FLAlleycat

FLAlleycat

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

    FLAlleycat replied to luv2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    She probably signed a release. Perhaps she did so in hopes of obtaining the support she has received, which is a good thing, I would think. Otherwise, she'd only be reading about how she was to...

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

    FLAlleycat replied to luv2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I can't say positively if "protocol" was broken or not . . . it doesn't appear the hospital had any protocol in place. If the nurse was wearing what the hospitals consider PPE (gown, gloves, mask,...

  3. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    Excellent video. How many hospitals have this type of PPE available and the buddy system and showers in

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

    FLAlleycat replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Completely agree with our last statement. However re PPE described (I'd also add surgical hat and shoe boots not just covers), have you seen the video demonstration by Dr. Gupta: How can people in...

  5. PPE for Ebola?

    FLAlleycat replied to Willow_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Dr. Gupta demonstrated donning/doffing PPE . . . and contimated himself. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta suits up in Ebola protective gear - CNN.com

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

    FLAlleycat replied to rnnina19's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Better yet, watch Dr. Gupta contaminate himself while demonstrating donning/doffing PPE. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta suits up in Ebola protective gear - CNN.com

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

    FLAlleycat replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    CDC considering having pts transfer to specialized hospitals #Ebolanta: Will Atlanta become one of 4 central Ebola treatment centers? | Online

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

    FLAlleycat replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/14/us/ebola-puts-nina-pham-a-dedicated-nurse-unaccustomed-to-the-spotlight-in-its-glare.html?_r=0

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

    FLAlleycat replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I can't stand FL's Gov Scott . . . however, I commend him for making Ebola protection mandatory training in all FL hospitals today. I think I'd be taking home a set of PPE and practicing, practicing,...

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

    FLAlleycat replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    U.S. needs to rethink Ebola infection controls, says CDC chief | Reuters Of special interest, Frieden apologizes for "blaming" RN. "Frieden also apologized for remarks on Sunday, when the nurse's...

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

    FLAlleycat replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Completely agree. Projectile vomiting is a monster on its own. I was addressing some concerns about CDC constantly "changing"

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

    FLAlleycat replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My thoughts . . . If Nigeria and Senegal, third-world countries, could contain Ebola, I have confidence that the US can manage containment as well. Nigeria exposure is very similar to that in...

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

    FLAlleycat replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I believe they said the photographer was exposed while power-cleaning the inside of a car that transported someone with

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

    FLAlleycat replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    CDC has always said it can be transmitted in saliva. 2 + 2 =

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

    FLAlleycat replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Because someone in a major city ate bush meat . . . who knows, except this outbreak has been in

  16. We in hospice have a lot of educating to do

    FLAlleycat replied to duskyjewel's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am a strong supporter of hospice; however, I recently utilized their services for my mother. She broke her hip at 89 and became infected with VRE. Six months postop her incision burst open. Doc...

  17. Ebola here in Dallas USA

    FLAlleycat replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    As I said, I took it somewhat personally and spoke out of

  18. Ebola here in Dallas USA

    FLAlleycat replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You are right . . . I spoke out of anger from family's comments about the pt receiving suboptimal care because he is black. Nursing is both rewarding as well as extremely difficult, especially when...

  19. Ebola here in Dallas USA

    FLAlleycat replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Nor do I, but that certainly doesn't stop people from filing. I see family already asked for investigation yesterday with assistance from Rev. Jackson. Family also has thanked everyone BUT doctors,...

  20. Ebola here in Dallas USA

    FLAlleycat replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    And I'm wondering how long it will take before the family sues the

  21. Will the Texas ED RN become a scapegoat in the Ebola patient discharge?

    FLAlleycat replied to preddish's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/02/world/africa/ebola-victim-texas-thomas-eric-duncan.html Travels, travails of Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan -

  22. Will the Texas ED RN become a scapegoat in the Ebola patient discharge?

    FLAlleycat replied to preddish's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am ashamed to admit that I am one who was throwing the RN under the bus. I simply could not believe that a nurse, knowing someone from Liberia presenting with fever, would not alert everyone. What...

  23. Will the Texas ED RN become a scapegoat in the Ebola patient discharge?

    FLAlleycat replied to preddish's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Posted this on the other thread but is more appropriate here . . . Good!! Now, why can't the press make this more visible! Notice how this statement is sort of buried at the end of the article: "On...

  24. Ebola here in Dallas USA

    FLAlleycat replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Good!! Now, why can't the press make this more visible! Notice how this statement is sort of buried at the end of the article: "On Thursday, the hospital elaborated by saying that a flaw in the...

  25. Ebola here in Dallas USA

    FLAlleycat replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    LOL . . . no, only those persons coming from areas of Ebola outbreak in Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone with Ebola symptoms. It would be ludicrous to guarantee everyone. Fortunately, we know so...