herring_RN ASN, BSN

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    Should Social Media shut down Conspiracy Theories?

    herring_RN replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    ALLNURSES.COM and ALLNURSES BREAK ROOM are my only social media. I sometimes read Twitter or other sites, but haven't joined or posted with one exception. Once a friend of my sister once told me she...
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    How do you do lab work on patients while maintaining social distancing?

    herring_RN replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think all patients should be considered possibly infected with the virus for the purpose of protecting nurses and other workers. The CDC defines close contact as being within about 6 feet of an...
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    With all the divisiveness - I figure we could use some Country Music

    herring_RN replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My friend Larry Dean was one of my uncle's Cub Scouts. In 2005 he wrote a song about my uncle. He now lives in Idaho. This is one of my
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    50% of fatalities in nursing homes in some States

    herring_RN replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    turtlesRcool THANK YOU! You honored your Mom. That was your gift to
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    Fear and Anxiety

    herring_RN replied to spark plug's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have rarely seen a police officer OR a grocery employee have to ask someone to put on a mask, and have never seen anyone refuse. If the salon owner had defied the law and reopened her salon her...
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    Fear and Anxiety

    herring_RN replied to spark plug's topic in Disaster Preparation

    In my city no one has been arrested, ticketed, fined, or otherwise punished for not wearing a mask, although it is the law for anyone going into a store or within six feet of another person to wear...
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    Fear and Anxiety

    herring_RN replied to spark plug's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I wear a mask when out of my house because I could be asymptomatic and infect another person. When I run with Pearlie Girl dog I have it around my neck for times another person come close, like at a...
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    Are Big City Hospitals Really Getting Hit With COVID-19 Pts?

    herring_RN replied to EPS's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Does being infected with COVID-19 make you immune? We will need to do long-term studies in humans to find out if people who recover from COVID-19 are immune and to learn how long that immunity will...
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    Dealing with panicking co-workers

    herring_RN replied to Peditra's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm confused. Is it OK to ask people to wear a mask or stay six feet
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    With all the divisiveness - I figure we could use some Country Music

    herring_RN replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I heard Steve Goodman do this song at the Troubadour soon before he died. Listen and laugh. He cracks himself
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    With all the divisiveness - I figure we could use some Country Music

    herring_RN replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Disaster Preparation

    David Allen Coe sang it so well! Steve Goodman and John Prine wrote it. All versions are
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    This just got very real for me!

    herring_RN replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Hurray! Feel better
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    With all the divisiveness - I figure we could use some Country Music

    herring_RN replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thank you for picking the perfect Garth Brooks song for these times! Mississippi John Hurt first recorded this in 1928. He could have attempted a music career, buy decided to keep his job in Avalon...
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    With all the divisiveness - I figure we could use some Country Music

    herring_RN replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Disaster Preparation

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    With all the divisiveness - I figure we could use some Country Music

    herring_RN replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thank you! One of my favorites was first recorded in 1928. Written in 1899 by Ada Blenkhorn with music by J. Howard
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    Fear and Anxiety

    herring_RN replied to spark plug's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of...
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    This just got very real for me!

    herring_RN replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My prayers are joining the
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    50% of fatalities in nursing homes in some States

    herring_RN replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My Mom was an insulin dependent diabetic since childhood. She died at age 54. My Dad worked almost every day or night playing his horn or giving trumpet lessons for two years until step-Mom moved into...
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    50% of fatalities in nursing homes in some States

    herring_RN replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My Dad was a musician and music teacher. You have almost certainly heard his trumpet. He is the trumpet player in the video I'll post at the bottom of this post. A couple days before he died my Daddy...
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    Kern County ER Docs C-19

    herring_RN replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    * My Non-fascist California city is mostly still in Stage 1. Two days ago Governor Newsom said, "We are days, not weeks away before we eliminate more restrictions."...
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    50% of fatalities in nursing homes in some States

    herring_RN replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    VivaLasViejas: I've known you here for decades. I remember you were an excellent nurse, a compassionate and fair Director of Nursing, and a loving Mom. This could not have been easy to accomplish with...
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    If the US started a system like the NHS in the UK should nurses expect a cut in pay

    herring_RN replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Los Angeles, California. The UK system is NOT single payer. It is socialism. From what I learned from nurse friends...
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    Do you feel non covid patients are getting good care?

    herring_RN replied to askater112's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Our doctor has video or telephone appointments. He ordered labs for my husband. He or another physician is on call 24/7 for questions. I got an email from the dermatologist offering a video...
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    If the US started a system like the NHS in the UK should nurses expect a cut in pay

    herring_RN replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Th NHS in the UK is a socialized system with hospitals and clinics owned and run my the government, doctors, nurses, and other staff are government employees. In the USA the Veterans Administration is...
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    States Loosening Restrictions: Find your State

    herring_RN replied to sirI's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My city is mostly still in Stage 1. Our governor just said, "We are days, not weeks away before we eliminate more restrictions."...