Nurse and Spy BSN

Nurse and Spy has 30 years experience as a BSN and specializes in Disaster Medicine / Public Health / School Health.

Latest Activity

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   Thermometer

   Nurse and Spy replied to nicole.schoolRN's topic in School

   I did about 3 hours of deep-dive research on these and the bottom line appeared to be that many are inaccurate. If you use them, they must be used according to manufacturers' directions, etc. like a specified distance from the forehead. The person is...
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   In Memoriam....

   Nurse and Spy replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

   I document all women murdered by men in the U.S. and will add her. Thanks for caring about her and posting this here.
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   Opinion: The schools situation is a complete crisis. And completely unfixable

   Nurse and Spy replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in School

   Bravo. So true. And they are incredibly clueless about what we do and under what conditions.
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   SCHOOL NURSES "NOT CONSIDERED FRONT-LINE"???

   Nurse and Spy posted a topic in School

   I was talking to a supervisor about re-entry and they mentioned suppliers of N-95 masks were not selling to schools because school nurses are not considered front-line workers? Has anyone else heard anything about this? I think any nurse in a school ...
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   Texas School Nurses + Covid-19

   Nurse and Spy replied to tining's topic in School

   Are you all being told to hand over your PPE? Schools everywhere are being asked to donate any PPE the school nurses have to healthcare workers in hospitals. I think it is important to help but I’m wondering if school nurses, who have patient loads ...
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   PANDEMIC: A Stark Warning Based On Solid Science

   Nurse and Spy replied to Nurse and Spy's topic in COVID

   I didn’t see any book advertisement. Peter Bergen, a respected national security analyst, wrote the article and quoted and therefore appropriately cited the book Dr. Osterholm wrote. Experts including Osterholm are stating COVID 19 is ten times deadl...
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   Those days where you mumble "WTHeck" to yourself

   Nurse and Spy replied to Mavnurse17's topic in School

   So frustrating. I cannot imagine being the only nurse for so many students. Plus I imagine everything counts as an "emergency." I see several staff who use the clinic like Primacare and it gets worse every year.
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   PANDEMIC: A Stark Warning Based On Solid Science

   Nurse and Spy posted a topic in COVID

   "Michael Osterholm, the infectious disease expert who has been warning for a decade and a half that the world will face a pandemic, says the US is ill-prepared to combat the coronavirus due to a shortage of equipment and supplies." https://www.cnn.co...
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   Do Not Compare COVID-19 (Coronavirus) To Seasonal Influenza

   Nurse and Spy replied to 42pines's topic in COVID

   Thanks for this terrific article. And yikes, today I heard Dr. Peter Hotez say they are finding the fatality rate for older adults is 10-15%. He literally called it an "Angel of Death" for older people. I also found this quote in an article (https:/...
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    This is why managing a pandemic by way of the honor system is a Really Bad Idea

    Nurse and Spy posted a topic in COVID

    NH's 1st Coronavirus Patient, Told to Stay Isolated, Went to Event Instead
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    Face masks

    Nurse and Spy replied to SchoolNurse91's topic in School

    You said N95 mask are useless. That is not correct. They filter to 0.3 microns, not 0.5 and they offer some protection, which is better than none. Directions on how to fit test a mask are available online and anyone who passed nursing school has the ...
12. 

    Face masks

    Nurse and Spy replied to SchoolNurse91's topic in School

    Not true. Here's an excellent article: https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/coronavirus-pollution-masks-n95-surgical-mask/
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    Fun end of year complaints

    Nurse and Spy replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    But poison ivy is not contagious. ?
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    Happy School Nurses Day!

    Nurse and Spy replied to traumaRUs's topic in School

    The only person to acknowledge School Nurse Day today was a parent.
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    Return after flu

    Nurse and Spy replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Just read on CDC site yesterday: “People with flu are most contagious in the first three to four days after their illness begins. Most healthy adults may be able to infect others beginning 1 day before symptoms develop and up to 5 to 7 days after be...