pixierose BSN, RN

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    COVID-19: Move to Halt Funding to the World Health Organization (WHO)

    pixierose replied to sirI's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I’ve typed and erased, typed and erased ... This is an atrocity made by a simpleminded, spiteful weak man in an attempt to direct blame away from himself and his administration. Yes, the WHO has...
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    Are Big City Hospitals Really Getting Hit With COVID-19 Pts?

    pixierose replied to EPS's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You hit the nail on the head - “how self centered or narcissistic.” There are plenty of atrocities all over this world that I’ll never experience. That doesn’t make them not true. One’s...
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    Should I quit?

    pixierose replied to Guest219794's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I missed your first thread ... as it’s getting busier and busier I take quicker and quicker glances at the threads and then I’m on my way. I’m heavily involved in the Sandy Hook Promise, and...
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    Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

    pixierose replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    No offense, but I would be really irritated if a nurse began to rub my back. As someone who has autoimmune issues, I hate to be touched because sometimes my skin feels like it’s on fire. I want the...
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    Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

    pixierose replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    OMG. I just snorted water up my nose. Thanks for the laugh! Damn, I love these holier-than-though posts. FWIW, I enjoy my job. But I do it for the money, it is not my calling, and I expect to be...
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    This is really taking a toll on me...#Vent

    pixierose replied to Alexa Weaver's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Hugs. I feel you. Do the best you can to take care of yourself, and don’t compare yourself to others - there is no right or wrong way to get through this. To put it bluntly, this sucks so
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    While we are in the news...

    pixierose replied to Orion81RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Pictures. Pictures speak 1000 words. It seems the general public often hear, “blah blah blah” but it’s not until they visualize the problems (and in the case of COVID, the horror) that they...
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    We Did Not Sign Up For This

    pixierose replied to allnurses's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have to respectfully disagree - no, I did not sign up for this. I live in the NE, near a growing hotspot. We worry about snowstorms. We train for mass casualties in the ED; however, we do not train...
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    Public Making Masks

    pixierose replied to LovingLife123's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I’ve seen it pop up and take it as a way that the public is trying to support its health care workers. One of the little ladies down the street is doing this. She’s not well off and in poor shape...
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    Coronavirus and Pay

    pixierose replied to Marianna5's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I changed my response in a different thread, and my attitude; it was ignorant at the time. We DIDN’T sign up to be lectured by the federal government that we’re irresponsible with our masks, all...
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    Covid-19: Health Care Workers Over 60 and/or Immunocompromised

    pixierose replied to AutumnLeaves's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I’m not over 60, but I am immunocompromised. Short answer: I don’t have a choice. Long answer: Almost everywhere in our hospital is affected now. I think almost everyone is on the front lines. I...
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    AT A LOSS - COVID High Risk Nurse

    pixierose replied to motherofcats's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Take it day by day. It is such a fluid, dynamic situation - no one knows what will happen tomorrow, much less a week or a month from now. Like someone else said, it may pass over your facility (or...
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    My post-op med surg floor has now turned into a COVID unit & I am afraid to catch the virus & spread it to my family ..

    pixierose replied to Sherlsx3's topic in Disaster Preparation

    OP - I get it. The anxiety gets overwhelming. It’s exhausting; I follow a very similar sequence as you and you fear missing a step. I posted a few days ago in a thread about compensation... that we...
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    Acute COVID, What We're Seeing

    pixierose replied to MunoRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Should’ve been more specific, I guess ... was typing on a quick break. The virus is 0.125 microns from what I read. Flu is similar. Both in droplet form, 2-3 hrs? But with our lack of immunity,...
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    Acute COVID, What We're Seeing

    pixierose replied to MunoRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Kitiger - thank you for the notes, so much appreciated. Lisinopril and hypertension ... 5 microns ... this is a scary virus. MunoRN - thanks for documenting your experiences. We’ve gotten them ready...
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    School Pretty Much Canceled Clinical

    pixierose replied to Futurenurse7321's topic in General Students

    Everything RoseQueen said. I understand the disappointment... but your school figured out a way for you to graduate in time. And most of what I’ve learned (and keep learning ... and learning),...
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    School and Other Closures to Control COVID-19 Pandemics

    pixierose replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yeah, that’s not so great. I did see that slideshow a few days ago on a local paper, but nothing since. I forgot to add Tom Brady. This is this generation’s 9-11, the challenger explosion, etc. Of...
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    Coronavirus and Pay

    pixierose replied to Marianna5's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I get it. I absolutely get it. It’s ... not a good feeling. You’re not alone out there. I’m all for the pay increase ... for the mail man and grocery workers too. This sucks. There’s a lot of...
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    School and Other Closures to Control COVID-19 Pandemics

    pixierose replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am curious; for those of you saying the media is fanning these flames - how so? I’m genuinely curious? What I’ve seen: stay home, this is what you can do with your kids, information on hospitals...
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    Coronavirus and Pay

    pixierose replied to Marianna5's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If you are in a position to leave, leave. Many families can not; I truly feel for many; I believe 8,000 people signed up for unemployment in my state this past week. These are hard times. I have to...
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    Coronavirus and Pay

    pixierose replied to Marianna5's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I typed a few responses ... erased. Typed again. I’m going to respond in that you are stressed. I get it. However, we work in hurricanes. Snow storms. Flu outbreaks. I don’t do this as a calling;...
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    Pearson closes testing centers in US and Canada

    pixierose replied to Brightlight77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Not cancelling, but altering orientation,here. It’s an “all hands on deck!” approach - and my nurse educator said that the orientee’s would be in small cohorts and more orientation on the...
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    School and Other Closures to Control COVID-19 Pandemics

    pixierose replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thank you. I am just ... tired of that response. It’s not the end of the world ... for most of the population. For me? It could be. For my dad, a 76-year-old man with a million comorbidities who...
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    Thieves! Stealing Supplies During COVID-19 Crisis

    pixierose replied to adventure_rn's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I need to turn off my notifications. I edited it to add to the end - which I “edited to add.” I didn’t touch your response. You were the one to cut that off. Now I know who I am speaking with....
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    Thieves! Stealing Supplies During COVID-19 Crisis

    pixierose replied to adventure_rn's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Interesting that you cut off the part of my quote regarding the stealing. Sweet Jesus. Lecturing me on keeping to the topic on hand and etiquette ... *and you cut off my response to fit your...