caroladybelle BSN, RN

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    RN Detained and Quarantined As Ebola Hysteria Reaches a New Low

    caroladybelle replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If it was once a year for 21 days, it would be one thing. However, for many MSF, infectious disease and epidemiology staff, this isn't a once a year thing. For some specialists, they go into hot...
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    Common nicknames for hospital items.

    caroladybelle replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    Dexistick for a fingerstick
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    Fearing Ebola? Get a Flu Shot

    caroladybelle replied to MrChicagoRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Or that your body could "shut it down" if you really didn't want
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    Help me bring this into the public!

    caroladybelle replied to malenurse122879's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Actually I got the info from from several sources, CNN for one. To answer another's posters question, I am acquainted with some MSF stateside, and they have indicated having worked in areas that were...
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    Do you wear jewelry to work?

    caroladybelle replied to nurse_jess's topic in General Nursing

    A medical alert
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    Help me bring this into the public!

    caroladybelle replied to malenurse122879's topic in Disaster Preparation

    One thing of note that I haven't seen addressed. For decades, MSF personnel have been in areas where ebola, as well hantavirus and Marburg has been present. MSF has worked frequently in Hot Zones of...
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    Weekends

    caroladybelle replied to pedsnurse112's topic in Travel

    You can have a better time as a tourist being off during the week. During the week, there are less crowds, often lower fees, easier to use mass transit. The stores are less crowded. I loved being a...
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    Nursing student question on on outcomes management and cost effectiveness

    caroladybelle replied to ehayes10's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Is there a link to the instructor so we can, ahem, explain the problems with
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    Does anyone know where I might be able to take a N95 fit test?

    caroladybelle replied to tallynurse's topic in Travel

    You speak to your recruiter. They SHOULD tell you where the nearest site to get that done, is. Or transfer you to the individual that does
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    Esme Needs Your Prayers and Well Wishes

    caroladybelle replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Keeping Esme in my
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    pearsonvue trick question

    caroladybelle replied to avidhunter3's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Or even more accurate, wait until the actual test results come
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    Newbies Who Want to Pay ZERO Dues Schedule-Wise

    caroladybelle replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My favorites are the perpetually pregnant at the holidays. This group whines or calls in or begs switches for any holiday. They are either off for all the Winter holidays the first few years,...
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    Whistleblower, Briana Aguirre

    caroladybelle replied to Lisa111980's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Especially in Texas, home of
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    ICU pay differential?

    caroladybelle replied to Mr. Murse's topic in Critical Care

    Why would you consider ICU nurses to be more valuable than floor nurses? I have worked both acute care and critical care and I find critical care to be less headache inducing and less wear and tear...
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    Nina Pham being transferred to MD

    caroladybelle replied to Ginger's Mom's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Having worked at the NIH's Clinical Center, I am surprised that the transfer did not happen earlier. It is a much more private and secure location for a high risk pt. The NIH has the ability to get...
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    GN License Disappears After NCLEX

    caroladybelle replied to jkmitchell92's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Many states do not even have a GN because graduating nurses can test immediately and receive results rapidly. GN status was important when Boards were twice yearly, with a 6 to 10-week wait for...
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    "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    caroladybelle replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The CDC was not the ones caring for the patients. While CDC has isolated people on the premises, it has limited ability to do that on a regular basis (so is my understanding). This is Emory created...
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    "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    caroladybelle replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The problem. Several administrations have periodically cut appropriations for the CDC, decreasing its abilities to do their work. In fact, there have been a number of right wing candidates for office...
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    Donating unwanted medical supplies

    caroladybelle replied to RunBabyRN's topic in Home Health

    Some mission groups used to take them to medically underserved areas. Regretably, most of those that I worked with, cannot go to the areas that they served. Between ebola, and groups like the LRA, it...
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    Hello I got question of johns hopkins

    caroladybelle replied to dreamcomestrue's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Have you tried contacting Human Resources at Johns Hopkins? Have you interviewed, even by phone with them. While JHUH does occasional take RNs as H1b visa, they are few and far between. They have...
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    What is the politically correct term for "nurse"?

    caroladybelle replied to DanielCA's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Nurse is the correct term. If you do a search, generally at least once or twice a year, someone posts a thread to push for a revised title for nurse. This is generally asked by a new male nurse or...
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    caroladybelle replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Correct me if I am wrong, but the HCW in Spain - she is not a nurse (though described as such in many news sources) but a technician or an
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    caroladybelle replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The drug was developed for use with arising and novel forms of influenza. While it is listed as used for one case, there is indications of other use or testing for use with ebola. There is a supply...
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    caroladybelle replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Especially since it comes from Daily
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    caroladybelle replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Actually, you will find that Thalidomide, while released early in Europe but was never cleared by FDA for use in the USA. The head of the FDA at that time was under pressure to release it, but...