Frontline Nurses
What have you learned from the frontlines of fighting the coronavirus that you most want policy makers, health care administrators and your bosses to know? If you were in charge, what is the first thing you would change to ensure we never go through this again?
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Closing the Loop for Patients in the ED
With Covid in our ED we are collaborating as interprofessionals (RNs along with our MDs, NPs, and PAs) to reduce exposure for all ED staff, such a using a straight stick for blood draws vs. starting an IV. As RNs we are noting that some of our providers are resistant or hesitant to return into patient rooms to “close the loop” and share the patient’s disposition. Have any of your EDs changed the process for conveying a patient’s disposition to them or started to use telehealth options to complete ED discharging?
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Working as a nurse in NJ while + with covid
Anyone aware of anything? Was told if I'm asymptomatic I can still work. I'm just worried I'm helping spread ththe virus.....
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A DAY IN ED
Considering as an ED front-liner RN, in the midst of this ongoing pandeminc, I am proud to share a day that I have experienced in our ever bustling ED.
It happened, 4 days ago when luckily I am only assigned in the Resuscitation and cast room for the entire shift. I know some of you might think that I am mental for describing those assignments as lucky. Well, nowadays you wouldn't want to be assigned in our Pedia observation room (now PUI room) or Isolation room for it is 100% sure that you will spend the…
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RN
RN'S need to be in charge of our nursing practices to include identifying our personal safety needs. In our clinic, nurses are being ignored by non-medical administration which has left everyone, to include patients, vulnerable. Despite the constant interference, the RN staff is doing our best to maintain proper infection control and follow ever changing CDC guidelines.
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Using non FDA approved untested dangerous combinations of medications
The hospital I work at has adopted the Plaquenil/Azithromycin protocol which means the 14 hospital Franciscan system is using it. I do not administer medications because I am a rounding nurse. Im really thankful that I do not have to participate in this. I have read the study results and there are serious flaws reported in the limited studies that have been done. Its fact that both drugs prolong the QT wave. Ethically, it is wrong for President Trump to tout these drugs as miracle cures when there is documentation that the drug manufacturer paid his lawyer 100K for access…
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