tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post4871587336192528741..comments2023-06-14T03:36:55.988-07:00Comments on Head Nurse: Conclusions.**Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520599099436383317noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-59683503917653334832014-10-22T12:43:05.493-07:002014-10-22T12:43:05.493-07:00What's the informal blacklist?What's the informal blacklist?amynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-58009761103658563492014-10-18T16:26:13.445-07:002014-10-18T16:26:13.445-07:00How many people are going to die before the blame ...How many people are going to die before the blame game stops and fixing the problem starts. Training should have started years ago, not tomorrow or a month from now. Retired Critical Care RNAviananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-28529103929809586752014-10-18T14:39:28.194-07:002014-10-18T14:39:28.194-07:00Excellent post, thank you.Excellent post, thank you.LivefromBostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02254444852870924670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-41248381103898372202014-10-18T07:53:03.532-07:002014-10-18T07:53:03.532-07:00Unions have your back when the management wants to...Unions have your back when the management wants to fire you. when you are in a union, you have rights and management has to follow a fair process. It is a pain in the ass for management but unions are not just about getting more money for employees, it's about just this kind of stuff - workplace grievances, work conditions.Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14689395401269847602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-96249181485406022014-10-18T07:50:35.607-07:002014-10-18T07:50:35.607-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14689395401269847602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-22675617388992647542014-10-17T22:11:16.106-07:002014-10-17T22:11:16.106-07:00Because I've been there/done that (HA!)..........Because I've been there/done that (HA!)............ how about a large, hand-cast, oval bronze *plaque*, Jo, for the Front Entrances of select large Hospitals in the country that, first --curved around the top-- says in Latin: <br /><br />"What will OTHER people think??!!"<br /><br />............ then, secondly --curved around the bottom of the bronze plaque-- says in Latin: <br /><br />"You didn't TELL anybody, did you??!!"<br /><br />(Latin always just somehow makes it so much *nicer*, don't you think??!! Haha!!) <br /><br /><br />Yours is a very realistic & clear-eyed, yet c.o.m.p.a.s.s.i.o.n.a.t.e. wisdom (as usual!!); and I think Briana Aguirre, R.N., will never know how many LIVES she will have indirectly SAVED............ because of her authenticity, credibility, honesty, and her extraordinary personal courage. (The DAY of Briana Aguirre's National TV Interview on Thursday, October 16th, one of our local Medical Center VPs came out with this statement, "From a personnel perspective, it's all about ensuring Hospital ataff are comfortable and confident in what they are doing"............ then the VP discussed Ebola-specific simulations, exercises, and other hands-on In-Service Programs.) <br /><br />Thank you for this super, *super* post, Jo.Rosannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17290435002631069643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1009455577298406802014-10-17T05:38:20.102-07:002014-10-17T05:38:20.102-07:00Very well said.Very well said.JENhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357044911025475893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-55387048502940201532014-10-16T10:06:17.579-07:002014-10-16T10:06:17.579-07:00My thanks also for your post, great job.My thanks also for your post, great job.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313411062091135894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-76348505490370485042014-10-16T08:58:44.720-07:002014-10-16T08:58:44.720-07:00Thank you!
