altaylor219

I'm utterly disgusted at the bad media attention Miss Pham (the Dallas RN who has contracted Ebola) has received. Just yesterday, I stumbled upon a "bio" article entitle "Who is Nina Pham?" published by NBC News. Well, I must ask, who is Tony Dokoupil? After reading his rag of an article, I was infuriated. He managed to completely belittle her and the fact that she had her CCRN, but only for two months. It's obvious he doesn't understand what an accomplishment becoming certified in the nursing profession means. He also attacked her Pintrest page for having those funny nursing sayings and e-cards that everyone finds humorous. How does this have anything to do with her abilities as a nurse? In truth, it's likely Miss Pham now has Ebola due to inadequate isolation gear and the lack of proper training on how to don and remove said isolation gear. It could also have been as simple as a popped glove; an accident. So how is this her fault? If you substituted a few details about Miss Pham's bio (her name for mine and her dog for my cat) this article could be about me or any one of my coworkers that graduated with me. We are the same age and have the same amount of years of experience. I take personal offense to this article and the many others that have blamed her and belittled her. I'm certain that if any one of those reporters had contracted Ebola and required care from a nurse they would not be questioning the nurse's education and experience. They would be grateful the nurse was compassionate enough to risk his or her own life to try and save theirs. We are nurses, that's what we do. So I implore the media and CDC to support the nurses. Do not blame them or belittle them. Here is the link to the article I've referenced. Who is Nina Pham? Meet the Nurse Who Contracted Ebola

My hospital has a "professional image" policy where each job wears a certain color. I.E. nurses wear navy or white, RTs wear green, PCTs wear sandstone, environmental wear black, etc... It gets really boring after a while, but it's made our patient sat scores increase since it has decreased the confusion over who is who.

It should be. Should fall under cost for keeping up a license required for your job. Especially if you do the CEs.