NURSES BEGGING for protective gear & BEING REFUSED testing of themselves

Teflon Don said:
I agree. This notion that they need “new” protocols is ludicrous

Every hospital in the country should have isolation protocols in place. All but the smallest have highly trained, certified infection preventionists on staff
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08-24-2009

Brad said:
I have heard that the N1H1 flu is not really any worse than a regular flu.... Infact some reputable sources have told me its not as bad as a regular flu.


Why the hype? What is it about this flu that sets it apart from other flu's?
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from the OP.....
The hospital, she said, has adequate supplies, including single-use masks and face shields that are sterilized and reused....
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Centerleftfl said:
My GF works at a hospital here in South-Central PA. So far, we have no reported cases of the coronavirus in our state, yet her hospital has been receiving not
only adequate supplies, but developed schedules for who works, when and how long if it becomes necessary.

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so now you've reported at least two hospitals that have adequate supplies and none that don't......

what was the purpose of your thread again?.....
 
Centerleftfl said:
Hey geniuses there close to 6000 hospitals in the US. You do the math if every 2nd, 5th, 10th, 15th etc. has INADEQUATE protections and procedures. Every heard of an INFECTIOUS disease "nurse"? They've been around for at least 40 years--they used to be mandatory.
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Don't go to the hospital then....stay inside...do not pass go....
We'll let you know when it's over....
 
Centerleftfl said:
Hey geniuses there close to 6000 hospitals in the US. You do the math if every 2nd, 5th, 10th, 15th etc. has INADEQUATE protections and procedures. Every heard of an INFECTIOUS disease "nurse"? They've been around for at least 40 years--they used to be mandatory.
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RB 60 said:
The union...that says a lot. Aside from that fact, maybe they should blame their hospital administration for not acting fast enough? Maybe their state officials?
My GF works at a hospital here in South-Central PA. So far, we have no reported cases of the coronavirus in our state, yet her hospital has been receiving not
only adequate supplies, but developed schedules for who works, when and how long if it becomes necessary.
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Actually we have two cases here. https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/...t-home-but-state-sees-no-need-for-guards.html
 
Centerleftfl said:
[FONT=&]Note the #'s for the 6500 nurses queried for what training, protection and plans were in place at their respective hospitals. The STATS are not good!

Nurses Battling Coronavirus Beg for Protective Gear and Better Planning


Health care workers are among the most at risk of contracting the virus, but many say they lack protective gear and protocols to keep themselves and their patients safe.



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Robin Addison, a nurse at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Wash., demonstrated how she wears a respirator helmet with a face shield. It is similar to the one she used when she helped treat a man, currently in isolation at the hospital.Credit...Ted S. Warren/Associated Press

By Farah Stockman and Mike Baker



  • March 6, 2020
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In the fight against the coronavirus, nurses play a critical role, but some on the front lines in the hardest-hit areas in the United States say they fear that their health is not being made a priority.

Nurses in Washington State and California said they have had to beg for N95 masks, which are thicker than surgical masks and block out much smaller particles, and have faced ridicule from colleagues when expressing concerns about catching the highly contagious virus. Some have complained about being pulled out of quarantine early to treat patients because of staff shortages.

“If nurses aren’t safe, then really our community isn’t safe,” said Jenny Managhebi, a clinical nurse at the University of California, Davis, Medical Center, where 24 nurses were asked to self-quarantine after a patient tested positive for the virus. “If I’m not safe at the bedside, when I come home to my husband and my children, then they’re not safe.”

Concerns from nurses in Washington State and California echo those of nurses nationwide. National Nurses United, a union that represents about 150,000 nurses across the country, announced on Thursday the sobering results of an online survey it recently conducted.

Of the 6,500 nurses who participated, 29 percent said their hospitals had a plan in place to isolate potential coronavirus patients, and 44 percent said they had received guidance from their employers about how to handle the virus.

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Sixty-three percent had access to N95 face masks, and a quarter of the respondents had access to an even more protective mask recommended by the union, known as a PAPR, or a powered air purifying respirator.

