brandy1017

brandy1017 ASN, RN

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  1. Here's How the CDC Director Protects Himself from Ebola (But Not Nurses)

    brandy1017 replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    He's not taking any chances when his life is on the line. Sad that he doesn't afford nurses the same protections and expects them to make do with far less! I think he should just resign already! It...

  2. Dallas Presbyterian Nurse Interview

    brandy1017 replied to annie.rn's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The CDC has done a disservice to the nurses at Dallas. Why would they stand by and let the nurses necks be exposed? Why did they offer such flimsy options of protections in the beginning saying a...

  3. URGENT: Are CDC Ebola Guidelines 'Good Enough'?

    brandy1017 replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That's a very good idea, with enough media attention maybe it will coerce hospitals to get us the equipment we need including hazmat suits and respirators, not flimsy gowns and masks that do nothing...

  4. Ebola - do you have the right to walk away?

    brandy1017 replied to rnnina19's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There was mention of the other nurse being sent to Emory over concerns of workers walking off the job at Presby. I saw this on a Cnn video. Does anyone know if this is true, have nurses walked off...

  5. Ebola - do you have the right to walk away?

    brandy1017 replied to rnnina19's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That's a laudable sentiment, however, if you are placed in an unsafe environment without adequate protective equipment you could end up dying for naught! I'm thankful the National Nurses United are...

  6. Ebola - do you have the right to walk away?

    brandy1017 replied to rnnina19's topic in Disaster Preparation

    But in spite of all their knowledge and experience and safety precautions still over 200 healthcare workers have gotten Ebola and many have died including Dr's! How are we going to fare any better,...

  7. allnurses Ebola Preparedness Survey Makes the News.

    brandy1017 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Dr Gavin Macgregor-Skinner has been speaking out about the need for a national training program for Ebola and that the CDC has got it wrong with the instructions that a gown, mask and goggles is...

  8. Ebola - do you have the right to walk away?

    brandy1017 replied to rnnina19's topic in Disaster Preparation

    But you are stuck with the equipment the hospital has. If it doesn't offer you hazmat suit or respirator you are still forced to endanger yourself. I don't care what they say they must be concerned...

  9. Ebola - do you have the right to walk away?

    brandy1017 replied to rnnina19's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If you have inside knowledge is it true that nurses wore gowns and were told to cover their necks with medical tape and that waste piled to the ceiling? That doesn't sound world class to me! Also...

  10. Second ebola nurse "okay'd" to fly

    brandy1017 replied to babyNP.'s topic in Disaster Preparation

    Common sense anyone that cared for the Ebola patient should have been on quarantine for the 21 day incubation period and that would include not traveling and being around others. Hard to believe the...

  11. Toward a Level 4 Protocol for Ebola

    brandy1017 replied to Nathan Frazier's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Even if you could buy your own suit it would still need to be cleaned and sterilized before you could use it again. Who would do that? How would they do that. If you didn't pass the TB test you...

  12. Is it fair for the media to blame the RN in Texas for contracting Ebola?

    brandy1017 replied to luv2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't see how closing the borders would cause civil war. I think leaving the borders open will tempt anyone exposed to an Ebola patient to take a flight to the US or Europe hoping for better care...

  13. Is it fair for the media to blame the RN in Texas for contracting Ebola?

    brandy1017 replied to luv2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think they should lock the hospital down for Ebola. At least isolate the care givers of the Ebola patient and have them stay at the hospital or a hotel so they don't have to worry about endagering...

  14. Is it fair for the media to blame the RN in Texas for contracting Ebola?

    brandy1017 replied to luv2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The bottom line is we need to close the borders and stop flying into and out of West Africa! Period! If that was the case then these two nurses wouldn't be fighting for their life! But political and...

  15. Is it fair for the media to blame the RN in Texas for contracting Ebola?

    brandy1017 replied to luv2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My hospital hasn't even mentioned Ebola preparation and care to us so far, not at all! However the city is supposedly preparing and a top level trauma center is speaking out that they are prepared....

  16. Is it fair for the media to blame the RN in Texas for contracting Ebola?

    brandy1017 replied to luv2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It is outrageous to blame the nurses and healthcare workers who put their life on the line to take care of Mr Duncan and were caring for him thru the most dangerous, contagious part of his life...

  17. Had to code my best friends husband

    brandy1017 replied to wannabeagreatRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    A friend's husband died prematurely because he refused to see a Dr. He was a drinker and having seizures which I assumed were from the alcohol, but he absolutely wouldn't see a Dr and his wife wasn't...

  18. "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    brandy1017 replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I just can't get over the CDC saying all we need in America is gown, mask and goggles, yet every one else including Emory & Nebraska are using hazmat suits and respirators! This is just insane...

  19. "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    brandy1017 replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I've read several articles on CNN and yahoo that mention a gown and gloves, no hazmat suit, no respirator! Apparently the CDC doesn't want to bother the hospitals or govt to pay for hazmat suits and...

  20. "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    brandy1017 replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    ********! That is just an excuse to leave us unprotected with cheap flimsy gowns and masks rather than the real deal expensive hazmat suits and respirators we should be wearing! I want this jerk to...

  21. "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    brandy1017 replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

  22. "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    brandy1017 replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I just don't think nurses wouldn't pay attention when dealing with such a lethal disease where it is a known fact how many nurses and doctors have died from caring for Ebola. This is much more...

  23. "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    brandy1017 replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That's because we don't have hazmat suits! You can't wear what the hospital doesn't provide. They had better start buying some hazmat suits and respirators

  24. "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    brandy1017 replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    How dare they blame the nurse when they give her inadequate equipment, a flimsy gown, mask. No respirator, no safety suit, her whole body wasn't even covered and then dealing with intubation and...

  25. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    brandy1017 replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Now a Texas nurse apparently has Ebola from taking care of Duncan. This is getting scarier and sadder, hope she makes it! Are they going to decontaminate her house, quarantine her family, what if...