MassED BSN, RN

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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    another Ebola thread... might've posted the links there, as they are paralleling each other. https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/no-worries-usa-940124-page16.html I never wrote that...
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

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

    MassED replied to Raviepoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Like I've posted, there's really such a divide. Seems that some people don't even want to consider that they may be wrong. That is unfortunate, especially if you are a healthcare professional....
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    No worries USA. Only healthcare workers will be exposed to ebola.

    MassED replied to Raviepoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Pretty
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    Due to the possibility that it is airborne, that is the reason it is "case closed." The fact that there is more to this strain and that people being so confident in their assertion that "it is not...
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    Horseshoe, see my previous links regarding respiratory precautions. I agree that this current strain needs more studying. Abundance if caution is what stands out to me from my previous post. .....
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    It is evident that we will just have to disagree on the supposed safety of having Ebola brought to the United States. It is the point that we have ASSISTED the process of aiding the global threat of...
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    Symantics. Bottom line, it is out of control. Call it sensationalism, call it whatever you'd like. You may rest assured Ebola is not airborne, but the rest of us can have a bit more skepticism...
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    No worries USA. Only healthcare workers will be exposed to ebola.

    MassED replied to Raviepoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There is a simultaneous thread about Ebola. https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/nursing-ebola-virus-939465-page28.html#post8060285 my post 277 - some useful
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    Blog: Dr. Sanjay Gupta's Ebola Errors CDC: Nosocomial transmission refers to the spread of a disease within a health-care setting, such as a clinic or hospital. It occurs frequently during Ebola HF...
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    I hope that I am just being overly cautious. I really do. I don't think so. http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/lab-bio/res/psds-ftss/ebola-eng.php "suggesting possible transmission through aerosol droplets"...
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    The Scariest Virus: Ebola Is Back, and It's Worse Than Ever - Pacific Standard: The Science of Society "All it takes to contract Ebola is to be in contact with an infected person or bodily fluids,...
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    Just because many out there are uncomfortable with challenging what is provided to you (via media), you call those that challenge "conspiracy theorists." Consider all options, open your mind and...
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    I agree. And did they not wash their hands, as a poster said that's all it takes to eradicate the threat of transmission of Ebola? Do we think the doctors and nurses didn't have soap? There are...
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    Preventing panic when it is unfounded is reasonable. Suppressing real information is altogether another issue. I am not operating under an assumption about a disease having the ability to go...
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    The CDC is a government agency. Do you believe everything your government hands to you? Do you have healthy skepticism? NSA? Snowden? Think about it. Honesty is not something we can expect from...
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    If I took that upon myself to go to that region, knowing what I was getting into - then YES, I would want to keep myself there. This was something they signed up for. You have "no doubt" about...
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    Do you know that it was in a "very controlled condition?" You only know what is delivered to you. I agree with you about not if, but when. I just have a huge issue with an agency (private, or more...
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    HIV was.is not airborne (saliva does go airborne, read up on transmission). Send the "safe care" there, to where Ebola can be contained. Don't bring it here. Why sacrifice millions for a few?...
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    says he's still alive, as of today, but of course that's if you believe what is being told on media
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

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

    I made a comment earlier to one of my threads, but this was BROUGHT to us by the CDC and State Department. They could be treating those Americans in Africa, where they were - they could have provided...
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    Nurse burnout-How do you handle it?

    MassED replied to Nursepreneur's topic in Emergency

    I hope you can get to the root of the burnout and try to overcome. We lose so many nurses in our ER that it is troubling. I don't know if it's some wisdom over the years, but lately (within the last...
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    The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    MassED replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's called thinning the herd. I'm sure if most people were to pay attention to the news, research the information on their own (rather than digest what's provided to them), they will see what our...
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    how to prevent burnout...

    MassED posted a topic in Emergency

    So I've been doing this ER thing for some time. I would think that I can hang in there for much longer, as I'm only 41..... my issue lately has been the lack of quality nurses that are being hired....
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    Hallways

    MassED replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    HIPAA shmippa - it's all about taking care of the patient. It's less of an issue than you'd