lukegail RN

lukegail has 12 years experience as a RN and specializes in neuro & cardiac stepdowns, vascular access.

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   Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

   lukegail replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in COVID

   agree 100%. I have no problem with travelers whatsoever. I meant that when there's a staffing hole in a pandemic, it will be likely be a traveler who is more risk tolerant when the reward is greater.
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   RN Disciplined While Waiting On Covid 19 Result

   lukegail replied to INDY RN's topic in COVID

   This hasn’t happened to me yet, but my hospital has the same policy that you’re describing. If you’re awaiting test results, you need to stay in self quarantine while using up vacation time, and if the test result is positive, then you remain in self...
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   Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

   lukegail replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in COVID

   Dr fauci just stated that cv is airborne. the article meanders all over the place, and does initially state droplet precautions, but eventually gets around to the point of the article, which is that the definition of droplet precautions has been stre...
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   Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

   lukegail replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in COVID

   if you get diarrhea and have to skip a shift, are you abandoning your patients? no, because the hospital will replace you with someone else. likewise, if nurses choose not to work in outright hazardous conditions, they will be replaced with travelers...
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   Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

   lukegail replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in COVID

   Dr. Fauci said this coronavirus is airborne on 3/26. Unless anyone can present a body of evidence that is concrete enough to contradict the top CV expert in the country, please stop spreading the misinformation that it's not airborne, or that it's on...
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   Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

   lukegail replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in COVID

   senate republicans didn't allow language in the stimulus bill that would have OSHA require hospitals to protect their staff. https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nations-nurses-united-condemns-congressional-inaction-protecting-nurses-other-heal...
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   Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

   lukegail replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in COVID

   could you link to conclusive evidence supporting the claim that cv can't be airborne? to the contrary, if aerosol-generating procedures require airborne precautions, so should a coughing patient. http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/03/com...
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   Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

   lukegail replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in COVID

   if you walk way, your hospital will just hire a traveler and give them crisis/hazard pay to bear the same risks that you currently are. there will always be people willing to do any work for the right $$$. the hospitals just want to save money.
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   Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

   lukegail replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in COVID

   Question for everyone who says "I am prepared to refuse work / quit on the spot / lose my license if not given appropriate PPE" Where exactly is that line for you? • being denied a fresh N95 for each patient encounter for PUI (rule-out) and confirmed...
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    Is CPR needed by BONs or employers?

    lukegail posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'll be an RN in a couple months and I have a simple question. Is active CPR certification required by BONs (to validate the RN license) or by employers (as a prerequisite to work)? Who knows the story here? Thanks
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    Wanted: out-of-the-box summer job ideas for an new grad RN

    lukegail posted a topic in Job Hunt

    I'm an LPN who will graduate from an ASN/RN program in early May 2012. I am going on a cross-country bicycle trip from August to December, so I need to find something to do this summer. After the bike trip I'll buckle down and get a real job. ...
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    ***Out-of-the-box summer job ideas for a new grad RN?

    lukegail posted a topic in Job Hunt

    I'm an LPN who will graduate from an ASN/RN program in early May 2012. I am going on a cross-country bicycle trip from August to December, so I need to find something to do this summer. After the bike trip I'll buckle down and get a real job. I'm ...