Susie2310

Susie2310

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  1. Sepsis

    Susie2310 replied to dudette10's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Please take

  2. Sepsis

    Susie2310 replied to dudette10's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    dudette10, I am so very sorry. My family member squeaked through severe sepsis/SIRS. I am so sorry for what you are all going through. I wish I could say something more

  3. Sepsis

    Susie2310 replied to dudette10's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    dudette10, I'm very glad to hear that your family member is recovering from severe sepsis. I just wanted to mention that the Medscape article does mention that SIRS can be caused by severe infection,...

  4. Ebola Nursing Survey: to Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

    Susie2310 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    A nurse practitioner and a nurse anesthetist (please correct me if I am wrong) have greater scientific expertise than a Nobel Prize winning

  5. Ebola Nursing Survey: to Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

    Susie2310 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So, your expertise versus a Nobel Prize winning

  6. What About Post-Op Bathing?

    Susie2310 replied to medtech000's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is what I was taught to do 20 years ago. My experience is that most patients, if they are not extremely sick, appreciate being bathed/assisted with their hygiene if they are not well enough to...

  7. Ebola Nursing Survey: to Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

    Susie2310 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Did you read the links poster md777

  8. Ebola Nursing Survey: to Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

    Susie2310 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The possibility that this could happen has been discussed by a physician who won the Nobel Prize. Is he a greater authority on Ebola than

  9. Ebola Nursing Survey: to Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

    Susie2310 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The argument is that there is sufficient research to give reason to be cautious, and that if one errs, to err on the side of

  10. Ebola Nursing Survey: to Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

    Susie2310 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I believe this is very

  11. Ebola Nursing Survey: to Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

    Susie2310 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have copied part of a post by poster md777 for your consideration below. This person's words are within the quotation marks: "This article quotes the New England Journal of Medicine as saying that...

  12. Ebola Nursing Survey: to Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

    Susie2310 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    As this Nobel Prize winning physician's expertise is greater than yours (I understand you are a nurse practitioner), or mine, I will defer to his opinion. You are free to continue to argue that his...

  13. Ebola Nursing Survey: to Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

    Susie2310 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I will choose to defer to the opinion of a physician who has researched Ebola, rather than to your opinion. How are you an authority on

  14. Ebola Nursing Survey: to Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

    Susie2310 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So the scientific opinion of a Nobel Prize winning physician who has studied Ebola is not

  15. Ebola Nursing Survey: to Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

    Susie2310 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My answer to you is the same as my answer to Bostonfnp

  16. Ebola Nursing Survey: to Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

    Susie2310 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I direct you to md777's recent posts and the links this person

  17. Ebola Nursing Survey: to Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

    Susie2310 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There is some reputable research that supports the possibility that the virus can be spread during the incubation period. My personal belief is that quarantine is

  18. Support Kaci Hickox

    Susie2310 replied to nurse2033's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Did you read what the above poster md777 said? Did you read the links he/she provided? This poster discussed the possibility of transmission of the virus during the incubation

  19. Help me bring this into the public!

    Susie2310 replied to malenurse122879's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What panicking and freaking out are you referring to? Holding an opinion that quarantine is reasonable is not to panic or freak

  20. Help me bring this into the public!

    Susie2310 replied to malenurse122879's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Did you read the links the poster provided? What scientific links did you

  21. Help me bring this into the public!

    Susie2310 replied to malenurse122879's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Why would this poster need to be told what to think? Clearly this person can think for

  22. RN Detained and Quarantined As Ebola Hysteria Reaches a New Low

    Susie2310 replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So the science in regard to Ebola is only comprised of research by scientists/professionals who share your position? No opposing or neutral scientific contributions have

  23. Help me bring this into the public!

    Susie2310 replied to malenurse122879's topic in Disaster Preparation

    To be fair, one could say that you are doing the

  24. RN Detained and Quarantined As Ebola Hysteria Reaches a New Low

    Susie2310 replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The article is relevant to this thread, and to this discussion, in my opinion, as transmission of the Ebola virus is

  25. RN Detained and Quarantined As Ebola Hysteria Reaches a New Low

    Susie2310 replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I direct you to a thread on this forum "Ebola: Why Respiratory Protection Must Be Worn." The first link on the OP is a commentary by infectious disease and respiratory protection