would be very suspicious of someone who said they...

  4. Is there any recourse to an HR Director who does not act as a neutral third party?

    oramar replied to JoFloRN's topic in General Nursing

    HR knows where they get their paycheck. I never considered them an independant third party for even a

  5. Under Viral Attack

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I just popped into see how that outbreak of GI illness at your facility is going. See that you already reported

  6. Strange Stories Coming Out of Brazil

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I wonder what is going on in Australia and New Zealand at the moment? Haven't heard anything out of there in a while. Last time I heard they were having a pretty good outbreak. There was that post...

  7. ECMO - Will We Have Sufficient Capacity for the Fall/Winter Flu Season?

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have posted on threads where nursing were talking about layoffs. I told them that if I was an experienced nurse that wanted to make some extra money I would be signing up at a couple of agencies....

  8. New HIPAA Regulations Requiring Notification

    oramar replied to Pierrette's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I believe if you added up the number of time VA, SSA and the IRS exposed peoples private information to the public (mostly by accident, as in lost lap tops) you would find that the numbers far exceed...

  9. No Prior Existing Conditions but Dead Anyway

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have not heard anyone say that the HCWs that died got it at home. I do believe they all got it from a flu victim that was

  10. Strange Stories Coming Out of Brazil

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It is true that the data that would make it possible for you to make a really educated decision will not be ready till long after that flu has swept thru and done what ever it is going to do. You...

  11. ECMO - Will We Have Sufficient Capacity for the Fall/Winter Flu Season?

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Poor little guy, chances are his brother had a mild, mild case, they did say he ran a low grade fever for a short time. For some people that is all that will happen and for others it will end up...

  12. An interpretation of healthcare reform bill

    oramar replied to KneKno's topic in General Nursing

    I can't understand why people have to involve doctors in their living will. Both my mother and I did ours and there was not a medical doctor in sight. You can write a living will, see a notary and...

  13. Ok, again another story about being overwhelmed

    oramar replied to AngelsWings09's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but you can say you will never go back there

  14. 'Original Antigenic Sin': A threat to H1N1 vaccine effectiveness?

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There is a possibility that there may be so little vaccine ready that it will become a moot

  15. If Canada is worried then we should be worried in USA.

    oramar posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/160981.php

  16. If Canada is worried then we should be worried in USA.

    oramar replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    People a lot smarter than me have gone on record as saying we got a capacity

  17. Fighting Lies with Lies

    oramar posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    do you know what the republicans want to do with health care? sunday, august 16, 2009 by sally kalson, pittsburgh post-gazette read more:...

  18. ECMO - Will We Have Sufficient Capacity for the Fall/Winter Flu Season?

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This thread has turned out to be absolutely fascinating. Thanks to all who have been

  19. NYC Funeral Directors Prepare for 2d Wave

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Is it possible that they said 2 to 3% rate of sever infections with possible 2 to 3% of that group dying from complications? Which still means the sever cases will overwhelm the healthcare system and...

  20. ECMO - Will We Have Sufficient Capacity for the Fall/Winter Flu Season?

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I wonder if UPMC or WPAGH in Pittsburgh have this

  21. Unions: What's the big deal

    oramar replied to artistnurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    It is perilous to the big wigs for sure. You will make about 20 to 30% more, you pension and benefits will be better and they won't be able to fire at will without a hearing. Oh, I can see why it is...

  22. Under Viral Attack

    oramar replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I always enjoy hearing from people in the front lines. It is easy to talk about isolation and infection control but much harder to put into practice in real world. My guess there will a lax attitude...

  23. Growing concerns about new RN position

    oramar replied to DaisyB123's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to say this but it sounds pretty much like standard med/surg/telemetry unit. Every where I worked I had patients and problems like this. The only thing that varied was the good jobs had...

  24. Fighting Lies with Lies

    oramar replied to oramar's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It is still funny

  25. If you could no longer work as a nurse, what would you do?

    oramar replied to LockportRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would be a drummer in a Rock n Roll