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  1. Patient Refusing Unvaccinated RN

    moriahcat replied to Delia37's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Since I have to go by my titer results thanks to lost immunization records (and still had to have a booster MMR to get them up to snuff the last time I changed jobs), I'd be happy to answer...

  2. Patient Refusing Unvaccinated RN

    moriahcat replied to Delia37's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Agreed, but I don't know every hospital's policies. I personally would say "Yes, I am, and our facility has mandated vaccinations, but since I likely won't be their only nurse" and then finish the...

  3. Patient Refusing Unvaccinated RN

    moriahcat replied to Delia37's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Vaccination status may not be a disease, but antibody titers to certain diseases are no laughing matter for nursing (at least in my state, others may differ). I do not think it is illogical for...

  4. President Trump and the First Lady Test COVID Positive

    moriahcat replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    You're correct, and decoding this President's recent Tweets from his baseline Tweets would be difficult to make (hey, he's not threatening to bomb a foreign nation, and he's come very close to that...

  5. Covid wedding... am I the bad guy?

    moriahcat replied to zoidberg's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Have to agree with those who say as much as brotherly love is important, that if the man really wants to get married all he needs there is his fiancee and someone who's legally approved to say the...

  6. Not able to be with mother with dementia in hospital due to Covid

    moriahcat replied to InSchool4eva20's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Oh, sorry. Altered mental status was the best way to describe why we felt admission was absolutely necessary. She was slurring despite no alcohol in 2 weeks, speaking very slowly, lethargic, not...

  7. Not able to be with mother with dementia in hospital due to Covid

    moriahcat replied to InSchool4eva20's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My mother just got out of acute care for her first episode of apparent HE (ETOH abstinent -- by her own choice, yay! -- nearly 2 weeks before AMS was apparent so they didn't think it was...

  8. Facial coverings effective?

    moriahcat replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This infuriates me for you. I'm so sorry. It shouldn't be like

  9. Facial coverings effective?

    moriahcat replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm assuming you work in a medical field/clinic, compared to a retail worker wearing a mask. If I'm making the wrong assumption, please let me know. To address your article.... N95s were never...

  10. Facial coverings effective?

    moriahcat replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If you mean they agree there is no evidence for or against, but that health care grade masks should be saved for HCWs and those dealing with likely COVID-19 cases, not the hopefully well... yes, yes...

  11. Facial coverings effective?

    moriahcat replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    And that's an issue. Yes, retail employees are risking their lives, if not in the same way that HCWs are -- and CNAs don't get that much higher of pay in LTC/hospice than the average "manager" (aka a...

  12. Facial coverings effective?

    moriahcat replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    And in April 2020, there was a new article that said the general public wearing cloth masks may, along with other preventive measures such as hand hygiene and attempts at social distancing, help...

  13. Facial coverings effective?

    moriahcat replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I probably should have been clearer as well. A few posts had dismissed cloth masks in public as ineffective (due to either poor design or quality, or poor usage) and suggested surgical/procedure...

  14. Facial coverings effective?

    moriahcat replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What I have seen, more than simply dismissing them, has been questions about the effectiveness of cloth masks vs tested ones. Especially since we know nurses have died after being told to wear a...

  15. Facial coverings effective?

    moriahcat replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Agreed wholeheartedly. And even if retrospective studies controlling for mask-wearers using other social distancing strategies/hand hygiene show the masks themselves did little in preventing...

  16. Facial coverings effective?

    moriahcat replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If you are actually supporting cottage industries, sure. As I said, I'd probably only trust my wallet to Etsy, after critical review of the product's construction. Going local is even better. I...

  17. Facial coverings effective?

    moriahcat replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Eh, I meant more in the metaphorical sense -- as in, only you can cover yourself. But I guess it works literally

  18. Facial coverings effective?

    moriahcat replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I was referring to my posterior (edit to clarify: as what I also tried to routinely

  19. Facial coverings effective?

    moriahcat replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Damn. I had read about the broken arm. Was hoping no deaths yet. Thanks for the

  20. Facial coverings effective?

    moriahcat replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    And you might have missed the point of my post -- I'm trying to address both sides of this issue. You can't make the unworried possibly sick wear masks at all times in public. Right now we're...

  21. Facial coverings effective?

    moriahcat replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There is a huge difference between the wonderful random almost "hippie chic" cuteness of masks obviously made by a quilter looking at their hardest-to-stitch-through fabric and saying "Heck yeah,...

  22. Facial coverings effective?

    moriahcat replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Eh, no, I get it. For one, the fabric masks that most would consider "fashionable", especially those people are buying online, aren't likely to do much good. The ones with political slogans are...

  23. Facial coverings effective?

    moriahcat replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    A little detail on the mask that was made for me (by the Stitch Witch who is also a retired GP who I've stayed in contact with cuz we knew each other socially as well): Material: Batik quilting...

  24. Facial coverings effective?

    moriahcat replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I meant more "a little more complicated than the general public is used to", not to insult people who use this strategy for good reason and out of habit from other settings. ? She's a computer tech,...

  25. Facial coverings effective?

    moriahcat replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Well, I would feel more comfortable with three layers of cotton fabric between me and the world -- in that way, they might even be more effective than cheap disposable masks, though of course not...