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  1. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    No doubt this is a PR piece from the hospital but I believe that it also accurately portrays how many nurses and other healthcare workers at Emory Hospital and elsewhere think and feel. It’s also...

  2. No worries USA. Only healthcare workers will be exposed to ebola.

    macawake replied to Raviepoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The virus has been in the US (laboratory) for research purposes for quite some time. This isn't a new virus. There's really no need to be alarmist. There's no rational or scientific foundation for...

  3. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    Thank you wooh for the link. Very interesting article, calm and rational as well as compassionate. Makes me proud to be a nurse :) (from the

  4. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    (Bold is mine, it's the parts I'm responding to.) I’d say that preventing widespread panic is a worthwhile goal, especially since that panic would be unfounded. Are you operating under the...

  5. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    Seriously!?! First of all, there's a significant difference between droplet spread and airborne transmission. Nothing in this current Ebola outbreak suggest airborne transmission is taking place....

  6. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    The two individuals being treated in Atlanta do not pose a threat to millions of Americans. Individuals entering the US who have, unknown to them, contracted the Ebola virus would pose a larger risk...

  7. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    They took a chance? Perhaps it’s not your intention, but to me that sounds rather cavalier. By helping to treat people in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea (countries in West Africa) these...

  8. No worries USA. Only healthcare workers will be exposed to ebola.

    macawake replied to Raviepoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I may be wrong but I think that the reference to your presumably teeny tiny shotgun was a joke about protecting yourself against a microscopic little thing such a virus with a weapon, not a disguised...

  9. No worries USA. Only healthcare workers will be exposed to ebola.

    macawake replied to Raviepoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I’d argue that getting the current Ebola outbreak curbed and under control is a necessity too. We do live in a global world. Providing medical assistance to countries in dire need is the right thing...

  10. No worries USA. Only healthcare workers will be exposed to ebola.

    macawake replied to Raviepoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I've been following the many recent threads on AN about the Ebola virus and I feel like my head's about to implode. I completely understand the knee-jerk reaction of fear one experiences when...

  11. Is there a best practice for educating pro vaccination?

    macawake replied to pmabraham's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa021134#t=article OP, the reason you will receive such a lukewarm reaction to your link (as well as to other questionable sources) isn’t because people have...

  12. discriminated

    macawake replied to SU2013's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    In my opinion spoonfeeding a student the answers to an assignment isn’t kindness as it only helps in the very short term but completely fails to provide any useful tools or skills necessary to gain...

  13. Women and control with a male nurse

    macawake replied to apnurserock's topic in Men in Nursing

    I’m not sure why you feel that you might be “starting trouble” with your query. If the legal definition of harassment is met then it is harassment regardless of the gender of the perpetrator or...

  14. 2014 Double tubed stethoscopes vs single

    macawake replied to RNgypsy03's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I’ve used many different stethoscope brands and models but I’ve only owned Littmann Cardiology III and for me it’s the best stethoscope out there. I actually have three of them (I admit,...

  15. why nursing is a mess. three simple facts

    macawake replied to chillnurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Well, OP hasn't exactly gone to great lengths to try to disguise his penchant for stirring the pot.. It is kind of obvious. You know, members might have other motivations to respond to him than being...

  16. why nursing is a mess. three simple facts

    macawake replied to chillnurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I’m thinking that OP’s initial post isn’t so much a vent post as it is a deliberate attempt to create drama. This quote certainly suggests as much. By the way, considering that OP labels...

  17. Life is beautiful if one has his/her life centered on God

    macawake replied to guyna's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    It don’t understand the distinction you are trying to make. Are you saying that religion is man-made (belief) and The Lord/The Creator is a fact? You think it’s ridiculous to mix the two, but...

  18. Who's the Best TV Nurse? - allnurses in the news

    macawake replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    :roflmao: That '70s Show I love

  19. Nurses are Not Doctors

    macawake replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    This is becoming farcical. That’s just my opinion, I can’t support said opinion with any scientific data

  20. When a Resident Refuses

    macawake replied to Nightowl_RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My talent as a mind reader isn’t all that impressive even when I can see and hear the person I’m interacting with. Over the internet this already rather underdeveloped talent of mine becomes...

  21. When a Resident Refuses

    macawake replied to Nightowl_RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If pain is the reason that the patient is refusing to be properly cared for I think you need to bring the fact that the patient’s pain isn’t adequately managed to the treating physicians’...

  22. Practice Problem Zosyn 4.5 g in 100 mL?

    macawake replied to RN_TOBE's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What do the data/numbers in the question represent? You need to understand what they are, not just try to fit all the available data into an equation of some sort. You need to grasp why one number is...

  23. anticholinergics

    macawake replied to djb1284's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Anticholinergic = parasympatholytic = parasympathetic antagonist. What do you know about the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)? Fight or flight. Rest and digest. Do you know what a neurotransmitter...

  24. Mistakes Are Inevitable: No One Is Perfect.

    macawake replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    May I offer a friendly word of caution? Considering you have what I assume is your real name, a photograph and your place of employment on display on this site I don’t think it’s wise to discuss...

  25. "compassionate" Atheists...

    macawake replied to Anona-mouse's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I honestly haven’t noticed the yelling you refer to. I doubt that people lurk waiting to bash posts made by a Christian member. What caught my attention about your post were the quotation marks...