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    Psychiatric Inpatient Preparedness

    adventure_rn replied to TheVitalRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I hear your concern, but this kind of mentality is part of the reason for PPE shortages. Given that there's so little PPE to go around, it needs to be prioritized for symptomatic and confirmed cases...
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    Crises Pay

    adventure_rn replied to sooner74's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yeah, I doubt you'll be able to rent a room/attic/basement from a family right now. There's no way people will want to risk you bringing the virus back to their home. You might have better luck at a...
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    Why hasn’t pay increased? Hazard pay, etc.?

    adventure_rn replied to gcupid's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There really isn't much incentive for hospitals to offer hazard pay right now. Even if staffing is tight, most people won't quit their jobs and lose their employer-sponsored health insurance...
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    Going home to loved ones after caring for COVID-19

    adventure_rn replied to wintertest's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If it's any consolation, young kids (even newborns) have been extremely resistant to the virus. Even in Wuhan there were only a tiny handful of cases reported in children, and the children who had it...
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    What can we do to help?

    adventure_rn replied to LaurenJulia's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Do you work at psych hospital, or are you part of a larger hospital system with medical/surgical services as well? If you work at the latter type of facility and the medical/surgical/ED/ICU services...
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    Studying for RNC-NIC

    adventure_rn replied to Thenewnicunurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I love that book. I actually took her in-person class before my exams, and she's amazing. I don't have the book with me right now (it's at my parents' house), but I think it was a mixture of bullet...
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    Omnibed tempe probe question

    adventure_rn replied to NICURRT2RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I want to answer this piece first, because it determines the answer for the rest of your question. Different places have very different practices with regards to the temp probes. The official answer...
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    Pregnant new grad

    adventure_rn replied to emilyrose114's topic in General Nursing

    I think the bigger concern is the fact that it's a float ICU position, not the fact that it's ICU. Granted, I've seen new grad float pools work (including ICUs) if there's an adequate orientation....
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    COVID-19: NCLEX Changed!!

    adventure_rn replied to Clover123's topic in Disaster Preparation

    In addition, because there are fewer total questions, you're less likely to experience test fatigue (compared to somebody who got the max number of questions under the old
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    RNs Being "Leased" Due to COVID shortage

    adventure_rn replied to Ohia lehua's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Even though you aren't an employee of that hospital, you're still an employee of the corporate overlord. The overarching corporate body likely doesn't see it as loaning you out, but rather...
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    Acute COVID, What We're Seeing

    adventure_rn replied to MunoRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That was my precise concern (along with the issue of multiple patients with an upper respiratory virus breathing the same air...) Also, it seems like it could cause some major issues if one of the...
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    Coronavirus and Intubation Question

    adventure_rn posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have a question regarding intubation and figured I'd ask you folks, the airway experts. Our hospital policies for COVID-19 isolation have been rolled out, and they repeatedly state that extra...
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    Forced Quarantine

    adventure_rn replied to Chris11's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My hospital has discussed possibly doing that, too, if things get really bad. I think the idea is that they would only actually do it if we reach a point where there are enough call outs that there's...
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    "Why Wearing a Face Mask Is Encouraged in Asia, but Shunned in the U.S."

    adventure_rn posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    I know that people have strong opinions these days about the allocation of PPE, and I recently saw this article in Time magazine and wanted to share:...
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    Acute COVID, What We're Seeing

    adventure_rn replied to MunoRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    God, that's terrifying. I'm glad this information exists, but I hope we don't actually reach that
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    New Law will Increase Hospital N95s ASAP

    adventure_rn posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    This is really exciting. Apparently a new bill was signed into law that allows N95s previously marketed for construction to be diverted to hospitals. Not only does that allow existing supplies of...
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    "Why Wearing a Face Mask Is Encouraged in Asia, but Shunned in the U.S."

    adventure_rn replied to adventure_rn's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That's a fair point. I do think that if people are wearing surgical masks incorrectly (for instance, reusing them), or they're wearing the wrong kinds of masks (I.e. cloth masks that never get...
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    COVID-19. Should I return to nursing?

    adventure_rn replied to mc1992's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Depending on where you are, there are some travel/agency jobs offering crisis pay where nurses can make bank because hospitals need so much extra support right now. I don't know the conditions, but...
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    New Grad (May)... Can't Decide on Job Offers?

    adventure_rn replied to callmetallcake's topic in General Nursing

    Just my 2 cents, but I'd take that with a grain of salt. Most hospitals have a policy which allows you to apply for transfer after a certain period of time (6 months, 1 year, etc.) Just because that...
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    Are those fish bowl helmet things I keep seeing European bipap masks?

    adventure_rn replied to Anonymous666's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yikes. This is just speculation, but it seems like the kind of equipment that they wouldn't usually use, but would resort to if they didn't have anything else due to the shortage... I guess...
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    Are those fish bowl helmet things I keep seeing European bipap masks?

    adventure_rn replied to Anonymous666's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Could it be the PAPR machines that staff are supposed to use if they haven’t been fit-tested for N-95s (or if the hospital runs out)? They look kind of fish-bowl/astronaut-mask-peds. In peds we do...
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    Thieves! Stealing Supplies During COVID-19 Crisis

    adventure_rn posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Someone was arrested at our local hospital for trying to walk out with several boxes of supplies (masks, gloves) and refusing to give them back when an employee called them out. Meanwhile, our local...
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    Thieves! Stealing Supplies During COVID-19 Crisis

    adventure_rn replied to adventure_rn's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Just saw this super fun article: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/christopherm51/ukraine-coronavirus-robbery-masks?origin=thum Apparently a bunch of *** in Ukraine bought 100,000 masks so that...
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    COVID-19, If a nurse needs quarantined...

    adventure_rn replied to Trampledunderfoot's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It sounds like the ACLU is pushing for the release of all ICE detainees, and they're currently suing for the release of certain high-risk individuals. It will be interesting to see what happens, but...
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    COVID-19, If a nurse needs quarantined...

    adventure_rn replied to Trampledunderfoot's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Apparently there's a jail in Ohio that's releasing some prisoners: