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  1. Would You Accept Swine Flu Vaccine?

    Girl Scout replied to pagandeva2000's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm curious if I actually need a vaccine now that I've had the H1N1 flu. I think I would probably refuse it at this point, not just because of that, but also because it's not been properly tested, and...

  2. NY Nurses to Rally Against Mandatory H1N1 Vaccinations

    Girl Scout replied to amy0123's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I just knew this was going to happen. I just knew that the powers that be were going to start forcing HCW's to get vaccinated or get fired. Of course, there are many that will get vaccinated, but some...

  3. Evidence of swine flu risk to pregnant women rises

    Girl Scout replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    indigo girl, have you seen this one yet? i looked but i'm a bit distracted so maybe i missed it. 'unnoticed': woman in coma gives birth to stillborn...

  4. Swine Flu May Cause 90,000 U.S. Deaths, Report Says

    Girl Scout posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Some numbers from the White House, for swine flu before the year is out: 30%-50% infected 1.8 million hospitalized 300,000 in intensive care (taking 50%-100% of the beds) 30,000-90,000 dead...

  5. OK, what do you say?.

    Girl Scout replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I would just tell her just to be on the safe side, stay at home, stay in bed, rest (ie, regular flu home protocol) and in the mean time, call her family doctor's office and speak to their nurse and...

  6. Research article on H1N1 & ICU Capacity in US

    Girl Scout posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Public Library of Science research article on ICU capacity here in the US: http://knol.google.com/k/marya-d-zilberberg/swine-origin-influenza-a-h1n1-virus-and/3htiswudddv6h/1# "We developed a model...

  7. How often do you visit allnurses.com?

    Girl Scout replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I visited daily back when I was in CNA class, but now I'm not visiting as much, but I still visit several times a month. If I can ever get my school financial aid problem sorted out, I'll be back in...

  8. Mandatory Immunizations?

    Girl Scout replied to nurseinpa's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Can we start predicting rounds of layoffs followed sometime later by rounds of lawsuits? I can see the need to order mandatory vaccines, but not every HCW is willing or able. Hang in there,...

  9. Swine Flu May Cause 90,000 U.S. Deaths, Report Says

    Girl Scout replied to Girl Scout's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Just curious... how would you describe it as fear

  10. Swine Flu May Cause 90,000 U.S. Deaths, Report Says

    Girl Scout replied to Girl Scout's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I should add that the 90,000 dead number obviously doesn't include NYC's recent report that they would see a particularly high CFR and possibly 90,000 dead of their

  11. Problem with an old transcript & financial aid... need advice

    Girl Scout posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi folks, First off, I'm going to go down and talk to the program director at the school I'll be going to, after this fall semester kicks in and she's a little less harried, to see if she's got any...

  12. Flu shot clinics

    Girl Scout replied to Platypus's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Our nursing students and new grads were being asked to work the vaccine clinics along with other professionals in different locations around the town and state. (I'm a PCA so can't jab anybody, but...

  13. NYC Funeral Directors Prepare for 2d Wave

    Girl Scout replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It's chilling to start reading projections and figures and possibilities, but it's necessary to have some idea if we're going to be prepared. I may have overlooked it - I often speed read, thank you...

  14. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Girl Scout replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The infection control nurse would explode if we didn't have PPE in normal times. But now? We really may not have enough PPE. Are there even 5 billion masks in the

  15. Have you been able to find a job eaily after taking the CNA course?

    Girl Scout replied to kiss04bam's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    There was supposed to be a recruiter there on the day we did our test, but they couldn't meet us there for whatever reason. It's too bad because about half of us were ready to talk to them and see if...

  16. short answer is "NO"!

    Girl Scout replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    lol - yes I had to point that out, and I guess "it could happen". And by that I mean "in a parallel

  17. short answer is "NO"!

    Girl Scout replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I hadn't seen that list, no. For healthcare and EMS personnel, do they mean "that are working when we start giving the vaccine out" or do they mean "that are able and available to work, or that can...

  18. New CNA!!!

    Girl Scout replied to Girl Scout's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Thank you guys!! Actually I probably won't be using my CNA, but I wanted to get the cert anyway. You never know. No, they don't get paid peanuts, really, sad because CNAs work insanely hard, and...

  19. New CNA!!!

    Girl Scout posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Just found out - I passed my exam!!! WOOT! I also wanted to post and say THANK YOU to everyone at AN. Nurses, other students, CNAs, everybody... all the encouragement really meant a lot.

  20. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Girl Scout replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Nope, definitely not going to work if I'm sick. Besides, the hospital is the last place I want to be if I'm sick anyway, but especially to work. If I'm dreadfully ill, I will go to the ER - to receive...

  21. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Girl Scout replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm a PCA. I'm not going to the ER when/if this surges in the Fall/Winter. If I'm working, I'll work until I can't, then I'm staying home unless I'm dreadfully

  22. Swine Flu may infect 40% of US population over next 12 months.

    Girl Scout replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    24 months, but it's still 5,000,000 a month, or 167,000 a day. Which is probably why they used the figure of 40%. Less

  23. My turn! CNA test Saturday :)

    Girl Scout posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Just found out yesterday that my certification is Saturday! Wow, no time to prepare hardly. I have an exam (I took CNA in June; I'm in Patient Care Asst class now) tomorrow, and she's going to let us...

  24. CDC No Longer Keeping Count of Swine Flu Deaths

    Girl Scout replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    ... cat

  25. My turn! CNA test Saturday :)

    Girl Scout replied to Girl Scout's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Woohoo! All done! I think it went well. I don't want to get too hopeful, because I goofed a couple of times - but I did stop and say "I realize I forgot to do this - the correct way to do it is blah...