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  1. Fighting mandate regarding flu vaccines

    RuRnurse? replied to Blessedx3's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The problem with mandating any kind of medical treatment is this...Where does it stop? Let's assume that the argument about the 'greater public good' is correct. Ok then, why stop at vaccination?...

  2. How long

    RuRnurse? replied to bjaeram's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Technically, a virus is not "alive", it only can switch on in a living cell. So, perhaps it weakens with the passing of time outside of a cell, and becomes less able to cause infection... Someone will...

  3. "Experimental Units"?

    RuRnurse? posted a topic in General Nursing

    There is a dementia unit where I work whose manager and doctor seem to be engaged in some kind of "experiment" with the residents there. These are severely impaired folks, and many are physically...

  4. Mandatory Immunizations?

    RuRnurse? replied to nurseinpa's topic in Disaster Preparation

    "I understand that. The one that is available now is the nasal spray and is a live virus which is what I said a while ago and was told I was wrong." Frustrating, isn't it? That's the problem, there...

  5. Vaccination Discussion: Free-for-all....

    RuRnurse? replied to Laidback Al's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There are plenty of people who have doubts about this vaccine, and vaccines in general. To imply that they are all ignorant or misinformed, or both, is an insult. But I don't think that will change......

  6. Why I'm Not an Anti-Vaxer

    RuRnurse? replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    "If you believe that autism and auto-immune diseases are caused by vaccines, you should be able to provide links to information and studies that we can look at and analyze, otherwise it is just...

  7. Why I'm Not an Anti-Vaxer

    RuRnurse? replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    C'mon now, no more labels. Those of us who are leary of this new vaccine are not "anti-vaxers". Most of us did not come to our decisions because of rumours and mis-information spread by others. I...

  8. Im miserable at my new job!!! HELP!

    RuRnurse? replied to NoeIssa's topic in General Nursing

    Noeissa, you may want to consider a different place to work! It's been my experience that places with attitudes like that are not great places to work. Chances are, the administration is at fault,...

  9. Treating the Muslim patient

    RuRnurse? replied to Inspired By Silence's topic in General Nursing

    Good point, waterlily. The problem is that Islam doesn't have a central authority, like a pope or something. So, these things are left to individual imams. Also, the older women who have had this done...

  10. Treating the Muslim patient

    RuRnurse? replied to Inspired By Silence's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting thread... I believe that ALL cultural and religious beliefs can be accomodated, IF those involved are willing to be open-minded and accept that certain things, like caregiver gender, ARE...

  11. Selbelius Urgest Mass H1N1 Vaccination, Vouches for Safety

    RuRnurse? replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    If she is so certain that it is safe, then why did they exempt the makers from

  12. Is it possible to get a titer for H1N1?

    RuRnurse? replied to tejon's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If labs aren't testing, then how do they know that the illnesses they are seeing are actually swine

  13. NY Nurses to Rally Against Mandatory H1N1 Vaccinations

    RuRnurse? replied to amy0123's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Got link? I'd like to read that myself. It wouldn't surprise me, I have a feeling that once this vaccination campaign get rolling, we are going to see a sudden rash of "egg allergies" among the...

  14. Who plans to take the H1N1 vaccine, & your children?

    RuRnurse? replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I usually get the seasonal flu shot, but this year I'm going to decline, and won't get the H1N1 either. I've been having questions about vaccines in general. I'm not sure what ny ultimate feeling...

  15. Administration lacks the reasoning ability of a 5 year old

    RuRnurse? replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    "So, come up with your solution, prepare a paper and then present it to your manager. You'd be surprised at how receptive they will be." Ok, somebody owes me a new keyboard, because I just lost my...

  16. The Scarce Resource Dilemna

    RuRnurse? replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The hand sanitizers are alcohol based. In a pinch, one could simply use plain alcohol, which is not in short supply right now. Tough on the hands, yes, but serves the purpose if there is no water and...

  17. Why not take the Flu shot?

    RuRnurse? replied to lina.561's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This shows the importance of doing research...We are getting info-overload right now, and although it can be hard to seperate the wheat from the chaff here, it is critical to keep up on the info....

  18. NEW THREAD!!!...The Stop the Panicking Already, !!!..thread

    RuRnurse? posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    All right...everybody just calm down already!!! Listen to us...take a good look at this board, just scan quickly through the titles.."Death By Swine Flu!"..."Under Viral Attack!"..."Boston Launches...

  19. NEW THREAD!!!...The Stop the Panicking Already, !!!..thread

    RuRnurse? replied to RuRnurse?'s topic in Disaster Preparation

    Oh, just caught your last paragraph there, indigo...I wasn't picking on you or anything. I like reading your posts. Sorry if it appeared that way!

  20. NEW THREAD!!!...The Stop the Panicking Already, !!!..thread

    RuRnurse? replied to RuRnurse?'s topic in Disaster Preparation

    I just want to clarify something here...I am not trying to belittle anyone's fears or concerns. I just think that sometimes people, even we professionals, can get so wrapped up in the statistics and...

  21. To all nurses planning to give the H1N1 vaccine to pregnant women

    RuRnurse? replied to ozoneranger's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    1964...you may be a bit young to remember the real heyday of advertising, you have to go back about 20 more years to find the real gems. I used to collect old cigarette ads, the ones that ran in...

  22. NY Nurses to Rally Against Mandatory H1N1 Vaccinations

    RuRnurse? replied to amy0123's topic in Disaster Preparation

    "dcampbell, I was just speculating about the antibodies. You probably cannot get this test done even if you think that you had the flu. We know that most people are never going to be tested. The labs...

  23. To all nurses planning to give the H1N1 vaccine to pregnant women

    RuRnurse? replied to ozoneranger's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Most do, but there are some who don't, and they should be given all the facts so they can decide how they wish to roll the dice for

  24. To all nurses planning to give the H1N1 vaccine to pregnant women

    RuRnurse? replied to ozoneranger's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    "I think insinuating someone is committing some sort of crime for administering the vaccine is going to far." I definitely missed that...I know I didn't insinuate that, and I don't think ozoneranger...

  25. To all nurses planning to give the H1N1 vaccine to pregnant women

    RuRnurse? replied to ozoneranger's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    indigo girl, your faith in modern medicine is touching, but we still have a long way to go. Today's breakthrough frequently turns into tomorrow's "Uh, ooops!" moment. I don't think ozoneranger's posts...