I agree with you wholeheartedly. It i...Thank you! <br /><br />I agree with you wholeheartedly. It is absolutely maddening that the knee-jerk reaction is to blame the nurse. Then again, it's not at all surprising. <br /><br />I have never had any training regarding precautions for Ebola. Not in nursing school, not even in my nurse practitioner program. As an ER nurse of 4+ years, I also know the harsh realities of being understaffed, underprepared. I could promise you that on any given day, we would not be adequately prepared for an Ebola breakout. Honestly, which hospital in the U.S. would be prior to this outbreak? <br /><br />To blame one entity - the nurse - is just asinine and cowardly. It's almost always a SYSTEM failure of this magnitude. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687994350709428775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-79470503861984626742014-10-15T23:27:09.545-07:002014-10-15T23:27:09.545-07:00I don't expect you to let this pass moderation...I don't expect you to let this pass moderation and that's okay - I am a virologist and someone passed me your link, just wanted to give you a head's up in case your blog spreads further<br /><br />Don't refer to Ebola as EBV as you do in your second point, EBV is Epstein-Barr Virus, the virus responsible for mono. The strain of Ebola virus causing the current outbreak is abbreviated as EBOV, with the disease referred to as Ebola virus disease (EVD) or Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-90784157383352097282014-10-15T22:39:12.610-07:002014-10-15T22:39:12.610-07:00Stay safe! I am new to the profession. Watching th...Stay safe! I am new to the profession. Watching the nurses being treated like this is absolutely sickening. I'm praying like hell.<br />LacyLacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574824066043354570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-47085365144034528252014-10-15T20:48:22.616-07:002014-10-15T20:48:22.616-07:00When I heard in the news that the nurse who contra...When I heard in the news that the nurse who contracted Ebola in Dallas was relatively new and was not experienced, I thought here you go.... blaming the nurse. I teach at nursing school as an instructor and we always talk about preparing students to be aware and interested in political climate and be able to use politics to get the important message across, but I think we are still so conservative compared to different group of professionals with unions. I live in Canada, and I heard in radio that Canada is ready for Ebola because we are experienced with SARS. I thought, really... SARS!!! Ebola is completely different caliber than SARS. I am very very worry about how prepared CANADA is for Ebola. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-52290289391497808632014-10-15T19:15:58.859-07:002014-10-15T19:15:58.859-07:00Scary, scary, scary.
How many lives will be lost ...Scary, scary, scary.<br /><br />How many lives will be lost before we realize we have to talk to each other and trust one another?<br /><br />I talked to an infectious disease MD about this the other day. His thoughts: OMG I will never sleep again if that happens.<br /><br />I also work with this guy, AND I trust him, and he does the same with me. I thank my lucky stars every day, too.<br /><br />I'll be praying that this plague doesn't spread anymore.RehabRNhttp://rehabrn.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-60247047090329253842014-10-15T18:23:04.277-07:002014-10-15T18:23:04.277-07:00I have been watching the nurse bashing from here i...I have been watching the nurse bashing from here in NZ with horror. I wish I coud help. Our union is all those things you said but thank goodness we ghave it. I hope to hell they are working on a response (I might send a question to our union president later actually now you ade me think of it). I have been reading Madness who has hit the nail on the head when she says the Planning for this amounts to a piece of paper in a disater policy manual and that to me sound like so much toilet paper for all the use it would be.<br />Suzanne Gordon who I think is marvellous has also come out critising the nurse bashing. This articale is good<br />http://suzannecgordon.com/new-oped-on-cultural-and-computer-issues-in-dallas-ebola-cases/<br />Take care and stay safe. <br />Jacqui in Sunny ChristchurchAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09478738810157910233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-58150792088266675372014-10-15T17:38:49.965-07:002014-10-15T17:38:49.965-07:00Ahmen sista and well said!Ahmen sista and well said!gelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398851264062550007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-52583103660605100122014-10-15T15:30:24.610-07:002014-10-15T15:30:24.610-07:00Thank you for your post. I was hoping that I was o...Thank you for your post. I was hoping that I was over thinking blame the nurses vibe I was getting from all of this. Good to know what the nurses in the area are really seeing and saying. AZ is similar in its talk and you're fired, blacklist style of nursing. Or at least it was. I'm glad I work in a slightly friendlier state now, though it could be argued that you just have to go through more layers of shit before you get to the true deal. Stay safe down there. <br /><br />-rnmon Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-7325112317050105562014-10-15T15:18:38.362-07:002014-10-15T15:18:38.362-07:00Thanks for posting this. It clarifies a lot.Thanks for posting this. It clarifies a lot.PhysioProffenoreply@blogger.com