NormaSaline

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1. Fake News: Nursing Shortage Due to Covid

   NormaSaline replied to cherylrenee's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Oh shoot. I was hoping someone would hop on here and say I am

2. Fake News: Nursing Shortage Due to Covid

   NormaSaline replied to cherylrenee's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Meantime, I am an "older" nurse who likely won't be hired in spite of being willing to enthusiastically work just about any shift anywhere, as long as I can get some acute care experience.

3. Coronavirus (COVID-19): We Want to Hear from You

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

   Medscape article about California nurses:

4. Mask refusal on unit

   NormaSaline replied to NormaSaline's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Thanks. Disinfecting surfaces is done regularly and is not the problem, as I see it, which is droplets in the air. She also takes it off to sneeze and cough. Oh - re-reading now for comprehension ?...

5. Mask refusal on unit

   NormaSaline posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

   Hi - I tried searching already existing topics, so as not to add to them, but couldn't really find an appropriate place to post this. Someone with an admin job in our unit and who works in a small yet...

6. Site Changes

   NormaSaline replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

   I agree with Wuzzie above. Can't find how to sign in from the homepage.

7. How Does This End?

   NormaSaline replied to MeganMN's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Wouldn't the key metric be several columns over: deaths per million? The US is at 429, while Brazil is at 367, as of now. Not that far off from each

8. Study: Immunity To Coronavirus May Fade Away Within Weeks

   NormaSaline replied to NurseBlaq's topic in Disaster Preparation

   This is a corona virus. Ie the virus that usually causes colds. I say that just in terms of immunity. Meaning, being a corona virus, why are we all of a sudden expecting it to confer immunity like...

9. Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

   NormaSaline replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Disaster Preparation

10. COVID in the Break Room?

    NormaSaline replied to adventure_rn's topic in Disaster Preparation

    A solution really needs to be found. I often go outside as I think it's the safest place. I sympathize with people's need to breathe freely without a mask and of course to eat. But what's the point of...

11. Coronavirus Second Wave?

    NormaSaline replied to sirI's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I follow Michael Osterholm's characterization in that it's not about waves. He likens it to a forest fire. As long as there's wood to burn, it will

12. Patients testing Covid positive AFTER admission

    NormaSaline replied to telenurse2009's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I work with patients who are generally Covid negative until they're not, and sent in for testing and perhaps longer-term hospitalization. In terms of our possible exposure, and what "counts" as...

13. Texas governor to residents: "The safest place for you is at your home" due Covid-19 spike

    NormaSaline replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    And viral load? The young are magically exempt from suffering horrendous effects (death even) with a high viral load? Who controls this sure path to vector reduction? Who ensures that they will get...

14. Texas governor to residents: "The safest place for you is at your home" due Covid-19 spike

    NormaSaline replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    "I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters" "I don't

15. Texas governor to residents: "The safest place for you is at your home" due Covid-19 spike

    NormaSaline replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yes, Mr Trump, that's what you said at murder show #1 in Tulsa. We heard you then, and still we know it's faulty reasoning and wrong, and you don't know what you're talking about in