Sloan RN

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1. "Clipboard Guy": What's wrong with this picture???

   Sloan RN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

   If the patient threw up, Clipboard Guy would only get it if he touched the emesis and then touched his eyes/nose/mouth. Or maybe if the patient ripped her Hazmat suit off and then threw up directly on...

2. "Clipboard Guy": What's wrong with this picture???

   Sloan RN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Which one is the patient? The guy in yellow? I watched a documentary about Ebola in Africa the other day and the Doctors Without Borders people don't wear PPE if they are outside the infectious zone...

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

   Sloan RN replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

   16 Doctors Without Borders staff have contracted Ebola during the current outbreak, and that info is coming from the organization itself. There have been 404 cases of Ebola in healthcare workers, and...

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

   Sloan RN replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

   So here are a few studies about Ebola and similar viruses on surfaces: Sagripanti JL, Rom AM, Holland LE. Persistence in darkness of virulent alphaviruses, Ebola virus, and Lassa virus deposited on...

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

   Sloan RN replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Just read the statement from NNU on behalf of the Texas nurses ( Statement by RN’s at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital as provided to National Nurses United | National Nurses United ) and it's...

6. Nursing & Ebola Surveillance

   Sloan RN replied to RNMA15's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I think my individual responsibility as a nurse in this Ebola situation is to a) be familiar with my hospital's plans for handling Ebola and b) be well-informed about the disease itself so I can help...

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

   Sloan RN replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Probably won't affect how students are taught too much. As far as triage goes, everyone is being told to ask every patient whether they've had a fever and where they've been traveling in the past...

8. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

   Sloan RN replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Nurses are ethically bound to educate themselves using reliable sources and not media hype or misinformation. Restricting travel would be extraordinarily difficult. Keep in mind you would be...

9. Texas Ebola case - where are the hazmat suits?

   Sloan RN replied to Raviepoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I'll just cut and paste what I put in another thread: A word on Hazmat suits. Have you ever used one? Do you have any idea how to use one? My hospital has chosen not to use them if we were to get an...

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

    Sloan RN replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What exactly is awful about the CDC site? I assume you mean the one for healthcare professionals: Information for Health Care Workers | Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever | CDC Have you read the UpToDate...

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

    Sloan RN replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm disappointed in the lack of general research of some reading this thread. If healthcare professionals like us are getting their information on Ebola from the news, we're all screwed. Everybody...

12. PPE for Ebola?

    Sloan RN replied to Willow_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think you need to do some more research. If you listened to or read transcripts from the CDC's conference call for healthcare professionals where they had doctors from both Nebraska and Emory (the...

13. CDC call in presentation 10/14 2pm

    Sloan RN replied to Clovery's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thanks for taking the time to take notes and post them here! So interesting. I'll be interested to see specifically what they say about dialysis and intubation...I realize those are high-risk...

14. CDC call in presentation 10/14 2pm

    Sloan RN replied to Clovery's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Take notes and post back here, I'll be at work and unable to listen but would love to know what is said. One of the most interesting things out of Emory is that they tested various surfaces in Ebola...

15. PPE for Ebola?

    Sloan RN replied to Willow_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Ebola is spread by contact, like RSV. The reason you see stuff like Hazmat suits on the news is due to an abundance of caution. At my hospital the recommendation is booties, a surgical gown (they're...