Wuzzie

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    Informed employer I was going to NYC to help with COVID crisis and was threatened to be reported for pt abandonment

    Wuzzie replied to Butterflygrl38's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yeah, I get that but I don’t think second line to manage critical vents in the manner that poster described is going to be home health nurses. It’s an entirely different
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    Should I get accepted to a CRNA program?

    Wuzzie replied to MEDRN89's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Not intending to pile on but think you would benefit from clarification before you hit the floors. Otherwise you will be in for a world of hurt and if you tick off the wrong person your entire plan...
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    Should I get accepted to a CRNA program?

    Wuzzie replied to MEDRN89's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The education might be "fantasy" but the real world is far different. You would do well to walk back your verbal aggression and name calling here if you want people to be willing to help you out....
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    Are Sanitized N95 Masks Safe for Reuse?

    Wuzzie replied to J.Adderton's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Can you cut an re-tie
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    Informed employer I was going to NYC to help with COVID crisis and was threatened to be reported for pt abandonment

    Wuzzie replied to Butterflygrl38's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Why would they do that when there are respiratory therapists who are the experts in that arena? Also, ventilation management of a critically ill patient is entirely different than managing a chronic...
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    Covid death rate 0.5-0.8% NYC data

    Wuzzie replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    True. I see a lot of misuse of
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    Covid death rate 0.5-0.8% NYC data

    Wuzzie replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    No, I understand the math. I'm trying to find out definitively if the 0.1% is the CFR or the IMR for the
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    Covid death rate 0.5-0.8% NYC data

    Wuzzie replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Did anyone notice in the article where it mentioned that the 0.1% figure for flu mortality was the "case fatality rate" rather than the actual mortality rate. We all know the CFR is going to be...
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    Why do some "Youtube doctors" say ventilators kill?

    Wuzzie replied to guest1143647's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Also, those aren't the only
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    Why do some "Youtube doctors" say ventilators kill?

    Wuzzie replied to guest1143647's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Nobody, Nobody is saying that you would not intubate in this situation. You really need to watch the video I linked and do some research on sites other than tabloid newspapers. Please cite your...
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    Why do some "Youtube doctors" say ventilators kill?

    Wuzzie replied to guest1143647's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Well first, the source you linked is a tabloid so there's that. Also, there are alternatives to mechanical ventilation that are being utilized right now and discussed all over the internet. Here is a...
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    VP Mike Pence visiting Mayo Clinic - Not Wearing a Mask

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

    Thought it was funny. Apparently
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    This is just like flu

    Wuzzie replied to Guest219794's topic in Disaster Preparation

    A friend messaged me with this video. I know not everybody likes this guy but there is a ton of good information, presented honestly, by an NYC ED physician who has been front-lining for the last 3...
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    Kern County ER Docs C-19

    Wuzzie replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Who explicitly trusts the CDC anymore? They have bungled this just as much as anyone. Maybe the physicians' opinions should not be dismissed but unfortunately people are conflating their opinions into...
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    Kern County ER Docs C-19

    Wuzzie replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Extrapolating numbers from a small amount of data is just a best guess scenario. I've described everything about this pandemic, projections/therapies/statistics, as akin to throwing pasta against the...
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    Nurse Residency Program or Jumpstart Critical Care??

    Wuzzie replied to Nurseynurse004's topic in General Nursing

    You make good points LLG and I probably should have expanded on my thoughts as you did. Agree that some homework needs to be done. My thought was the setting of the residency (med-surg/neuro in a...
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    Nurse Residency Program or Jumpstart Critical Care??

    Wuzzie replied to Nurseynurse004's topic in General Nursing

    Take the
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    Friends

    Wuzzie replied to Luckyone13's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, you treat them as your patient. That doesn't mean don't be kind but there is boundary that should not be crossed. Patient's need to trust us. What if she decides one day she wants to have coffee...
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    Future Nurses are Brighter Than Ever

    Wuzzie replied to M1ST3R3DW1N0_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Plus we didn’t have the internet. Huge
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    This is just like flu

    Wuzzie replied to Guest219794's topic in Disaster Preparation

    For those who need specific numbers. Here’s how it’s different. My hospital has 140 COVID patients currently admitted. 70 of them are on ventilators. And we aren’t even in a hotspot. This is...
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    Why are some RNs rarely busy, while others are always busy

    Wuzzie replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    This isn't always true. I'm all
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    Friends

    Wuzzie replied to Luckyone13's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I subscribe to the idea that I am not a patient’s friend or acquaintance I am their nurse. It’s a boundary that’s best not to cross. You never know when the crazy will start and...
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    Friends

    Wuzzie replied to Luckyone13's topic in General Nursing

    I see you specialize in ethics. Would you mind giving us some examples of
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    Future Nurses are Brighter Than Ever

    Wuzzie replied to M1ST3R3DW1N0_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I would agree with you if the current theory wasn’t so stupid. Most of them look like someone made an easy observation and the described it in the most bloated terms they could possibly find....
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    Future Nurses are Brighter Than Ever

    Wuzzie replied to M1ST3R3DW1N0_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh for heaven’s sake. That should have read “there must be a better way to teach critical