Topics About 'Crisis Preparedness'.

The Coronavirus/COVID-19 has been all over the news since its appearance in Wuhan, China in December. Eleven cities in China have been locked down and travel restrictions imposed on tens of millions of people in an attempt to contain the spread of t...

Questions for all nurses working in outpatient doctor's office. Do you have clear direction on what to do if a patient makes it into your exam rooms and is suspected of Covid 19? Does your office have the capabilities to test for Covid 19 if departme...

I’m shocked how unprepared the states are !! I’m reading these posts of people being limited to 1 N95 and being forced to work after being exposed to a suspected covid patient in the states and I can’t understand why the hospitals didn’t prepare. We ...

To Whom it may concern, My wife and I are both nurses. This week she brought up her concern for not having the proper equipment to take care of COVID-19 patients. One of the managers actually said, “Everyone is going to get this anyway.” They current...

On Tuesday, February 25th, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) held a telebriefing to update the media on the agency’s response to COVID-19.  Federal health officials are implementing preparedness and response plans, as more cases are exp...

Alright, I'm gonna be the soulless monster who brings it up...... Have those of us in critical care/inpatient started to think of the possibility that rationing care will occur? IF this spread gets bad, and large numbers of people need vents, we wi...