One California nurse, who is in a 14-day self-quarantine after caring for a coronavirus patient, complained that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was not testing her for the virus quickly enough. “This is not the ticket dispenser at the deli counter; it’s a public health emergency!” she wrote in a statement shared by National Nurses United.

At a news conference on Thursday afternoon, the union demanded, among other things, that the federal government ensure all health care workers receive the highest levels of protective equipment, that any vaccine that is developed be offered to the public for free, and that Congress immediately pass an emergency spending package in response to the virus.

“The C.D.C. has been behind the ball at almost every step of the way,” said Jane Thomason, a union official who focuses on workplace health and safety.

Medical professionals have died in Wuhan, China, where the new coronavirus first surfaced late last year.

Health care workers are among the groups most at risk of contracting the virus, as sick people report to emergency rooms and are treated before their condition is known. At least eight people who work in U.S. health care facilities have received a coronavirus diagnosis, including three employees of a hospital in Vacaville, Calif., and five people who worked at the Life Care long-term care facility in Kirkland, Wash.

And health care workers who are exposed to it can also unwittingly transmit the virus.

At EvergreenHealth, a hospital in Kirkland where at least 11 deaths have occurred, nurses who were told to self-quarantine were later asked to return to work, according to the Washington State Nurses Association, raising fears that they could further spread the virus if they had contracted it.

The association, which represents more than 16,000 registered nurses in the state, surveyed its members and reported that 40 percent of the Evergreen nurses who responded said they lacked access to adequate protective equipment. More than half said they did not feel prepared to provide care for a patient with a known or suspected case of the virus, which causes a disease known as Covid-19.

The union said nurses at other hospitals around the state have also reported concerns about lack of equipment. “Some have expressed concern that they themselves or colleagues have been in close contact with Covid-19 patients and yet are being told to continue working,” the union said.

Mary Shepler, the chief nursing officer at EvergreenHealth, which includes the hospital in Kirkland, defended the facility’s preparedness and protocols. The hospital, she said, has adequate supplies, including single-use masks and face shields that are sterilized and reused....

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/us/coronavirus-nurses.html
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Nobody planned on the media mass hysteria and not telling that the general healthy public should NOT buy up all the masks.
We don't need them........already sick patients and medical people DO.
No problem though. It's been handled and they're getting what they need now, so pipe down.
 
Common sense precautions:

Lots of hand-washing.

Don't wear any masks unless it's YOU who is sick. You don't wear them if you're healthy.

Stores out of sanitizer gel? Make your own. You probably already have some of the main
ingredients already at home.
91% isopropyl alcohol
3% hydrogen peroxide
witch hazel
vodka
vegetable glycerin
aloe
assorted essential oils (According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institute
of Health "Essential oils have great potential in the field of
bio medicine as they effectively destroy several bacterial, fungal and viral pathogens.")
some empty jars and/or spray bottles

Build up your immune system:
People with asthma or diabetes are at higher risk. Of course there are other more serious diseases also
which produce compromised immune systems.
Try to be outside in the sun for at least 30 minutes a day...even if in a shady spot (vitamin D source)
Take 5,000 IU of vitamin D3 with K2 daily (best in the morning prior to eating anything)


Face masks...................

https://www.washingtonpost.com/healt...k-coronavirus/

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/02/healt...rnd/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/29/healt...rnd/index.html

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/publ...m-coronavirus/

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/29/h...ace-masks.html

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-...k/faq-20057878

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tarahae.../#17326f58676c

https://www.businessinsider.com/wuha...fective-2020-1
 
There are nowhere near enough test kits. trump says again.there will be millions in a week or so. And he says they are beautiful. What an idiot.
 
Stretch said:
Stores out of sanitizer gel? Make your own. You probably already have some of the main
ingredients already at home.
91% isopropyl alcohol
3% hydrogen peroxide
witch hazel
vodka
vegetable glycerin
aloe
assorted essential oils (According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institute
of Health "Essential oils have great potential in the field of
bio medicine as they effectively destroy several bacterial, fungal and viral pathogens.")
some empty jars and/or spray bottles
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I'm out of vodka. :sad:
 
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