HonestRN

HonestRN

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  1. Report to the President on U.S. Preparations for 2009 H1N1-Influenza

    HonestRN replied to HonestRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm thinking that is correct however I do think if things get dire that they may use the EUA for

  2. Report to the President on U.S. Preparations for 2009 H1N1-Influenza

    HonestRN replied to HonestRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

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  3. Report to the President on U.S. Preparations for 2009 H1N1-Influenza

    HonestRN replied to HonestRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    page 19 of report. pages 36 & 38 deal with the possible use of adjuvants under the Emergengy Use Authorization by the

  4. Swine flu vaccine link to killer nerve disease: Guillian-Barre Syndrome

    HonestRN replied to H_2_O's topic in Disaster Preparation

    http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/gbs/gbs.htm

  5. First Flu Victim's Family Intends to Sue City

    HonestRN posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    "Bonnie Wiener, the widow of the flu victim, Mitchell Wiener, and their three sons, Adam, Jordan and Farrell, served a "notice of claim" to the city on Aug. 5, charging that the city had failed to...

  6. Costa Rican president Arias contracts swine flu

    HonestRN posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    "SAN JOSE-Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and mediator of the Honduran political crisis, has contracted swine flu, the government said. "In the afternoon he was informed...

  7. Medical Mistakes Will Kill 200K This Year: Report

    HonestRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    http://cbs2chicago.com/local/Hearts.medical.mistakes.2.1122508.html "According to an investigation by the Hearst Corp., 200,000 Americans will die this year from preventable medical errors and...

  8. school closure for swine flu guidelines

    HonestRN replied to HonestRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    here is the original post by indigo girl: originally posted by http://www.ft.com an uncharacteristic quiet hangs over buenos aires's usually bustling commercial districts as swine flu grips the...

  9. school closure for swine flu guidelines

    HonestRN replied to HonestRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Argentina or Chile solved that problem by banning children under 18 in shopping centers when the schools were closed. Forget where I read that though I think it was on a thread in this

  10. Casual/per diem nurses and the phone. Do you feel harrassed?

    HonestRN replied to wonderbee's topic in General Nursing

    I am casual/registry and it used to be that way for me so I started asking for premium pay (time and a half) to come in and at my rate that was pretty high. After several months of cashing in like...

  11. What do you think of the H1N1 vaccination recommendations?

    HonestRN replied to Kringe38's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If you will have clinicals and work in a health care setting you should be eligible. I have 3 children aged 14, 16, and 24. I am not eager for them to get the shot until I see if there are adverse...

  12. Would You Accept Swine Flu Vaccine?

    HonestRN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in Disaster Preparation

    First of all, all those vaccines have been around for a long time and we know the safety of them. Additionally some of us are old enough to have active immunity because we did have measles, mumps and...

  13. No Pay for Mandatory Training

    HonestRN replied to kmckay's topic in General Nursing

    It's my understanding that if the company makes the training mandatory they must pay for your time however if it is state required CE to maintain licensed status than you have the obligation to assume...

  14. H1N1 Vaccine?

    HonestRN replied to mwboswell's topic in Emergency

    Apparently some of the vaccine will have it and some will not.

  15. Swine Flu Vaccine Priorities Outlined

    HonestRN posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    "ATLANTA-Anticipating that not enough swine flu vaccine will be available to immunize every American in time for the expected surge of cases this fall and winter, health experts recommended on...

  16. H1N1 Vaccine?

    HonestRN replied to mwboswell's topic in Emergency

    I will probably not get the vaccine right away as I am not comfortable with it being fast tracked and the very limited clinical trials. If after a large number of people get it and it proves to be...

  17. Wouldn't It Make Sense to Buy Some Supplies Now?

    HonestRN replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    While I agree that 5,500 scripts in one day is significant I do think that there is a degree of panic going on and not all those scripts are necessarily for sick people. Especially since people can...

  18. Valsalva Maneuver and Vasovagal response

    HonestRN replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    The valsalva maneuver is used to stimulate a vasovagal response i.e. decrease HR and BP. Hemorrhage is not likely because if there is a BP increase it is minimal and transitory. The exception would...

  19. Is this bullying?

    HonestRN replied to SMT_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't consider this bullying as much as an attempt to shame and/or embarrass employees into compliance. I agree that a general email listing what the cost of non-charged items is costing the...

  20. Hard Decision to Make - Any Thoughts?

    HonestRN replied to LovesGreyhounds's topic in General Nursing

    This is a hard one. Personally I would go for the BSN. I say this because you state that you are in your 40's already and floor nursing is physically demanding. With the BSN you can do a few years of...

  21. Helpful A&P Images, Posters or Wall Charts

    HonestRN replied to Cdnurstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I really liked Netter's Anatomy Flash cards. Google Adam anatomy in google images and you will find some good images you can

  22. Endorsement dummy

    HonestRN replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    VORB is correct. I am currently licensed in WI (a compact state) and IN (non-compact state) Both my licenses are current and valid however since I do not currently live in WI, my WI license is now a...

  23. Attention ortho nurses!!

    HonestRN replied to lindsaylou's topic in General Nursing

    Providing there were no complications with the surgery the patient would be up and in a chair the day after surgery on my unit even if it was a laminectomy with a fusion. PT will not begin or resume...

  24. RNs- Mostly first born? Alcoholic fathers?

    HonestRN replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Birth order gets kind of crazy in my family....2 older sisters, I am a second born twin and have a sister 7 years younger. Hmmm middle child? Last born? Anyway father abandoned ship when I was about...

  25. Quality of life: How far would you go to save your life.

    HonestRN replied to diane227's topic in General Nursing

    Quality of life is very important to me. I tend to be very active in my life. If I can't do anything other than subsist on machines I don't want that. I don't want to be fed by anybody else beside...