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    Has anyone left nursing job due to COVID19 virus?

    2BS Nurse replied to Tirednurseandmomma14's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think most of us aren't afraid of getting the virus ourselves. We are afraid of passing it to our families. The ramifications of that are different for everyone. Some out there are the sole...
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    Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

    2BS Nurse replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Give me proper PPE and I will not "pick and choose" my
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    Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

    2BS Nurse replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Patient care requires you to basically be right in their coughing faces. Coughing produces
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    Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

    2BS Nurse replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm hearing that NY nurses are refusing to walk through the door unless handed a N95 mask. These masks are magically appearing. In this case you hadn't accepted an assignment yet, correct? I'm...
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    Was Covid-19 Here Already?

    2BS Nurse replied to BSNbound21's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This is why we urgently need the antibody
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    Was Covid-19 Here Already?

    2BS Nurse replied to BSNbound21's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Since Christmas through the end of February, it seemed like every 2nd or 3rd patient was flu +. A few had A, then came back later with B. A few had both flu and strep. One had flu, strep and mono. It...
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    Was Covid-19 Here Already?

    2BS Nurse replied to BSNbound21's topic in Disaster Preparation

    PCR takes about 1 hour so it is same day if ordered Stat. I don't know about all labs because some don't process certain specimens in house. Hard to know. You may be able to find that information if...
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    Was Covid-19 Here Already?

    2BS Nurse replied to BSNbound21's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Were your facilities using the PCR flu test or the rapid flu? Rapid flu had a lot of false negatives. PCR flu has a much higher sensitivity. We switched to the PCR for the first time this season, but...
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    Why hasn’t pay increased? Hazard pay, etc.?

    2BS Nurse replied to gcupid's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thank you! My thoughts exactly! Yes, every Dr. I've worked with is making way over $100/hr plus they are paid per patient, plus they make an after 5:00 p.m. bonus that's higher than my hourly salary!...
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    Article Contest: How is the Covid 19 Affecting Your Life?

    2BS Nurse replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It's natural to be worried about your (presumably healthy) baby, but honestly I'd be worried more if I lived with an elderly parent. I'm not concerned at all about my nieces and nephews getting over...
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    We Did Not Sign Up For This

    2BS Nurse replied to allnurses's topic in Disaster Preparation

    LOVE
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    Why hasn’t pay increased? Hazard pay, etc.?

    2BS Nurse replied to gcupid's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It's because nursing is dominated by women. The administration takes advantage of the fact that we are a profession of bleeding hearts and martyrs. If we ask for more pay, we are ridiculed. If a man...
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    What is it like in your hospital right now?

    2BS Nurse replied to FloatFNP-C's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Just wait. Most of us are behind WA, NY, Detroit and Chicago. All it takes is one little cluster in your
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    What is it like in your hospital right now?

    2BS Nurse replied to FloatFNP-C's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yes, hopefully we learn from this pandemic. Our clinics should be turned into public health pandemic clinics (PHPCs) like they have in Asia to offload the demand for the ERs. I see videos of...
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    What is it like in your hospital right now?

    2BS Nurse replied to FloatFNP-C's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yes, there absolutely will be a huge wave in the
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    What is it like in your hospital right now?

    2BS Nurse replied to FloatFNP-C's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It's still too early in some cities. It will
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    Do Not Compare COVID-19 (Coronavirus) To Seasonal Influenza

    2BS Nurse replied to 42pines's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm in no way comparing this to influenza, but during flu season, I've seen so many providers prescribe Tamiflu without bothering to lab test the patient first. What about them? They aren't swabbed,...
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    Do Not Compare COVID-19 (Coronavirus) To Seasonal Influenza

    2BS Nurse replied to 42pines's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I agree. Right now, our "known cases" are going to be the most severe because they were allowed to be tested. The mild patients (basically, if you can talk you don't need to be tested, you need to go...
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    Afraid of dying

    2BS Nurse replied to haveyourbowelsmoved's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We see stories on the news mostly about the nurses and doctors who have died. We don't see many stories of the hundreds who have mild illness or have recovered. We wouldn't even have a clue how many...
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    Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

    2BS Nurse replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    In the outpatient setting, masks were still kept out for patients to take as late as the end of February. Patients were taking them home by the handfuls. We alerted supervisors who didn't
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    Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

    2BS Nurse replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    No, you don't give mouth to mouth. In a SNF, the odds of surviving are very low after mouth to mouth
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    Acute COVID, What We're Seeing

    2BS Nurse replied to MunoRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Why am I seeing videos of doctors and nurses walking all over their units with PPE and gloves on? Is it the dire shortage? I see them touching door handles, etc with their gloves. Also, I see them...
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    Acute COVID, What We're Seeing

    2BS Nurse replied to MunoRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Are you seeing various ages too? I'm assuming you haven't had a patient there long enough to wean from a vent. Look for travel nursing jobs in NYC if interested. They are
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    What is it like in your hospital right now?

    2BS Nurse replied to FloatFNP-C's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Are these ACLS changes based on some evidence? Are they coming out of
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    The Nightingale Pledge.

    2BS Nurse replied to waufah's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If you are per diem, you can go somewhere else and negotiate for health insurance! I'll bet if you start walking out that door they will change their minds! Travel nurses in NY are making $100/hr,...