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  1. Fearbola: Irrational Fear Now Sweeping U.S.

    macawake replied to mariebailey's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Good news people and hopefully an efficient panic-antidote! Nigeria has officially been declared Ebola free. On July 20th an American-Liberian male, infected with Ebola and already symptomatic, got on...

  2. Nina Pham and/or Amber Vinson

    macawake replied to logank622's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yes, nurses can be cruel to their own but I also think that it’s human nature in general and the nature of the internet. I think that people sometimes forget (or in some cases willfully ignore) that...

  3. Nina Pham and/or Amber Vinson

    macawake replied to logank622's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Trust me, there’s already more than enough hatred and vitriol on the world wide web directed at these nurses, to cause even the strongest person to suffer a complete emotional breakdown or worse. I...

  4. Fearbola: Irrational Fear Now Sweeping U.S.

    macawake replied to mariebailey's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What can I say, unfortunately there’s no shortage of ignoramuses in this world OP I like your post, it’s spot-on. Fear and ignorance are formidable opponents. When you combine this with a virus...

  5. Nurse manager who yells at people

    macawake replied to happygrandma3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To be completely honest, I’m confused. In your original post about two weeks ago you said that your nurse manager was recently hired and in the next post you added the information that a lot of the...

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

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

    Oh, dear. Personally I'd be perfectly comfortable standing close to (but not in direct contact with) and talking to both an Ebola infected patient and healthcare professionals who were in hazmat...

  7. Ebola: Why Respiratory Protection MUST Be Worn

    macawake replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thank you for your reply, I genuinely appreciate it. I’m also very glad that you agree that the Ebola Virus Disease isn’t airborne (in the measles sense). This has been an ongoing discussion for...

  8. Ebola: Why Respiratory Protection MUST Be Worn

    macawake replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    First of all, I’d really appreciate it if you quote me, don’t quote parts of one paragraph and a part of another and join it into one statement. Anyway, that’s just a minor detail :) I am aware...

  9. Blog from the front lines in Liberia

    macawake replied to Thimbalina's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I person close to me is a surgeon and has worked in numerous countries in the world (with MSF). Some of the accounts I’ve listened to growing up and beyond, of how it’s actually like to work in...

  10. URGENT: Are CDC Ebola Guidelines 'Good Enough'?

    macawake replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Do you have the same concern when caring for patients with Hepatitis C or HIV? Do you fear that they will suddenly change to airborne (aerosolized) transmission? If you don’t, what makes Ebola so...

  11. Here's How the CDC Director Protects Himself from Ebola (But Not Nurses)

    macawake replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I understand that many nurses are upset with the CDC director at the moment, but to be fair this is probably an example of “when in Rome, do as the Romans do”. If this is the way MSF on site suit...

  12. Depression is terminal??

    macawake replied to Clementia's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Well, now I have read the other thread. It didn’t change my mind. Starting a new thread doesn’t really make sense to me. To me, it was never about what was said or wasn’t said in the other...

  13. Depression is terminal??

    macawake replied to Clementia's topic in Health, Stress Management

    OP, I haven’t read the original thread, and have no opinion on which one of you is in the right regarding that issue. I don’t agree with your choice to start a new thread, in order to criticize or...

  14. Media a bit too invasive of nurse's personal info following her catching Ebola?

    macawake replied to Blue Roses's topic in Disaster Preparation

    No, you’re not the only one. If a “close family friend” hadn’t felt an irresistible urge (is there $$$ to be made?) to confirm her identity to the media, this nurse and her family and friends...

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

    macawake replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    No, it’s not a different strain. It’s Ebola Zaire and it’s been the culprit in many pervious outbreaks. I’d argue that this disease has been a problem before, approximately 1.500 human beings...

  16. Monitoring nurse rounds??

    macawake replied to TeneshaO'Neal's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I couldn’t and definitely wouldn’t work for an employer that had that little faith in me. I don’t care that the argument can be made that if a patient or a patient’s attorney ever alleged that...

  17. Miss Manners for Nurses

    macawake replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Now I feel just awful, you just reminded me of a time when a really sweet physician (hailing from Scotland) I used to work with, brought us all a giant serving of Haggis (made by him with all the...

  18. Yesterday

    macawake replied to Vtachy1's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    OP, atheists are everywhere and I’m astounded that it’s taken you close to three decades to meet a person who identifies themselves as such. If the atheist is a patient under your care, I...

  19. Admin nurse returns to bedside and.....

    macawake replied to duskyjewel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No, I honestly don’t think that I would derive any pleasure from seeing that happen. It would be exactly what I’d expect would happen in a situation like that, though. It would come as no surprise...

  20. when is it okay to combat rudeness w/ rudeness?

    macawake replied to OnlinePersona's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To me “do we have problems” is a not so subtle invitation to a fight. It might give you satisfaction, but in most normal situations it’s a lousy way to solve a conflict. There are many valid...

  21. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    macawake replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Regarding monoclonal antibodies. As I’m sure that most/all of you already know, anaphylaxis is a systemic hypersensitivity reaction mediated by interactions between immunoglobulin IgE and mast...

  22. Nurse manager who yells at people

    macawake replied to happygrandma3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What does she reply when you ask her why she finds it necessary to yell and scream at you when you communicate? People don’t often yell at me, but if they do, it’s the first thing that I ask them....

  23. Male modesty double standard

    macawake replied to caregiver111's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    None of my posts have been an attempt to diagnose you or suggest a treatment. As a general rule whatever theories on various medical diagnoses, if any, I have about any specific individual posting...

  24. Male modesty double standard

    macawake replied to caregiver111's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When you posted about the deviant surgeon my response was: “this surgeon’s behavior is obviously blatantly criminal and deeply unethical”, “to be truly outrageous behavior”, “it’s my...

  25. Male modesty double standard

    macawake replied to caregiver111's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If I spent enough time searching the internet for information on musicians, bus drivers or ventriloquists who've committed crimes or displayed deviant behavior, I would find it. Luckily I'm not...